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| Boilerpipe Text | If you want to enjoy a colorful snow world or have an ice adventure in the white winter, come on,
travel to Harbin
and take part in
the 2027, 43rd Harbin International Ice & Snow Festival, the most exciting winter festival in the world.
 Here you can walk through the exquisite amazing palaces, pyramids made of huge ice blocks and feel like you're iving in the frozen Disney world; you can also have fun with amazing snow activities and ice sports with kids and friends. Your Harbin trip is incomplete without the Harbin Ice Festival, one of the
top things to do in Harbin
.
On January 5th, 1985, the first Harbin Ice and Snow Festival was held basing the traditional Ice Lantern Garden Party of northern China. Since then it has become an annual event from January 5th to February 5th, which is highly acclaimed around the world. The long and frigid winter, and the high plasticity and hardness of ice blocks quarried from the Songhua River, furnish favorable conditions for ice and snow sculpture. Now the "Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival" is one of the world's four largest ice and snow festivals, along with Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada's Quebec City Winter Carnival, and Norway's Ski Festival.Â
Harbin Ice Festival Facts
In Chinese:
ćć°æ»šćœé
ć°éȘè
Other names:
Harbin Ice Festival
Significance:
one of the most famous snow and ice festivals in the wold
History:
held from 1985 till now
Time:
from January 5th to February 5th, 2027
Main venues:
Harbin Ice and Snow World, Sun Island, Zhaolin Park, Central Avenue, Songhua River, Winter Swimming Pool
Suggested visiting duration:
1 t0 2 days
When To Visit Harbin Ice Festival â The Best Time To Come
Harbin Ice Festival is the world's longest festival of ice and snow. There is only the opening ceremony on January 5th every year, without the closing ceremony. The ice festival was originally planed to last for a month, but actually
the ceremony, snow and ice show, and winter activities begins
 from December
and end at the next February
. During the festival, local people celebrate it along with four important traditiional Chinese winter festivals including New Year's Day, Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival and Skiing Festival.
If you want to join in the events or snow & ice activities, you can come to Harbin in the late December to early January; the great opening ceremony of Harbin Ice Festival on
January 5th
is the one you shouldnât miss. If you want to avoid the tourist crowds, itâs better to participate in the Harbin Ice & Snow Festival after the
Chinese Spring Festival Holiday
. In a word, you can take a
Harbin tour
as early in December or as late in late February.
>> Recommended
3 Days Harbin Ice Festival Tour
Weather & What to Wear during Harbin Ice Festival
Harbin's weather
features cold-long winter & rainy-short summer. With a 190-day freezing season, the northeastern city of Harbin is known as a "City of Ice" and a cradle of the ice-and-snow culture in the world. The temperature here in winter is much lower than that of the most places in China. It begins to snow from the end of October; itâs the coldest time in Harbin from December to the next March, but itâs also the hottest travel time of the year.
The average temperature in
December
is -10°C in the day and -20°C in the night.
The average temperature in
January
is -14°C in the day and -25°C in the night.
The average temperature in
February
is -8°C in the day and -20°C in the night.
âClothing tips:
For your Harbin trip from December to February, actually, itâs not very cold to stay inside the house, because there is central heating in the northern China. Shirt with a suit of thermal underwear will be fine.
If you go outdoor, thicken or brushed thermal underwear with thicken down jacket will be needed. In northern China, feet are easy to frostbite, so water-proof snow boots with warm-feet paste are recommended. Scarf, gloves and mouth mask are also necessary to protect you from the freezing air.
Sunglasses are highly recommended to prevent the glary from the sun on snow.
Where To Go â Main Sites Of Harbin Ice & Snow Festival
The 43rd Harbin International Ice & Snow Festival 2027 will still be held in
Harbin Ice and Snow World
,
Sun Island
,
Zhaolin Park
, etc. Make sure you visit these places on your
Harbin Ice Festival Tour
.
Harbin Ice and Snow World
Night comes early in Harbin, around 4:30 pm. With the yellow street lights lighting, itâs a good time to visit Harbin Ice and Snow World that features the world's largest ice and snow art landscape, ice and snow entertainments and the most complete ice and snow holy land.
