One of world’s most impressive cities only exists two months a year
- Ice and Snow World is one of the biggest attractions in the world
- It covers more than 750,000 square meters
- But it’s only there from December to February
Published on Jan 12, 2024 at 9:31 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Jan 22, 2024 at 7:52 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Adam Gray
Ice and Snow World is one of the biggest attractions in the world, covering more than 750,000 square meters.
Also known as Bingxue Large World, Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China, consumes ice and snow over 300,000 cubic meters.
Want to visit? You’ll have to be quick to get there in 2024 – it’s only around for about two months a year.
READ MORE! Man spots huge crack in amusement park roller coaster
From around December 20 to next February, it’s a unique ice and snow tourist and cultural festival.
It’s commissioned by Harbin Municipal Government and sponsored by Harbin Cultural Tourism Group.
It’s one of the most breathtaking parts of Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival.
And it’s not the only tourist city to be enjoyed – Saudi Arabia are working on their own, while this cruise ship is almost a sailing city.
And, in terms of the millions of annual visitors that come to enjoy the stunning views, it’s become one of the most popular winter attraction in the world.
According to its creators, at the dreamlike attraction visitors can enjoy not only “amazing colorful illuminated ice and snow sculptures”, but also “various interesting cultural activities and winter sports”.
The annual event began in 1999 to ring in the new millennium.
Harbin Muncipal Government built what they hoped would be a “shining icy and snowy DisneyLand”.
Speaking of Disney, their new private jet experience costs more than a Porsche Panamera.
Back to Harbin, and the winter wonderland was to be a “charming and romantic fairy world is formed with ice and snow”.
Since then, the annual event has become synonymous with the town.
Visitors can enjoy record-breaking mammoth ice and snow structures that can be over three stories high.
Beautiful in the day, it’s even more breathtaking as the sun sets.
The multicolored lights surrounding the snow and ice creations illuminate them with a kaleidoscope of color against the night sky.
There’s also exquisite art in the form of an international ice engraving competition, an ice and snow LED lighting competition, an ice and snow photography show, and an ice and snow oil-painting show.
Lucky tourists can also enjoy cultural activities and winter sports.
There are some on ice: think skating, curling, sleighing, ice biking, and a 320m ice slide.
And others on snow: think skiing, snow football, snow circling, snowman building, and snowball fights.
There’s also a ‘Parent-Kid Paradise’ and shows combining dancing, acrobatics, opera, and puppet shows.
DISCOVER SBX CARS: The global premium car auction platform powered by Supercar Blondie
All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
