DearLiMing
Howiseverythinggoing?IheardthatyouarecomingtoHarbinthiswinner.
Iamgaldthatwecangettogethersoon.Hereissomeintroduction,youcanlearnmoreaboutthiscity.
Harbin,thecapitalcityofHeilongjiangProvince,isathrivingindustrialcenterinnortheastern
China.Nicknamed“IceCity”,itattractsbothlocalresidents,aswell
asvisitorsfromaroundChinaandabroad,foritsInternationalIceand
SnowFestivalheldannuallyfromJanuary5toFebruary5.Thehighlightofthefestivalisanimpressiveartisticicelantern
exhibitionfeaturingiceandsnowcarvingsdisplayedinZhaolinPark
andonthefrozenSonghuaRiver.
Thefancifulicesculpturesarecraftedintheshapesofanimals,
plants,buildingsorlegendaryfigures.Manyworldfamousmonuments
includingcathedrals,thepyramids,thePotalaPalaceandtheGreatWall
aremeticulouslycarvedoutofice,sometimesinspectacularlygiant
sizes!Lotsofthesculpturesareilluminatedfrominsidewithcolorful
lightsandareespeciallystunningwhenseenatnight.
Hopeyoucanseeitsoon.
Yours,
WangLin