The Harbin International Snow and Ice Festival, famed for its gigantic illuminated sculptures, has officially kicked off in northern China. The annual event, held in the capital of Heilongjiang ...

The residents of Harbin, Heilongjiang’s capital, brighten the long, frigid months by carving fantastical frozen sculptures for the International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival that takes place ...

which is the grandest exhibition of ice and snow sculptures on earth. 'The roots of this event trace back to the post-Cultural Revolution era when Harbin's traditional Ice Lantern show gained ...

Event organizers say that due to the lack of snow, the city is bringing in three professional carvers to create ice sculptures instead of snow sculptures. One of them will celebrate and honor the ...

Photos of the event show a Guinness official on hand to witness the successful attempt. Other attractions at the festival include a five-meter-high snow and ice sculpture of the country’s ...

The festival is considered the biggest and most popular winter event in Japan, attracting 2 million visitors annually. A total of 196 jaw-dropping snow and ice sculptures can be enjoyed by both ...

An iconic annual snow festival kicked off in Sapporo on Tuesday, featuring a total of 202 snow and ice sculptures ... find their favorite sculptures," an official of the event's executive ...

If you think enduring teeth-chattering cold is part of the fun when you travel, then the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival ... plays host to several events set against the ...

The first area houses several hundred brilliantly-crafted ice ... snow slides and downhill sledging; the third to competitions. One of Susukino's centerpiece events is the International Snow ...