{"id":215154,"date":"2023-07-06T15:27:37","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T09:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=215154"},"modified":"2023-07-07T17:04:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T11:34:46","slug":"harbin-ice-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/harbin-ice-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"At Harbin Ice Festival In China, Lose Yourself In A Winter Wonderland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every winter, millions of travelers rush to the city of Harbin in North China and brave bone-chilling cold weather to look at over 2,000 giant frozen replicas of heritage buildings, participate in a frozen lake swimming contest and climb ice castles. To quote a visitor, it\u2019s like \u201cDisneyland in winter\u201d. On the 5th of January, Harbin hosts one of the world\u2019s largest winter celebrations, called the Harbin Ice Festival<\/strong>. The two-month long event<\/strong>, featuring four theme parks, covers a staggering area of 750,000 square meters. It is considered one of the best snow and ice festivals in the world, along with Sapporo\u2019s Snow Festival, Norway\u2019s Ski Festival, and Quebec\u2019s City Carnival. For information like the Harbin Ice Festival dates and activities worth pursuing, read on.<\/em><\/p>\n

Harbin Ice Festival 2023<\/h2>\n
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The Harbin Ice Festival 2023 kickstarted with fireworks on the opening day i.e. 5th of January. Like every year, the event constituted of four theme parks, namely the Harbin Ice and Snow World, Harbin Wanda Ice Lantern World, Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo, and Zhaolin Park Ice Lantern Fair. The Harbin Ice Festival 2023 included impressive replicas of world-famous, sights like the Colosseum in Rome and the Athenian Acropolis. The price of the entry tickets was hiked to INR 3381\/-. After sunset, the ice sculptures were lit up in a myriad of bright colors, like neon green and pink. 34 teams of artists from 16 countries participated wholeheartedly in a 3-day sculpting competition. Along with their sculptures, you\u2019ll find multiple iced-themed restaurants inside Harbin Ice and Snow festival too.<\/p>\n

Harbin Ice And Snow Festival: Top 5 Highlights<\/h2>\n

One of the festival\u2019s major highlights is a swimming competition. Even though the temperature in China in winter can plummet to as low as -1 degree Celsius, people dive into the river. Read ahead to find top 5 highlights of this event:<\/p>\n

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