Harbin Ice & Snow World

Introducing Harbin Ice & Snow World
During winter, Harbin is a beautiful snow city. With this natural advantage, Harbin Ice and Snow World presents the beauty of snowy city Harbin. Established in 1999, Harbin Ice and Snow World is by far the largest ice and snow art exhibition and amusement park in the world, conveying the unique charm of both ice and snow culture and tourism. It usually opens in late December or early January and lasts around three months, along with the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival.

Harbin Ice & Snow World Fast Facts
• Chinese Name: Haerbin Bingxue Dashijie 哈尔滨冰雪大世界
• Best Time to Visit: December to next March
• Recommended Visiting Hours: About 2 to 4 hours
• Things to Do: Photography, Ice and Snow Sculpture, Amusement
• Opening Hours: 11:00-21:30 (Late December to March)
• Entrance Fee: ¥200 (Admission between 11:00-12:00) / ¥290 (1-day Standard) / ¥460 (2-day pass)
• Address: The North Bank of Songhua River, Songbei Avenue, Songbei District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province

What to expect at Harbin Ice & Snow World

The ice carvings here are regarded some of the world's finest examples of frozen art, where visitors are able to admire some of the largest and most majestic ice-sculpted masterpieces to be found anywhere. Harbin Ice and Snow World is also a center for various forms of entertainment, such as ice rock-climbing, skating, skiing, sliding, snow fights, ice golfing and ice archery. Special performances based on the festival's theme are put on throughout the event.

Ice and Snow World is held in every December with a variety of themes. In 2010, Ice and Snow Amusement World’s theme is Fairy Tale Kingdom in the Ice and Snow Amusement World which attracts twice the number of tourists than before. Other themes of the Ice and Snow Amusement World including Tracks In The Snowy Forest, Wonderful Cartoon in Snowy World and so on.

How to get to Harbin Ice & Snow World
• Take bus No. 29, 42, 43, 47, 80, 119, 125, 126, 127, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 219, 223, 225, 226, 551, 552, Tourist Line 1 or 4 and get off at Bingxue Dashijie Station.

Additional travel advice on Harbin Ice & Snow World
• Watch out your steps while playing on ice and snow.
• Please wear warm clothes and keep the camera, telephone or other electronic equipment warm to work with battery while taking outdoor activities in winter.
• Sunglasses are necessary to avoid snow blindness.