Ice Lantern Festival 3

The Ice Lantern Festival has two opening sessions, one during the day and one just before sunset when the lights in many of the sculptures are lit up. I timed it so I caught the last of the afternoon sun and watched as the lights were turned on. Here the snow slide operators are just getting ready for night business.

#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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