 #91 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College- Ice and Snow in Haerbin-Ice and Snow Festival: Photos 21 to 42 |
#91 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College- Ice and Snow in Haerbin-Ice and Snow Festival: Photos 21 to 42
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May 11th 2008 by Sue Treadie
This is the second of two blogs featuring my visit to Haerbin/Harbin in Heilongjiang Province in the NE of China. As previously stated, the main attraction for me to venture into these frozen realms during the coldest Chinese winter in 50 years, was to experience the Haerbin/Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, a series of gala events involving ice and snow carving art.
The Ice and Snow Festival came into being in January of 1985. Initially the main events were the Ice Lantern Festival in Zhaolin Park and surrounding streets (particularly Zhongyang Dajie and the waterfront parks) and the Snow
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Snow Sculpture Festival, Sun Island 6
Where do you start on a project this size? A closer look at the previous "sculpture in the making"
Snow Sculpture Festival 8
Drink and be merry. One of a series of sculptures along one of the main avenues which apparently retells a famous legend. It was not clear what the nationality of the sculptors of this entry were, so ... [more]
Snow Sculpture Festival 9
Promoting the World Winter University Games to be held in Harbin in 2009. Finishing touches were still being made to it
Snow Sculpture Festival 10
Completing the interior decor of an Italian style coffee shop. No doubt in time for Chinese New Year celebrations in 3 weeks!
Snow Sculpture Festival 11
Let's first look at some of the gigantic sculptures, then we can work our way down to individual artists' pieces. Greek mythology carved in snow. Some of these sculptures were enormous! Remember to en... [more]
Snow Sculpture Festival 13
Napoleon "immortalized" (at least temporarily!) in snow. One of the popular French entries.
Snow Sculpture Festival 14
A distant view of the largest sculpture. It formed the backdrop to the "entertainment area where a variety of snow activities could be indulged in. It is actually the whole sculpture of which the earl... [more]
Snow Sculpture Festival 15
A closer look begins to reveal the woman's head in the centre of the photo.
Snow Sculpture Festival 16
A close up of the detail of the right hand side of the same sculpture! Someone seems to have had a bit too much of a good thing!
Snow Sculpture Festival 18
Zhende in entirety. Almost my favourite sculpture, so there's a few of her!
Snow Sculpture Festival 24
Despite the impressiveness of the large scale sculptures, I particularly enjoyed wandering the small laneways lined with individual, small-scale entries. Each artist was originally given about a 2m cu... [more]
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May 12th 2008 - Hans: What a beautiful Winter Wonderland!
Thank you for sharing your visit to Harbin. It has inspired me to make sure to visit next winter, and brave the infamous cold of the region. The photos are special, and you have captured the spirit, why the winter-ice-festival of Harbin has such a renowned reputation around the world. Thanks for braving the frigid weather of China's winter of 2008, to bring us your memories of "Winter in Harbin".
May 21st 2008 - John: Tempted
Harbin, with the Russian influence and colored lights ice festival does look very tempting, I must admit. Beautiful pictures of the ice, but you look sooooo cold! Maybe I'll just wait until they get an ice festival in Brisbane......John
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