China's Harbin International Ice And Snow Festival 2012 Lights Up With Castle Made From Ice (PHOTOS)

The International Ice and Snow Festival is held each year in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province. Started in 1963, it features huge displays of buildings made from blocks of ice and all are lit up with colorful lights for nighttime viewing.

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[Tripchinaguide]

04:07 AM on 09/04/2012

Hi all, when I was searching some facts about Harbin in Wikipedia I found the special website for Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, hop it helps

http://www.icefestivalharbin.com/

[Ice Castles]

07:09 PM on 01/09/2012

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[Ice Castles]

07:07 PM on 01/09/2012

China has been one of the many places that show cast beautiful snow sculptures amongst other snow sculptures event like Breckenridge Colorado Festival and the likes. For me both of them shows great snow designs with great artistry and mind.

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[mattie2310]

08:54 AM on 01/06/2012

How beautiful. The castle was awesome. The time it must have taken to put it together, wow! They did a beautiful job on all of them.

[vafaeead]

02:50 AM on 01/06/2012

I want to go!

[cleansociety]

07:09 PM on 01/05/2012

It has been interesting to watch China evolve into an art loving country. It's actually a beautiful place to live. Traveling and living in China is pretty affordable for westerners looking to visit or live in the country. I came across some stats that say you can have a decent life in China for a mere $28,000 per year. Retirement destination?
http://www.statisticbrain.com/chinese-labor-statistics/