Winter in North China witnesses a splendid fairy-tale world – a hundred leagues locked in ice, a thousand leagues of whirling snow. On the north part of Songhua River, there locates an enchanting place – Harbin Ice & Snow World. The skillful craftsmen here carve out a series of impressive icy architecture each year with their wit and handicraft.
第十届哈尔滨冰雪大世界将以“冰雪大世界 喜迎大冬会”为主题。通过新的设计理念，将文化与娱乐活动相结合，景观与冰雪体育相结合，先进的LED灯光技术与冰雪景观相结合，形成一个集观赏性、娱乐性、文化性为一体的特色冰雪主题游乐园。
The theme of the 10th Harbin Ice & Snow World is “ Harbin Ice & Snow World welcomes the 24th Winter Universiade”. By our applying a new perspective of design, which combines culture and entertainment, sightseeing and sports, the advanced LED lighting technique and the ice-and-snow sculptures, it will form an ice-and-snow characterized park which integrates with sightseeing, amusement and culture appreciation.
哈尔滨冰雪大世界总占地面积40万平方米，用冰量12万立方米、用雪量10万立方，冰雪艺术作品2000余件，娱乐活动项目30余项，均创世界冰雪艺术之最。
Harbin Ice & Snow World covers an area of 400,000 square meters, its ice consumption is about 120,000 cubic meters and snow consumption nearly 100,000 cubic meters. Over 2,000 ice-and-snow art works will be on shown this year and its entertainment items are more than 30, all these figures reach a maximum among the ice-and-snow arts record.
哈尔滨冰雪大世界园区内将设置滑雪、溜冰、雪地摩托、滑梯、冰尜、雪地足球、雪圈、攀冰岩、冰球射门、雪地彩色高尔夫练习、雪地悠拨球、太空体验等三十余 项娱乐活动，其中大滑梯200余米长，最为惊险刺激；每晚北方特色动物表演、俄罗斯风情歌舞表演、冰上芭蕾表演、冰上的士高表演、焰火表演、雪幕电影等文 艺活动轮流上演，异彩纷呈。
There are over 30 entertainment activities held in Harbin Ice & Snow World this year which includes skiing, sliding on the ice, driving motor on the snow ground, playing on the slide, playing football on the snow ground, icy rock climbing, ice hockey shooting, playing color golf on the snow ground (practice item), experiencing in space. Among them, the most exciting game is the huge slide – over 200 meters long. Besides, there are other fantastic performances shown in succession every night, namely, the north-characteristic animal performance, the Russian amorous singing and dancing, ballet on the ice, disco on the ice, fireworks performances, films shown on the snow screen, etc.
随着哈尔滨冰雪大世界知名度的提升，每年都吸引着数百万的国内外游客在冰雪节期间来哈尔滨旅游。胡锦涛总书记、李鹏委员长、王兆国副委员长等国家领导人及 多国驻华使节都曾亲临参观哈尔滨冰雪大世界，均给予了高度赞誉。2004年，哈尔滨冰雪大世界被国家文化部授予“全国文化产业示范基地”称号；2006年 哈尔滨冰雪大世界在澳门获得由世界华商协会授予的文化艺术特殊贡献奖。
With the increasing popularity of Harbin Ice & Snow World, each year it attracts millions of travellers’ visiting both from home and abroad. Many Chinese government leaders, like Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of China; Li Peng, the former chairman of NPC Standing Committee; Wang Zhaoguo, the vice chairman of NPC Standing Committee, etc. and some foreign ambassadors to China once witnessed the fairy land with their own eyes, all left some commending remarks here. In 2004, it was awarded the name of “the example base of national culture industry” by Ministry of Culture. In 2006, it was granted the honor of special contribution to culture and art by GCCC (Global Chinese Chamber of Commerce) in Macau.
冰雪大世界已经成为哈尔滨市的一张冰雪旅游名片。
Harbin Ice & Snow World is now a card of ice and snow travelling in Harbin.
第十届哈尔滨冰雪大世界规划五个主题景区：
There are 5 thematic scenery divisions in the 10th Harbin Ice and Snow World.
冬运圣火城景区——以主塔高40米的冬运圣火城堡为主建筑，突出大冬会的主题。
Winter Universiade Flame Castle – it highlights the theme of 24th Winter Universiade with 40 meters height main tower as its central architecture.
魅力哈尔滨景区——选择哈尔滨标志性建筑为造型的冰雪建筑为主景，向游客介绍冰城哈尔滨。
Glamour city of Harbin – it aims at introducing this ice city to travellers by choosing some typical architectures of Harbin as its main ice and snow architectures.
激情大冬会景区——通过集中的各类冰雪活动，掀起冰雪活动热潮。
The Passion of Winter Universiade – it tends to lift the enthusiasm of ice and snow activity through all kinds of intensive sports.
梦幻新时代景区——结合全国LED灯光博览会的契机，与冰景相结合，创造表现力更加丰富的冰雪景观.
The New Time Magic World – it is a
block of ice and snow world full of creative powers which integrates
with ice scenery by taking advantage of LED lighting technique appeared
on the Fair.
瑰丽冰雪世界景区——参照迪斯尼各类活动组织模式，将各类表演、庆典活动与卡通冰雕结合在一起，使景区活动更加丰富多彩。
The
Splendid Ice and Snow Land – it aims at making the activity in this
area more colorful and impressive by mixing all kinds of performances
and celebrations with cartoon ice sculptures which follows the
organization pattern of Disney series.