You can see huge ice sculptures, buildings, palaces, monuments, the architecture replicas and mystical statues that are illuminated by computer controlled LED with constantly changing colors, watch exotic performances, ice acrobatics shows, etc. Moreover, you can experience ice entertainments such as big ice slide, ice climbing rock, maze, and snow field football and curling sports, all making the area an "Snow & Ice Disneyland".
Some find the many ice slides on the icy palace the âcoolestâ things in the festival. Visitors, both young and old, glide down quickly from the thrilling ice slides.Â
Address:
Harbin Ice & Snow World scenic area, west of Sun Island, Songbei District, Harbin
Opening time:
11:00 â 21:30
Ticket price:
RMB180
Discounted ticket price for Seniors (aged 60-65), Children, Diabled:
RMB120
(The ice slide in Harbin)
Sun Island
Sun Island faces the busy city across the water. In summer, different kinds of flowers, trees, lovely hill and lake make the island a northern fairyland. In winter, it shows a completely particular scene. Snow covers the whole Sun Island; snow dances with ice trees in gorgeous lights, what a snow world!
As the International Snow Sculpture Art Expo, part of the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, is held, you can appreciate such snow sculptures in Sun Island, which were made by the top snow sculptors of the world and express the spirits and culture of northern China. Not only photography lovers, but also snow play lovers can enjoy a good time; ice pool, experience SUV speeding along the snow field and snowboarding will make you a wonderful snow adventure.
Address:
No. 24, Linjiang Road, Songbei District, Harbin
Opening time:
08:00 â 17:00
Discounted ticket price:
RMB100 (for the International Snow Sculpture Art Expo)
Recommended
4 Days Harbin & China Snow Town Tour
Zhaolin Park
Built in 1906, Zhaolin Park is located in the downtown of Harbin and was named for the general Zhaolin Lee. As if the Sun Island is famous for snow sculptures, Zhaolin Park is known for its Ice Lantern Garden Party that has been held since 1963. When night falls, the ice lanterns in special shapes are colorful. Besides enjoy the ice lanterns and sculptures here, you can also make a sculpture yourselves, best for couples, students, friends and family! Every year, millions of travelers from home and abroad who come for Harbin Ice Festival usally also pay a visit to Zhaolin Park's Ice Lantern Garden Party.
Address:
No. 74 Youyi Road, Daoli District, Harbin
Opening time:
08:00 â 20:00
Discounted ticket price:
Free
Recommended
4 Days Harbin Family Tour with Ice Festival
What To Do â The Classical Events
In time and space, the Harbin International Ice & Snow Festival creates the miracle of human labor. The craftsmen make hundreds of ice works by carving and cutting, decorating with colorful lights, making the cold ice lively.
During the festival, there are so many winter activities available such as ice lantern show, snow sculpture display, and international ice and snow sculpture competitions; winter swimming, ice hockey, speed-skating, alpine skiing, and cross-country skiing competitions; and ice and snow film festival exhibitions of paintings, calligraphy and photograph, folklore shows, ethnic song and dance parties, weddings on an ice-covered river. A participation in the ice-snow festival can be compared to a visit to a fairyland of crystal palace.Â
>> Read more about the facts & timetable about
Harbin Ice Festival schedule and activities
.
Practical
Travel Tips for Harbin
Ice Festival
Transportation:
How to Get to Harbin:
Flights to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) are available from major Chinese cities, especially during the Ice and Snow Festival. Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) is approximately 40 kilometers from the city center. Alternatively, take high-speed rail from cities like Beijing, Shenyang, or Changchun to Harbin Railway Station or Harbin West Railway Station.
Getting to the main festival venues:
which is about 9 kilometers from the city center. Taxis or buses are available for transportation.
Harbin Ice Festival Tickets
Harbin Ice and Snow World:
Adults approximately CNY260âCNY300 (prices may vary seasonally).
Sun Island Snow Festival:
Tickets around CNY150â„200.
Zhaolin Park Ice Lanterns:
Tickets around CNY100â„120.
