The festival is made up of several themed zones. The main attraction is the Harbin Ice and Snow World, which covers more than 750,000 square meters and features up to 180,000 cubic meters of ice.

An agricultural firm in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin has come under fire this week after telling employees not to visit the city’s most iconic tourist destination. In an internal statement ...

Check out this amazing footage of the Harbin Ice Festival’s most iconic ice sculptures. Joey Ho, from Singapore, filmed his tour through the ice city in the heart of Harbin, China. From life ...

This woman explored the amazing sights of the famous Harbin Snow and Ice Festival. Xin Yu Tan visited the 25th anniversary of the icey theme park, despite withstanding the -20°C temperatures. The ...

Entrance to Harbin Ice and Snow World costs RMB330, or $48. There are also many free activities around town to enjoy until the end of February, including 2,019 snowmen of different shapes and ...

The world’s largest indoor ice and snow theme park has opened its doors to the public, giving visitors to the city of Harbin in northeast China a chance to feel wintery temperatures year-round.

The main festival covers 1 square kilometer (.6 square miles) of the city, with the sculptures using 13,000 cubic meters (460,000 cubic feet) of ice blocks cut mainly from the adjacent Songhua River.

HARBIN, China, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- This is a report from Xinhuanet: Harbin, capital of China's Heilongjiang Province, announced plans to launch a summer edition of its renowned Ice-Snow ...

When the Harbin Ice Festival comes to the city every year, the organizers make sure that an Ice Kremlin is built. One of the city’s historic restaurants, Lucia, has also preserved its unique ...

Ice blocksIce blocks on the frozen Songhua river using hand tools and machines to carve large ice bricks for the annual Harbin Ice Festival in Harbin, China's northeastern Heilongjiang province ...

I have not caught a cold for a long time," said 54-year-old Yang Fugui. Harbin is not the only city in China where ice swimming is popular. Beijing also has a dedicated band of ice swimmers.