"The largest indoor ice and snow theme park (permanent) is 19,148.97 m²(206,117 ft² 113.76 in²) and was achieved by Harbin Ice-Snow World Co.,Ltd. (China) in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, on 6 July 2024," the Guinness World Records says.

"The certificate was presented at the opening ceremony of Harbin International Beer Festival on 6 July 2024."

"The Harbin International Ice and Snow festival is an annual winter festival that takes place with a theme in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, and now is the largest ice and snow festival in the world.

"The festival includes the popular attraction Ice and Snow World. At first, participants in the festival were mainly Chinese.

"However, it has since become an international festival and competition, attracting 18 million visitors and generating 28.7 billion yuan ($4.4 billion) of revenue. The festival includes the world's biggest ice sculptures." (Wikipedia)

"The festival exhibits open from late December to late February. While ice sculptures are erected throughout the city, there are two main exhibition areas:

Sun Island is a recreational area on the opposite side of the Songhua River from the city, which features an expo of enormous snow sculptures.

Ice and Snow World is an area open in the afternoon and at night which features illuminated full size buildings made from blocks of 2–3' thick ice taken directly from the Songhua River.

"The park usually opens from late December to late February. In 1999, the first Ice and Snow World opened to public to celebrate the millennium. Each year the park has to be rebuilt with newly designed ice buildings and snow and ice sculptures. In recent years, the park has been as large as 800,000 square meters (80 hectares).

"Harbin Ice and Snow World, also known as Bingxue Large World. It is a unique ice and snow tourist and cultural festival commissioned by Harbin Municipal Government and sponsored by Harbin Cultural Tourism Group," the Harbin Ice Festival says.

"Since its birth, has been expanding year by year. Covering more than 750,000 square meters and consuming ice and snow over 300,000 cubic meters, Harbin Ice and Snow World is one of the most important parts of Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. It has become the most popular winter attraction in the world.

" In this dreamlike theme park, not only can you see the amazing colorful illuminated ice and snow sculptures but also enjoy various interesting cultural activities and winter sports."

"Welcome to Harbin for the world's largest ice and snow sculpture festival in 2025. Weather permitting, the festival is expected to open around Christmas Day of 2024 and last to mid-February of 2025," the Harbin Ice Festival says.

"We offer special winter travel experiences like nowhere else on earth: ice and snow world, snow sculpture art expo, ice lantern art fair, ice and snow carnival, ice bar & restaurant, winter swimming, skiing, dog sledding, snowmobiling, or Siberian tiger and Arctic animals watching are just some of the one-of-kind getaways we can arrange."

"People are making the best of the freezing weather in northeast China: Sculptors have finely chiseled ice into elaborate structures resembling landmark castles and temples, and visitors are appreciating the artwork and the excitement of ice slides and other attractions at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World," the AP reports.

The ice sculpture festival is a major tourist draw for the former industrial center that still boasts of its proximity to Russia with Tsarist-era architecture found nowhere else in China.

"The riverside site features dozens of giant artworks like the Taj Mahal of India, the Osaka Castle of Japan, and Beijing’s own Temple of Heaven, all carved from clear blocks of ice."

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