Where to Stay
NearÂ
Zhongyang Pedestrian Street
:
You can visit attractions likeÂ
St. Sophia Church
 (about 1km away) during the day and see ice lanterns at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in the evening.
Along the Songhua River:
Close to the Ice and Snow World, so you can return to your hotel at night easily.
Xiangfang District or Daoli District:
Relatively affordable prices and convenient transportation.
More Attractions in Habin
Yabuli international Ski Resort
Siberian Tiger Park
Harbin Polarland (Pole Aquaruim)
Siberian Tiger Park | |||||||||||||||
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If you want to enjoy a colorful snow world or have an ice adventure in the white winter, come on, [travel to Harbin](https://www.easytourchina.com/city-c33-harbin) and take part in the 2027, 43rd Harbin International Ice & Snow Festival, the most exciting winter festival in the world. Here you can walk through the exquisite amazing palaces, pyramids made of huge ice blocks and feel like you're iving in the frozen Disney world; you can also have fun with amazing snow activities and ice sports with kids and friends. Your Harbin trip is incomplete without the Harbin Ice Festival, one of the [top things to do in Harbin](https://www.easytourchina.com/tip-v1859-best-things-to-do-in-harbin).

On January 5th, 1985, the first Harbin Ice and Snow Festival was held basing the traditional Ice Lantern Garden Party of northern China. Since then it has become an annual event from January 5th to February 5th, which is highly acclaimed around the world. The long and frigid winter, and the high plasticity and hardness of ice blocks quarried from the Songhua River, furnish favorable conditions for ice and snow sculpture. Now the "Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival" is one of the world's four largest ice and snow festivals, along with Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada's Quebec City Winter Carnival, and Norway's Ski Festival.
## Harbin Ice Festival Facts
**In Chinese:** ćć°æ»šćœé
ć°éȘè
**Other names:** Harbin Ice Festival
**Significance:** one of the most famous snow and ice festivals in the wold
**History:** held from 1985 till now
**Time:** from January 5th to February 5th, 2027
**Main venues:** Harbin Ice and Snow World, Sun Island, Zhaolin Park, Central Avenue, Songhua River, Winter Swimming Pool
**Suggested visiting duration:** 1 t0 2 days
## When To Visit Harbin Ice Festival â The Best Time To Come
Harbin Ice Festival is the world's longest festival of ice and snow. There is only the opening ceremony on January 5th every year, without the closing ceremony. The ice festival was originally planed to last for a month, but actually **the ceremony, snow and ice show, and winter activities begins from December and end at the next February**. During the festival, local people celebrate it along with four important traditiional Chinese winter festivals including New Year's Day, Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival and Skiing Festival.
If you want to join in the events or snow & ice activities, you can come to Harbin in the late December to early January; the great opening ceremony of Harbin Ice Festival on **January 5th** is the one you shouldnât miss. If you want to avoid the tourist crowds, itâs better to participate in the Harbin Ice & Snow Festival after the [Chinese Spring Festival Holiday](https://www.easytourchina.com/fact-v353-the-spring-festival). In a word, you can take a [Harbin tour](https://www.easytourchina.com/harbin-tours) as early in December or as late in late February.
\>\> Recommended [3 Days Harbin Ice Festival Tour](https://www.easytourchina.com/tour-v97-3-day-harbin-tour)

## Weather & What to Wear during Harbin Ice Festival
[Harbin's weather](https://www.easytourchina.com/tip-v471-harbin-clamite-weather) features cold-long winter & rainy-short summer. With a 190-day freezing season, the northeastern city of Harbin is known as a "City of Ice" and a cradle of the ice-and-snow culture in the world. The temperature here in winter is much lower than that of the most places in China. It begins to snow from the end of October; itâs the coldest time in Harbin from December to the next March, but itâs also the hottest travel time of the year.
The average temperature in **December** is -10°C in the day and -20°C in the night.
The average temperature in **January** is -14°C in the day and -25°C in the night.
The average temperature in **February** is -8°C in the day and -20°C in the night.
**âClothing tips:**
For your Harbin trip from December to February, actually, itâs not very cold to stay inside the house, because there is central heating in the northern China. Shirt with a suit of thermal underwear will be fine.
