“Is this the world’s coolest isfestival?”
“Isfestivalen in Harbin, China – opens January 5,”
“the World’s largest snow – and isfestival is about to take place in Heilongjiang in China. “
“Hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of snow and ice forms a magical winter wonderland together with everything from light shows to isskulpturtävlingar. “
“the Ice hotel in Kiruna, sweden, has got competition. For the thirty-fifth year in a row is inserted Harbins international snow – and isfestival up in the north of China. “
“On January 5, held the opening ceremony and up to the 5th of February, visitors will be able to take part of the festivities. “
“The most popular attraction is the ”Harbins isvärld”, which consists of blocks of ice from the nearby river Songhua. Isvärlden is 600.000 square meters and has over 100 different sculptures. 110 cubic meters of ice and 120 cubic metres of snow have been spent to build jätteprojektet. “
“”One of the world’s best festivals””
“Festivalfirare will also be able to enjoy a light show in 3D, check out a huge Buddha-statue of the ice and going down for a 340 metres long iskana with the theme of the northern lights. Along the river will 2.019 different snowmen in various forms to be impaled. “
“It will be held as an annual competition where sculptors from 12 different countries exhibit their works. “
“the Festival is inspired from the Heilonjang-the province’s traditional islyktor that were quarried out of ice and illuminated with candles. “
“Harbin festival is counted as one of the world’s best isfestivaler along with the Sapporo snow festival in Japan, the Quebec winter carnival in Canada and the Holmenkollen skidfestival in Norway. “
