Traveling the World #54 (Asia Series) Harbin International Ice and ...

Hi Steemians,

Today I will taking you to Harbin's most famous attraction - the Harbin International Ice & Snow Sculpture Festival. If you have read my previous two travel posts, I have taken you to the Snow Sculpture Festival where you can find here Part 1 & Part 2. The Annual Ice & Snow Sculpture Festival was the main reason we traveled to Harbin and we were not disappointed. The festival takes place in Harbin every year and is considered the largest festival in the world and features some of the world's biggest ice sculptures. Harbin is situated on north of China and is famous for its very cold weather which can be as low as -24 degrees or -38 degrees which was coldest ever recorded. Also another factor is the long winter (60-70 days in a year) which is why the festival can be held here annually.

今天我會帶你們到哈爾濱最有名的景點，就是哈爾濱國際冰雪節。之前我已經帶過你們去太陽島國際雪雕藝術博覽会 - 你可以到Part 1 和 Part 2再看看。我們去哈爾濱的原因就是為了看這個冰雪節。這個冰雪節每年都是在哈爾濱舉行而是世界上最大型的冰雪會。哈爾濱是在中國的北邊而是最有名就是它的冷天氣。平常最冷的是零下24度而最冷的紀錄就是零下38度。因為哈爾濱的冬天比較長 (每年差不多有60-70天)所以這裡舉行這個活動是最適合的。

We were able to get our hotel to organise us transport to get to the festival but the driver had to leave us a bit further as the organisers didn't allow many cars near the entrance. Once we go out of our car, our worst fear has already begun. Our cameras didn't work!! The weather was just too cold and the camera just wasn't responding until we got inside.

我們的酒店安排一架私家車大個到冰雪會但到了之後不可以泊在門口因為主辦單位不准車輛進場地．一下車之後，我最擔心的事情已經開始發生了．就是我們的照相機忽然不動．我想是因為天氣太寒冷的關係但幸好入場不久之後，相機開始慢慢回復正常狀態.

Luckily when we got inside, our camera started to work and we quickly took some photos before it decides to 'play dead' again. There were so many people around just getting exciting seeing the ice sculptures. We didnt know were to start so we just decided to walk in a circle so we don't miss out on anything. There were also some horse carriages you can hire to take you around the park so at least you don't have to walk as the park was huge! Look at how big that castle was - it reminds me of a Disney Castle made out of ice. There were also a lot of music around and can see that the ice sculptures change colour according to the music being played.

進場之後我們的相機回復正常狀態所以我們很快拍一些照片留念因為害怕相機會不動。場地裏面有很多人都非常興奮．我們不知道從哪裏開始參觀所以決定走一個圈就不會錯過任何冰雕．如果你不想走路的話，你可以租一架馬車帶你們到整個公園看看因為這個公園的範圍非常大．你們看這座城堡，有一點像迪士尼裏面的童話城堡但是用冰做的。場地內有很多音樂而這些冰雕的顏色是跟著音樂來換色的

After some quick photos, we were told there were some indoor performances in a cafeteria. We decided to get something to eat and enjoy the local performance - there was no extra fee to see this as it was included in the ticket price. There were many locals and foreigners and everyone was having a good time. The food there weren't the best but it was not bad considering we were in a tourist attraction.

拍完一些照片後，場地內工作人員告訴我們飯堂裏有一些免費表演．飯堂裏面有很多本地人和遊客一起看不同的表演。這裏的食物不是特別好吃但在旅遊區已經是不錯的.

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After the performance finished we decided to go outside to explore again. We saw this massive bell and people were trying to make it ring.

表演完之後，我們再到外邊繼續參觀其他冰雕．我們看見有一個很大的鐘而很多人都想它響起來

All the ice sculptures were lit up with pretty rainbow colours. You can also go into some of them but need to watch out as it was very slippery

每個冰雕都用不同顏色的燈亮起來。有一些我們可以走上去看看但要很小心因為地面很濕滑

This just looks like an ice wonderland

你們看，好像童話故事裏面的畫面一模一樣

This large group of people were trying to take some funny group photos in front of this sculpture and many of them couldn't even stand on the ice properly without slipping. Haha