If you go outdoor, thicken or brushed thermal underwear with thicken down jacket will be needed. In northern China, feet are easy to frostbite, so water-proof snow boots with warm-feet paste are recommended. Scarf, gloves and mouth mask are also necessary to protect you from the freezing air.
Sunglasses are highly recommended to prevent the glary from the sun on snow.

## Where To Go â Main Sites Of Harbin Ice & Snow Festival
The 43rd Harbin International Ice & Snow Festival 2027 will still be held in **Harbin Ice and Snow World**, **Sun Island**, **Zhaolin Park**, etc. Make sure you visit these places on your [Harbin Ice Festival Tour](https://www.easytourchina.com/tour-v97-3-day-harbin-tour).
### [Harbin Ice and Snow World](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v1532-harbin-ice-snow-world)
Night comes early in Harbin, around 4:30 pm. With the yellow street lights lighting, itâs a good time to visit Harbin Ice and Snow World that features the world's largest ice and snow art landscape, ice and snow entertainments and the most complete ice and snow holy land.
You can see huge ice sculptures, buildings, palaces, monuments, the architecture replicas and mystical statues that are illuminated by computer controlled LED with constantly changing colors, watch exotic performances, ice acrobatics shows, etc. Moreover, you can experience ice entertainments such as big ice slide, ice climbing rock, maze, and snow field football and curling sports, all making the area an "Snow & Ice Disneyland".
Some find the many ice slides on the icy palace the âcoolestâ things in the festival. Visitors, both young and old, glide down quickly from the thrilling ice slides.
**Address:** Harbin Ice & Snow World scenic area, west of Sun Island, Songbei District, Harbin
**Opening time:** 11:00 â 21:30
**Ticket price:** RMB180
**Discounted ticket price for Seniors (aged 60-65), Children, Diabled:** RMB120

(The ice slide in Harbin)
### [Sun Island](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v756-sun-island-scenic-area)
Sun Island faces the busy city across the water. In summer, different kinds of flowers, trees, lovely hill and lake make the island a northern fairyland. In winter, it shows a completely particular scene. Snow covers the whole Sun Island; snow dances with ice trees in gorgeous lights, what a snow world\!
As the International Snow Sculpture Art Expo, part of the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, is held, you can appreciate such snow sculptures in Sun Island, which were made by the top snow sculptors of the world and express the spirits and culture of northern China. Not only photography lovers, but also snow play lovers can enjoy a good time; ice pool, experience SUV speeding along the snow field and snowboarding will make you a wonderful snow adventure.
**Address:** No. 24, Linjiang Road, Songbei District, Harbin
**Opening time:** 08:00 â 17:00
**Discounted ticket price:** RMB100 (for the International Snow Sculpture Art Expo)
Recommended [4 Days Harbin & China Snow Town Tour](https://www.easytourchina.com/tour-v98-4-day-harbin-tour)

### [Zhaolin Park](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v759-zhaolin-park)
Built in 1906, Zhaolin Park is located in the downtown of Harbin and was named for the general Zhaolin Lee. As if the Sun Island is famous for snow sculptures, Zhaolin Park is known for its Ice Lantern Garden Party that has been held since 1963. When night falls, the ice lanterns in special shapes are colorful. Besides enjoy the ice lanterns and sculptures here, you can also make a sculpture yourselves, best for couples, students, friends and family! Every year, millions of travelers from home and abroad who come for Harbin Ice Festival usally also pay a visit to Zhaolin Park's Ice Lantern Garden Party.
**Address:** No. 74 Youyi Road, Daoli District, Harbin
**Opening time:** 08:00 â 20:00
**Discounted ticket price:** Free
Recommended [4 Days Harbin Family Tour with Ice Festival](https://www.easytourchina.com/tour-v727-harbin-family-tour-with-ice-festival-culture-experiences)
## What To Do â The Classical Events
In time and space, the Harbin International Ice & Snow Festival creates the miracle of human labor. The craftsmen make hundreds of ice works by carving and cutting, decorating with colorful lights, making the cold ice lively.
