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ARTISTS were applying their final touches to a dazzling display of ice sculptures in northeast China’s Harbin yesterday in preparation for one of the world’s biggest ice and snow festivals.
The 2017 Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival opens today and runs to the end of February.
The event draws visitors from all over China as well as foreign tourists to one of the country’s coldest places, where winter temperatures can fall to minus 35 degrees Celsius.
Qing Wenyu, a tourist from the southern Guangxi region, was among those who got a sneak peak at the sculptures.
“When I was in primary school, I read about how it snows in the northern part of our country in a textbook. So this has really attracted me to this place for some 10 years or so,” Qing said.
Nearby, artists labored over their icy creations, some of which resembled famous historical figures and landmarks such as Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa.
During the festival, Harbin offers visitors a number of activities, ranging from winter swimming and ice sailing to a mass wedding ceremony on ice that attracts couples from around the globe.
Zhang Yanyan, 31, from southern Fujian Province, said she was drawn to the colorful lights that illuminate the ice sculptures at night. “I think they’re all beautiful. I really like it here,” she said.
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