哈尔滨国际冰雪雕塑节，中国哈尔滨 Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China (© STR/AFP via Getty Images)

哈尔滨国际冰雪雕塑节，中国哈尔滨 Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China (© STR/AFP via Getty Images)

冰城 City of ice

中国哈尔滨国际冰雪雕塑节

位于中国黑龙江省的哈尔滨国际冰雪雕塑节将于今天开幕，届时将上演世界上规模最大的冰雪雕塑节所带来的壮观场面。该活动规模大、大胆、美丽，由近千名工人从附近的松花江收集的24万立方码冰块制成的2000多个冰雕。许多雕塑都用彩色灯光照亮，创造了一个充满活力、发光的冰世界。据估计，这些色彩斑斓的景点每年吸引超过1800万游客。这项活动将持续到2月下旬，还包括高山滑雪、上述松花江的冷水游泳，以及节日冰灯表演。

Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China

The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, in China's Heilongjiang province, begins today with all the spectacle and fanfare you'd expect from the world's largest festival of its kind. Big, bold, and beautiful, the event features more than 2,000 ice sculptures made from 240,000 cubic yards of ice collected by nearly a thousand workers from the nearby Songhua River. Many of the sculptures are illuminated with colored lights, creating a vibrant, glowing world of ice. It's estimated the colorful sights attract more than 18 million visitors each year. The event, which runs through late February, also features alpine skiing, cold water swimming in the aforementioned Songhua, as well as a festive ice lantern show.