Take a flight of discovery high above the enchanting Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in China with this stunning drone footage. Glide over magnificent ice palaces, illuminated sculptures, and vibrant ...

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The Harbin Ice and Snow Festival 2019 kicked off in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on January 5th. This event is considered to be the biggest one of its kind in the world. Famous for its ...

The Chinese city of Harbin hosts the biggest ice and snow festival in the world. Temperatures in the city can drop to as low as -35 degrees Celsius. Some of the ice structures at the festival ...

The Harbin Ice and Snow World remains the city’s most popular attraction, being the world’s largest ice and snow festival and featuring life-sized ice sculptures, bridges, and castles up to 43 ...

Harbin is the capital city of China’s most northern province Heilongjiang, which shares a border with Russia 3,000km long. Over the New Year holidays, the festival park received over five times ...

Ice sculptures tower over spectators at last year's Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, China. The festival has been celebrated annually since 1985 and draws sculptors and ...

The craze for winter sports has fueled tourism in China's ice city of Harbin, with the number of tourist arrivals growing 9.7 percent year on year to over 90 million during the 2024-2025 winter season ...

Meanwhile, during China’s eight-day Spring Festival holiday, Harbin welcomed more than 12 million visits, reflecting a 20.4% increase compared to the previous year. "Free mobile charging ...