During the festival, there are so many winter activities available such as ice lantern show, snow sculpture display, and international ice and snow sculpture competitions; winter swimming, ice hockey, speed-skating, alpine skiing, and cross-country skiing competitions; and ice and snow film festival exhibitions of paintings, calligraphy and photograph, folklore shows, ethnic song and dance parties, weddings on an ice-covered river. A participation in the ice-snow festival can be compared to a visit to a fairyland of crystal palace.
\>\> Read more about the facts & timetable about [Harbin Ice Festival schedule and activities](https://www.easytourchina.com/blog-v1448-harbin-ice-and-snow-festival-dates-activities-venues).

## Practical [Travel Tips for Harbin](https://www.easytourchina.com/tip-v294-harbin-travel-tips) Ice Festival
### Transportation:
**How to Get to Harbin:** Flights to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) are available from major Chinese cities, especially during the Ice and Snow Festival. Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) is approximately 40 kilometers from the city center. Alternatively, take high-speed rail from cities like Beijing, Shenyang, or Changchun to Harbin Railway Station or Harbin West Railway Station.
**Getting to the main festival venues:** which is about 9 kilometers from the city center. Taxis or buses are available for transportation.
### Harbin Ice Festival Tickets
**Harbin Ice and Snow World:** Adults approximately CNY260âCNY300 (prices may vary seasonally).
**Sun Island Snow Festival:** Tickets around CNY150â„200.
**Zhaolin Park Ice Lanterns:** Tickets around CNY100â„120.
## Where to Stay
1. **Near** [Zhongyang Pedestrian Street](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v757-zhongyang-pedestrian-street)**:** You can visit attractions like [St. Sophia Church](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v72-st-sophia-church) (about 1km away) during the day and see ice lanterns at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in the evening.
2. **Along the Songhua River:** Close to the Ice and Snow World, so you can return to your hotel at night easily.
3. **Xiangfang District or Daoli District:** Relatively affordable prices and convenient transportation.
## More Attractions in Habin
[Yabuli international Ski Resort](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v74-yabuli-international-ski-resort)
[Siberian Tiger Park](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v73-siberian-tiger-park)
[Harbin Polarland (Pole Aquaruim)](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v758-harbin-polarland-pole-aquaruim)
[Siberian Tiger Park](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v73-siberian-tiger-park)
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| Readable Markdown | If you want to enjoy a colorful snow world or have an ice adventure in the white winter, come on, [travel to Harbin](https://www.easytourchina.com/city-c33-harbin) and take part in the 2027, 43rd Harbin International Ice & Snow Festival, the most exciting winter festival in the world. Here you can walk through the exquisite amazing palaces, pyramids made of huge ice blocks and feel like you're iving in the frozen Disney world; you can also have fun with amazing snow activities and ice sports with kids and friends. Your Harbin trip is incomplete without the Harbin Ice Festival, one of the [top things to do in Harbin](https://www.easytourchina.com/tip-v1859-best-things-to-do-in-harbin).

On January 5th, 1985, the first Harbin Ice and Snow Festival was held basing the traditional Ice Lantern Garden Party of northern China. Since then it has become an annual event from January 5th to February 5th, which is highly acclaimed around the world. The long and frigid winter, and the high plasticity and hardness of ice blocks quarried from the Songhua River, furnish favorable conditions for ice and snow sculpture. Now the "Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival" is one of the world's four largest ice and snow festivals, along with Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival, Canada's Quebec City Winter Carnival, and Norway's Ski Festival.
## Harbin Ice Festival Facts
**In Chinese:** ćć°æ»šćœé
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**Other names:** Harbin Ice Festival
**Significance:** one of the most famous snow and ice festivals in the wold
**History:** held from 1985 till now
**Time:** from January 5th to February 5th, 2027
**Main venues:** Harbin Ice and Snow World, Sun Island, Zhaolin Park, Central Avenue, Songhua River, Winter Swimming Pool
**Suggested visiting duration:** 1 t0 2 days
## When To Visit Harbin Ice Festival â The Best Time To Come
Harbin Ice Festival is the world's longest festival of ice and snow. There is only the opening ceremony on January 5th every year, without the closing ceremony. The ice festival was originally planed to last for a month, but actually **the ceremony, snow and ice show, and winter activities begins from December and end at the next February**. During the festival, local people celebrate it along with four important traditiional Chinese winter festivals including New Year's Day, Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival and Skiing Festival.
