Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province, China. Harbin is located in north of China. The average summer temperature is 21.2 degrees centigrade, and -16.8 degrees centigrade in winter, but it can get up to -38.1 degrees sometimes.

The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will officially opens on January 5 yearly. The ice and snow art sculptures are modern technologies which use laser to the traditional lantern. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival offer several activities, for example the Yabuli Skiing, winter swimming in the Songhua River, and exhibition of ice lanterns in the Zhaolin Park. The snow sculptures and the ice sculptures have international reputations.

The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is one of four major events in the world, with the Festival de la Neige (Japan), the Winter Carnival (Quebec-Canada) and Ski Festival in Norway.

If you travel to China in winter, I advise you to go to Harbin to visit the International Ice and Snow Festival. I’m sure you will very happy!