Ice Lantern Festival 15

Despite the extremely cold weather (-25/27 degrees C at night) there was no snowfall while I was in Haerbin. Consequently it was necessary to make generous use of this snow making machine not only to "keep the atmosphere" but also to reduce the slipperyness of the paths.

#91 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College- Ice and Snow in Haerbin-Ice and Snow Festival

May 11th 2008
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 ... read more

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