If you want to join in the events or snow & ice activities, you can come to Harbin in the late December to early January; the great opening ceremony of Harbin Ice Festival on **January 5th** is the one you shouldnât miss. If you want to avoid the tourist crowds, itâs better to participate in the Harbin Ice & Snow Festival after the [Chinese Spring Festival Holiday](https://www.easytourchina.com/fact-v353-the-spring-festival). In a word, you can take a [Harbin tour](https://www.easytourchina.com/harbin-tours) as early in December or as late in late February.
\>\> Recommended [3 Days Harbin Ice Festival Tour](https://www.easytourchina.com/tour-v97-3-day-harbin-tour)

## Weather & What to Wear during Harbin Ice Festival
[Harbin's weather](https://www.easytourchina.com/tip-v471-harbin-clamite-weather) features cold-long winter & rainy-short summer. With a 190-day freezing season, the northeastern city of Harbin is known as a "City of Ice" and a cradle of the ice-and-snow culture in the world. The temperature here in winter is much lower than that of the most places in China. It begins to snow from the end of October; itâs the coldest time in Harbin from December to the next March, but itâs also the hottest travel time of the year.
The average temperature in **December** is -10°C in the day and -20°C in the night.
The average temperature in **January** is -14°C in the day and -25°C in the night.
The average temperature in **February** is -8°C in the day and -20°C in the night.
**âClothing tips:**
For your Harbin trip from December to February, actually, itâs not very cold to stay inside the house, because there is central heating in the northern China. Shirt with a suit of thermal underwear will be fine.
If you go outdoor, thicken or brushed thermal underwear with thicken down jacket will be needed. In northern China, feet are easy to frostbite, so water-proof snow boots with warm-feet paste are recommended. Scarf, gloves and mouth mask are also necessary to protect you from the freezing air.
Sunglasses are highly recommended to prevent the glary from the sun on snow.

## Where To Go â Main Sites Of Harbin Ice & Snow Festival
The 43rd Harbin International Ice & Snow Festival 2027 will still be held in **Harbin Ice and Snow World**, **Sun Island**, **Zhaolin Park**, etc. Make sure you visit these places on your [Harbin Ice Festival Tour](https://www.easytourchina.com/tour-v97-3-day-harbin-tour).
### [Harbin Ice and Snow World](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v1532-harbin-ice-snow-world)
Night comes early in Harbin, around 4:30 pm. With the yellow street lights lighting, itâs a good time to visit Harbin Ice and Snow World that features the world's largest ice and snow art landscape, ice and snow entertainments and the most complete ice and snow holy land.
You can see huge ice sculptures, buildings, palaces, monuments, the architecture replicas and mystical statues that are illuminated by computer controlled LED with constantly changing colors, watch exotic performances, ice acrobatics shows, etc. Moreover, you can experience ice entertainments such as big ice slide, ice climbing rock, maze, and snow field football and curling sports, all making the area an "Snow & Ice Disneyland".
Some find the many ice slides on the icy palace the âcoolestâ things in the festival. Visitors, both young and old, glide down quickly from the thrilling ice slides.
**Address:** Harbin Ice & Snow World scenic area, west of Sun Island, Songbei District, Harbin
**Opening time:** 11:00 â 21:30
**Ticket price:** RMB180
**Discounted ticket price for Seniors (aged 60-65), Children, Diabled:** RMB120

(The ice slide in Harbin)
### [Sun Island](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v756-sun-island-scenic-area)
Sun Island faces the busy city across the water. In summer, different kinds of flowers, trees, lovely hill and lake make the island a northern fairyland. In winter, it shows a completely particular scene. Snow covers the whole Sun Island; snow dances with ice trees in gorgeous lights, what a snow world\!
