Thursday 23 February 2012

Incredible Ice City

The temperature in Harbin, China reaches forty below zero and stays below freezing nearly half the year. The city is actually further north than notoriously cold Vladivostok, Russia, just 300 miles away.

So what does one do here every winter? Hold an outdoor festival, of course! Rather than suffer the cold, the residents of Harbin celebrate it, with an annual festival of snow and ice sculptures and competitions.



YouTube link

(thanks Cora)

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