Shenyang Lce and Snow Festival：Quick Before It Melts！—— For ice sculptures, go to Harbin; for snow sculptures, Shenyang is the place.

THE Shenyang Ice and Snow Festival has been makingits name as awinter holiday destination for the past seven years, having learned much from its sister city‘s international Sapporo Snow Festival. The 2005 Sheny ang Ice and Snow Festival runs from January 15 to 21 at Shenyang Qipan Mountain International Scenery and Tourism Development Zone, China‘s biggest ski resort.     

“冰城”哈尔滨

数九寒冬，北国“冰城”哈尔滨，恰是一个银装素裹的冰雪世界，白雪盈野，冰封千里。特别是每逢元旦到春节期间，哈尔滨人民都要举行盛大的“冰灯游园会”，以五彩缤纷的冰灯、争奇斗巧的冰雕雪塑，把这座北国名城装点得瑰丽多姿，气象万千。