Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

[Josy]

These images are amazing :amazed:

These pictures show an enormous frozen castle - built entirely from ice - created for the 30th Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.

The remarkable tower, which is at least 26 metres high and measures around 20 storeys, is one of the main attractions at the festival - which sees thousands of tourists flock to the city of Harbin, near the China and Russian border, every year.

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And below, giant snow carvings loom over some early visitors to the festival

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See more here

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2529945/Chinas-giant-frozen-castle-built-entirely-ICE-Enormous-structure-towers-construction-crane-forms-centrepiece-annual-snow-festival.html

[Z]

Oh wow! Those are really cool pictures, that's amazing!

[lily.]

I like the Sapporo one.. it's usually February..

http://bit.ly/1los0oQ

[arista]

Hey Josy
why can Scotland not match that?

[Z]

Because we don't get snow and ice, just rain and lots of it :laugh:

[Candy Annie Cane]

Those snow sculptures are amazing

[Ammi]

..wow, they're incredibly clever..:lovedup:..I remember watching a TV programme once about the making of the Ice Hotel, it was fascinating...

[Z]

Jake and I were talking about ice hotels the other day, it's crazy, they melt and you have to do it all over again... crazy

[Jake.]

Wow, amazing!

[Jake.]

..wow, they're incredibly clever..:lovedup:..I remember watching a TV programme once about the making of the Ice Hotel, it was fascinating...

Jake and I were talking about ice hotels the other day, it's crazy, they melt and you have to do it all over again... crazy

That's the one we were discussing Ammi, it's mental lol