A magnificent festival of ice sculptures and lights in China's Harbin city

Heilongjiang Province was the first Communist-controlled province in China. Although the province was formerly occupied by Japan, Japan was defeated by Soviet forces in World War II and forced to surrender to the Chinese. Harbin is the capital city of northeastern China.

Siberia is very close to the city of Harbin. Siberia is a vast region comprised of North Asia, which is part of Russia. Borders with Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China in the south of Siberia. So the cool breeze blows through the city of Harbin on Siberia. The average temperature of Harbin in the summer is about 20 degrees Celsius, but in winter this temperature drops to about 5 degrees. As the winter intensifies, the temperature can drop to minus 4 degrees Celsius.

However, much of the winter says that the inhabitants of this city sit at home with guttis, but not at all. They have made the most of the snowfall as a spectacularly spectacular and spectacular festival. The festival is known as the 'Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival'. Many also call it the Harbin Ice Festival. The main attraction of the festival is the architecture and the architecture of various shapes on the ice. In addition to the festival, thousands of varied sculptures are made of ice, various mythological deities, myths or folklore characters, old palaces, various animal forms and more.

He went on to talk about various sculptures. But in the sculpture the play of different light is quite eye-catching. Apart from the sculpture, the city's various gardens, roads, and even homes are decorated in new ways. A variety of shapes and designs are hung around the city, which keeps the whole city light. One of the festivities is the Yabuli Alpine Skiing, swimming in the Sanhua River, and a light show in the javelin gardens. It also hosts exciting hockey games and motorcycle racing on the ice.

The festival is held in a park surrounded by a lake called 'Jinguetan National Forest' in Harbin. The festival starts in early January every year and runs until the end of February. However, due to the weather conditions, the exhibition started many times before the deadline.

Although sculptures are made all over the city of Harbin, the two exhibitions have huge popularity among many exhibits. One is the display of all the sculptures in the form of ice that form throughout the vast area of ​​the sun island. The Sanghua River flows along the Harbin River. An entertaining place surrounded by this river is the name 'Sun Island' or Sun Island.

The other is a show of extraordinary luminosity surrounded by various ice shelves in 'Ice and Snow Land'. The place is open at night only. At night the place is completely illuminated. Lighting is done on different colors and different colors. Many of these colors change from time to time.

The traditional festival of Harbin began in the 1st. But the event was closed for about five years as the social movement led by the Communist leader of China, Mao Se Tung, better known as the 'Cultural Revolution'. The festival was subsequently allowed to resume at an annual event on 7 January at Jahlin Park. Since then, the festival has been celebrated at this particular time of year.

The festival is conducted over an area of ​​about 3,000 square meters in volume. More than 2,000 ice sculptures were created at the festival. And to create such sculptures, at least 1 lakh 3 thousand cubic meters of ice and 1 lakh 3 thousand snow are needed.

The Sanghua River, which flows over the city of Harbin, is the only source of such large amounts of snow. More than 3,000 workers are actively involved in collecting ice from the river Sanhua. A piece of ice was cut 2-5 feet from the river to the site of the sculpture. Then the ice is cut according to the sculptures of different shapes. And different types of equipment are used to cut all this ice. These include battalions, axes and electric saws. The sculpture started long before the festival began.

Many sculptures are transparent for the light work in the snow. And pure water is used to make the sculpture transparent. When an attic or a sculpture is created, it uses various lighting equipment so that the whole sculpture is furnished in the dark at night. Another eye-catching display here is the laser display. There are also snow museums.

In the past, the festival was mainly popular among Chinese people. But its propaganda gradually increased in different parts of the world. Currently the festival has gained fame for international events. Every year, numerous tourists from all over the world come to enjoy this ice and snow. There is no dearth of visitors around this festival. The ceremony began with a massive fireworks display.

As Harbin walks on the walk, spectators raise their eyes to watch the spectacular snowflakes and the light play. Entry prices for different exhibits vary. Visitors can also participate in various games for a fixed ticket price.

According to Chinese official estimates, the festival was crowded by around 1 million visitors in the 21st. And needless to say, the Chinese tourism company made a good income for it. As a result, China's interest in the festival is increasing day by day.