As the International Snow Sculpture Art Expo, part of the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, is held, you can appreciate such snow sculptures in Sun Island, which were made by the top snow sculptors of the world and express the spirits and culture of northern China. Not only photography lovers, but also snow play lovers can enjoy a good time; ice pool, experience SUV speeding along the snow field and snowboarding will make you a wonderful snow adventure.
**Address:** No. 24, Linjiang Road, Songbei District, Harbin
**Opening time:** 08:00 â 17:00
**Discounted ticket price:** RMB100 (for the International Snow Sculpture Art Expo)
Recommended [4 Days Harbin & China Snow Town Tour](https://www.easytourchina.com/tour-v98-4-day-harbin-tour)

### [Zhaolin Park](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v759-zhaolin-park)
Built in 1906, Zhaolin Park is located in the downtown of Harbin and was named for the general Zhaolin Lee. As if the Sun Island is famous for snow sculptures, Zhaolin Park is known for its Ice Lantern Garden Party that has been held since 1963. When night falls, the ice lanterns in special shapes are colorful. Besides enjoy the ice lanterns and sculptures here, you can also make a sculpture yourselves, best for couples, students, friends and family! Every year, millions of travelers from home and abroad who come for Harbin Ice Festival usally also pay a visit to Zhaolin Park's Ice Lantern Garden Party.
**Address:** No. 74 Youyi Road, Daoli District, Harbin
**Opening time:** 08:00 â 20:00
**Discounted ticket price:** Free
Recommended [4 Days Harbin Family Tour with Ice Festival](https://www.easytourchina.com/tour-v727-harbin-family-tour-with-ice-festival-culture-experiences)
## What To Do â The Classical Events
In time and space, the Harbin International Ice & Snow Festival creates the miracle of human labor. The craftsmen make hundreds of ice works by carving and cutting, decorating with colorful lights, making the cold ice lively.
During the festival, there are so many winter activities available such as ice lantern show, snow sculpture display, and international ice and snow sculpture competitions; winter swimming, ice hockey, speed-skating, alpine skiing, and cross-country skiing competitions; and ice and snow film festival exhibitions of paintings, calligraphy and photograph, folklore shows, ethnic song and dance parties, weddings on an ice-covered river. A participation in the ice-snow festival can be compared to a visit to a fairyland of crystal palace.
\>\> Read more about the facts & timetable about [Harbin Ice Festival schedule and activities](https://www.easytourchina.com/blog-v1448-harbin-ice-and-snow-festival-dates-activities-venues).

## Practical [Travel Tips for Harbin](https://www.easytourchina.com/tip-v294-harbin-travel-tips) Ice Festival
### Transportation:
**How to Get to Harbin:** Flights to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) are available from major Chinese cities, especially during the Ice and Snow Festival. Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) is approximately 40 kilometers from the city center. Alternatively, take high-speed rail from cities like Beijing, Shenyang, or Changchun to Harbin Railway Station or Harbin West Railway Station.
**Getting to the main festival venues:** which is about 9 kilometers from the city center. Taxis or buses are available for transportation.
### Harbin Ice Festival Tickets
**Harbin Ice and Snow World:** Adults approximately CNY260âCNY300 (prices may vary seasonally).
**Sun Island Snow Festival:** Tickets around CNY150â„200.
**Zhaolin Park Ice Lanterns:** Tickets around CNY100â„120.
## Where to Stay
1. **Near** [Zhongyang Pedestrian Street](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v757-zhongyang-pedestrian-street)**:** You can visit attractions like [St. Sophia Church](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v72-st-sophia-church) (about 1km away) during the day and see ice lanterns at the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in the evening.
2. **Along the Songhua River:** Close to the Ice and Snow World, so you can return to your hotel at night easily.
3. **Xiangfang District or Daoli District:** Relatively affordable prices and convenient transportation.
## More Attractions in Habin
[Yabuli international Ski Resort](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v74-yabuli-international-ski-resort)
[Siberian Tiger Park](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v73-siberian-tiger-park)
[Harbin Polarland (Pole Aquaruim)](https://www.easytourchina.com/scene-v758-harbin-polarland-pole-aquaruim)
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