The most popular ice and snow festival in China is undoubtedly the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival. The Ice and Snow Festival is China’s first local festival with ice and snow as a carrier developed on the basis of the Harbin Ice Lantern. However, as the recognition of this activity continues to increase, a number of representative ice and snow festivals have emerged in various places. This post will introduce China’s top 10 ski-ice festivals.

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1. Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 哈尔滨国际冰雪节

The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is the first international festival in Chinese history with ice and snow activities as the content, which lasts for one month. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in China, the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan, the Quebec Winter Carnival in Canada and the Oslo Ski Festival in Norway have become the world’s four major ice and snow festivals. Established on January 5, 1985, it has become a world ice and snow event. According to local legislation, January 5 has become a grand festival for Harbin people. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is the longest active ice and snow festival in the world. It only has an opening ceremony on January 5th each year. There is no closing ceremony. It was originally set for one month. In fact, the festival has started at the end of the previous year and has continued. Until the end of the snow and ice activities at the end of February, the period includes four important festivals including the New Year, the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, and the Skiing Festival.
Time: From January 5th to February 5th every year
Location: Ice and Snow World Park, Sun Island West District, Songbei District, Harbin

2. Shenzhen Window of the World Ice and Snow Festival 深圳世界之窗冰雪节

Even in winter, the sun in Shenzhen is still shining brightly. For the people of Shenzhen in the south, the northern country is always longing for thousands of miles of ice and snow. In order to allow more Shenzhen people to appreciate the charm of Northland’s winter without going out, Window of the World will grandly open the fifth winter carnival ceremony-Ice and Snow Festival on December 10th. This event will span the two major festivals of Christmas and New Year’s Day. It lasted until January 8, 2012, including all the items that can be enjoyed and played in the ice and snow. At that time, the bright ice sculptures, ice and snow dream carnival parties, New Year carnival parade, New Year’s Eve party and other colorful activities will be staged passionately, creating This winter, the most wonderful and magnificent ice and snow wonderland in southern China will detonate the most relaxing and joyful ice and snow carnival festival in winter.
Time: December to January each year
Location: No. 9037, Shennan Avenue, Overseas Chinese Town, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province

3. Jilin International Rime Ice and Snow Festival 吉林国际雾凇冰雪节

The Rime Ice and Snow Festival jointly organized by the Jilin Provincial Tourism Bureau and the People’s Government of Jilin City has now become a beautiful business card to enhance the tourism image of Jilin Province. Leveraging on the magical rime resources bestowed by nature, we will make every effort to build a distinctive tourism brand-Jilin City has accelerated the development of its tourism industry this year. Since 1991, Jilin City has hosted the China Jilin Rime Ice and Snow Festival, and it has hosted (conducted) 17 times so far. Each edition of the Jilin International Rime Ice and Snow Festival has a different theme, allowing people to enjoy the unique charm of winter ice and snow tourism.
Time: January of each year
Location: Jilin Province

4. Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Fair 太阳岛国际雪雕艺术博览会

The Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Fair is sponsored by the Songbei District Committee and District Government, and undertaken by the Harbin Sun Island Scenic Area Administration and the Harbin Sun Island Asset Management Company. The Sun Island Snow Expo is an eternal ballad in winter. The sky, the earth and people are symphonic, and the beauty of nature and the accumulation of humanities are in a wonderful ensemble. Here is the most beautiful meeting between people and snow. The sound of snow, the natural work of snow scenes, the natural beauty of snow, the 29 years of knowing and falling in love, become a song of drunk soul. Here is the integration of nature, art, history and the deep love of man. The symphony is a song, and the years are like songs, and the songs are in love. Here is the snow of childhood, the snow of love, the snow of romance and joy, the snow of imagination and dreams, the pure love is like snow, and the dreams are beautiful like flowers.
Time: Every winter from late December to the Spring Festival of the following year, 8:00-17:00
Location: No. 3, Jingbei Road, Sun Island Scenic Area, Songbei District, Harbin

5. Yichun Forest Ice and Snow Happy Season 伊春森林冰雪欢乐季

China Yichun Forest Ice and Snow Happy Season has been held for six consecutive times, and it has been listed in the “2015 China’s Top Ten Ice and Snow Festival Activities”, which has been heatedly discussed and praised by netizens, tourists and experts. Ice and snow tourism in Yichun City presents the characteristics of colorful, distinctive features, brand promotion, and extensive participation, and focuses on highlighting characteristics, building brands, and highlighting the traditional advantages of forest capital Yichun-forest ice and snow scenery, ice and snow competitions, ice and snow folk customs, ice and snow Fitness, ice and snow culture and other tourism products.
Time: December of each year to March of the following year
Location: Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province

