China’s ice and snow city lifts ties with Europe

Visitors take photos near an ice sculpture of a Terracotta Warrior at Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, on Jan 24. [Photo provided to China Daily]

BEIJING: Bathed in enchanting moonlight, sculptures of the Temple of Heaven and Notre Dame Cathedral are attracting tourists from home and abroad in a celebration of ice and snow in the northern reaches of China.

Those brave enough to bear the frigid temperatures are participating in a cultural dialogue and exchange between China and France in the “ice city” of Harbin, Heilongjiang province.