Which city is Ice City?

Ice City is Harbin.

Harbin is the northernmost provincial capital city in China. Harbin is a large city with higher latitude and lower temperature in China. It has four distinct seasons, with long, cold winters and short, cool summers. The temperature rises and falls rapidly in spring and autumn, which are transitional seasons and the time is short. It is known as the "Ice City" due to its cold winters.

The ice lanterns and snow sculptures here are world-famous, and ice and snow tourism attracts tourists from all over the world. As the Beijing Winter Olympics approaches, Harbin, which is in the ice and snow season, is filled with vivid Winter Olympic elements. Many ice and snow scenic spots in the city are themed after the Winter Olympics, including the Beijing Winter Olympics mascot made of dozens of meters of snow, the giant five rings made of ice, and so on.

Harbin Ice and Snow World

Founded in 1999, it was launched by the Harbin Municipal Government of Heilongjiang Province to welcome the Millennium Celebration China Century Tour and take advantage of Harbin’s ice and snow season. The large-scale ice and snow art boutique project showcases the ice and snow culture and ice and snow tourism charm of Harbin, a famous northern city. Tickets for the Ice and Snow World cost about 300 yuan, and the most suitable time to visit is from December to February of the following year.

The ice in the Ice and Snow World is the cut river ice in the Harbin section of the Songhua River. Recently, the ice harvesting and construction work of the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Heilongjiang has begun. In order to ensure a sufficient supply of high-quality ice, hundreds of ice harvesters and hundreds of ice transport trucks participate in ice harvesting every day. Ice pickers cut and collect ice on the frozen surface of the Harbin section of the Songhua River, as if they were painting beautiful "minimalist paintings" on the river.