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Harbin, a city in the northeast of China, drew greatattention and became the hottest tourist city last winter. In fact, on January 5th every year, the city of Harbin innortheast China into a winter wonderland. Tourists from all around the world come to visit the ice and snow festival.
The festival started in 1963 and began as a winter party. The festival often lasts for one month. However, if the weather stays cold and dry, it will for a few more days. Temperatures are usually very low. They can go down to -17℃. Ice sculptors (雕塑家) use different tools to shape the hard ice and snow. These sculptors show their works in two main areas. "Sun Island" has huge snow sculptures of people and animals. "Ice and Snow World" has sculptures of buildings. At night, these buildings light up brightly-colored lights. Visitors can do a lot of other , such as skiing and ice sliding. They can also go swimming in the icy waters of the Songhua River.