6. Inner Mongolia Ice and Snow Naadam 内蒙古冰雪那达慕

Nadam, the Mongolian language means “entertainment” and “game”. Nadam’s predecessor is the Mongolian “sacrifice to obo”. It is the unique ethnic sports, entertainment, and entertainment created and passed down by the Mongolian in the long-term nomadic life. Sports event. At first, only one of archery, horse racing or wrestling was held. In the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, these three competitions were combined into a fixed form. Later, the Mongolians referred to the combination of these three sports as Nadam, which can also be called the “Mongolian Olympics.” The “Winter Olympics”. The snow and ice Naadam in Inner Mongolia accompanied by the fluttering and snowy celebrations also heralded that the Thousand Miles Grassland will have a good weather in the coming year and Furui will be auspicious. The modern ice and snow Naadam is no longer just a few simple grassland competitions in the past. It is a grassland event that integrates sports competitions, folk customs, and national culture. Enthusiasm, boldness, and joy are what impresses many tourists in Inner Mongolia. Therefore, in the icy and snowy Inner Mongolia, you will not feel the cold at all. On the contrary, you can feel the joy and simple folk customs.
Time: December to February each year
Venue: Jinzhanghan Scenic Area, Chenbarhu Banner, Inner Mongolia (The specific address is based on the venue of the current session)

7. Beijing Bird’s Nest Happy Ice and Snow Season 北京鸟巢欢乐冰雪季

The Bird’s Nest Happy Ice and Snow Season is a brand-based mass cultural and sports event independently planned by the National Stadium. It transforms the bird’s nest in winter into a winter ice and snow theme park that integrates viewing, playing in the snow, playing ice, and skiing. . Li Zhiqun, assistant to the general manager of the National Stadium Co., Ltd., pointed out in the introduction, “Youth will be strong, China will be strong. The previous seven Bird’s Nest Happy Ice and Snow Season has attracted more than 1.4 million tourists from home and abroad to enjoy the experience, which has helped 300 million people participate in ice and snow sports. The important position of the Olympic Games has become an important carrier for the popularization and promotion of the Winter Olympics.
Time: December to February of the following year
Location: No. 1, National Stadium South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

8. Hebei Chongli International Ski Festival 河北崇礼国际滑雪节

As one of the major festivals in Hebei Province, the Chongli International Ski Festival has been successfully held for 13 times since 2001. Each ski festival is a grand event to showcase the development process and achievements of Chongli ski tourism to Beijing, Tianjin and even the whole country, and to comprehensively promote resources such as ecology, culture, and tourism. “Chongli Skiing” has become a business card of Zhangjiakou City. It is gradually going out of China and into the world. “Famous Asian Ski Resort” and “Beijing Back Garden” have been formed.
Time: December to March of the following year
Location: Honghualiang, Chongli County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province

9. Changchun Jingyuetan Vasa International Ski Festival 长春净月潭瓦萨国际滑雪节

After 15 years of development and accumulation, skiing has rapidly become popular in Changchun, and it has also become a large classroom for ice and snow sports. In 2008, Jingyuetan was named the training base of China’s national cross-country skiing team by the State Sports General Administration; after joining the “World Lopet” sports organization in 2014, the Jingyuetan Vasa International Ski Tournament ranked among the world’s top long-distance cross-country skiing Among the competitions; thousands of world-class skiers from 46 countries and regions have participated in the Vaasa activities, and more than 500,000 college students have been trained. As the most influential international large-scale tourism festival in Changchun in winter, the Vasa Ski Festival has developed into a good carrier for Changchun to carry out national ice and snow sports, promote regional economic growth, and promote foreign cultural and economic exchanges and the best platform to enhance the city’s image. Changchun Jingyuetan Vasa International Ski Festival includes more than ten events such as the World Cup of Cross-Country Skiing, the International Snow Federation Cross-Country Skiing China Tour, the 50-kilometer Vasa Ski Race, the Short Distance Skiing Race, the Blueberry Vasa Ski Race, and the college cross-country skiing race. Professional and amateur competition activities.
Time: November to February of the following year
Location: Nanguan District, Changchun City, Jilin Province

10. Aershan International Ice and Snow Festival 阿尔山国际冰雪节

The Aershan Ice and Snow Festival has been held since 2002 and has gone through 13 springs and autumns. The concept and scale of the festival have been continuously innovated. The popularity and reputation have also been continuously improved, which has effectively promoted and promoted the breakthrough of Aershan winter tourism. It has become one of the brand tourism festivals in eastern Inner Mongolia. Especially since 2014, the Tourism Administration of the Autonomous Region has coordinated the tourism festivals in Aershan, Hulunbuir and Manzhouli, making the winter tourism activities in eastern Inner Mongolia staged, splendid, and climax, forming a strong 1+1+1>3. The propaganda effect has been widely welcomed by the three places. The annual Aershan Ice and Snow Festival is a time for tourists to indulge in carnivals. You can ski skating, or bathe in hot springs; you can go snow fishing in the ice-free river, and you can also enjoy the beauty of the alpine rime.
Time: December to March of the following year
Location: Aershan City, Xing’an League, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region