Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 哈尔滨国际冰雪节

Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is Chinas greatest ice artwork festival， attracting lots of visitors from all over the world. Here you can not only enjoy pleasant landscape of white and pure snow and ice， but also participate in many interesting activities and events.

The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival opens in late December， though the opening ceremony is on January 5 each year， and lasts for around 2 months， till late February.

The Ice and Snow Festival is a citywide celebration that takes place in the entire city of Harbin. Some of the favorite venues include Sun Island， Songhua River， Stalin Park， Zhaolin Park and the Ice and Snow World.

Zhaolin Park is a must-see during the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival because it has a traditional program that shows the most excellent ice lanterns. With water， lights and the natural ice from the Songhua River as the material， the ice lanterns are made by freezing water， piling up ice or snow， then carving， decorating， etc. The Ice Lantern Garden Party has been held here annually since 1963. There are numerous pieces of ice artworks in the park arranged in groups according to different themes. A great variety of objects such as buildings， gardens， flowers， waterfalls， European-styled churches， lions， tigers， dragons are carved from ice. In the daytime， the ice sculptures are magnificent and lifelike. Moreover， with the interspersion of the sparkling colored lights embedded in the sculptures at night， the park becomes a glorious and amazing ice world.

哈尔滨国际冰雪节是中国最盛大的冰雪节，吸引了很多来自世界各地的游客。在这里，你不仅可以欣赏洁白纯净的冰雪美景，还可以参加许多有趣的活动。

一年一度的哈尔滨国际冰雪节一般在12月下旬开放，但其开幕式是每年的1月5日。冰雪节持续约两个月，直到2月下旬。

冰雪节是全市范围的活动，在整个哈尔滨市举行。最受欢迎的场地包括太阳岛、松花江、斯大林公园、兆麟公园和冰雪大世界。

兆麟公园是冰雪节期间“必到”的地方，因为它有一个传统的节目——展示最优秀的冰灯。冰灯以水、灯和来自松花江的天然冰为材料，经过先冰冻水、堆积冰雪，然后进行雕刻、装饰等工序制作而成。自1963年以来，哈尔滨冰灯游园会每年在这里举行。园内有许多冰雕艺术品，根据不同的主题成组排列。各种各样的物品，如建筑物、花园、鲜花、瀑布、欧洲风格的教堂、狮子、老虎、龙都是用冰雕刻而成的。在白天，冰雕是宏伟而逼真的。而在夜晚，闪闪发光的彩灯作为点缀嵌入在雕塑中，公園成为一个辉煌而令人惊叹的冰雪世界。

The Ice and Snow World is the main venue of Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. It came into being in 1999. It is one of the largest ice and snow amusement parks in the world with an area of over 600，000 square meters. The inspiration for the ice and snow sculptures here partly is derived from world-famous architectures such as the Great Wall， the Egyptian Pyramids， etc. Taking a walk amongst those bright and glittery ice towers is really mind-blowing and unforgettable！

In addition to Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival， there are similar events that take place throughout the world. Some of the prominent ice and snow festivals include the Sapporo Festival in Japan， the Canadian Winter Carnival held in Quebec， and the Oslo Holmenkollen Ski Festival in Norway.

冰雪大世界是哈尔滨国际冰雪节的主场地。它始创于1999年，面积超过60万平方米，是世界上最大的冰雪建筑公园之一。这里的冰雪雕塑的灵感有些来源于世界著名建筑，如长城、埃及金字塔等。在那些明亮而闪闪发光的冰塔中漫步，真让人叹为观止和难忘！

除了哈尔滨国际冰雪节，世界各地也有类似的活动。其他著名的冰雪节还包括日本札幌冰雪节、加拿大魁北克冬季狂欢节和挪威的奥斯陆滑雪节。

Word Bank

venue /'venju?/ n. 会场

Please note the change of venue for this event.

carve /kɑ?v/ v. 雕刻

embed /?m'bed/ v. 把……牢牢地嵌入

derive /d?'ra?v/ v. 源于；来自

The two attitudes derive from different historical perspectives.