Located at the bank of Songhua River, and the northern end of Zhaolin Street in Daoli District, Harbin City, Zhaolin Park is the first park in the city, built in memory of the General Li Zhaolin. Set up in 1900, it was originally named "Daoli Park" and changed to present name "Zhaolin Park" in 1946.

 

After improved in 1985, the park has become a nice place with enchanting scenery. In the east, there is Huaguo Mountain (Flower and Fruit Mountain). In the west, there lies Meigui Mountain (Rose Mountain). Xiaonan Islet is located in the south and glass flower cellar is found in the north. A man-made lake flows around in the center with five small bridges cleverly link the water area. In the park, there are Yingyue Garden, Dingxiang Garden, arbors, the open-air theatre, children's playground, skate land and flower and fish exhibition hall.

 

In spring and summer, the flowers in the park are in full bloom, the birds are twittering, it is a good summer resort. In winter, the park becomes a silver world with ice and snow.

 

The ice festival and ice lantern show renowned at home and abroad are held every winter here. When the night fell, the ice lanterns in the park combine light, sound and action in one, resplendent with a great variety of colors. The vivid and fanciful designs collect the beautiful scene in the world. By taking the nature-endowed advantage of ice and snow, and using modern science and technology, the wise and industrious people make a number of exquisitely-carved ice and snow art work in different forms and shapes. They are praised as three-dimensional paintings solidifying notes and colorful poems. The charming scenery makes visitors immerse in fantasies and forget to return home.

 

The snow festival is held every January 5 th to the late February. Every year, new changes and surprises are presented before visitors, complimented as "the non-repetitive fairy tales".

 

 

☆ Harbin Disney Ice Festival 2009

 

The 25th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will be held on January 5, 2009 in Harbin. This festival will be more international this year, since for the first time, Disneyland will participate and organize garden party in Zhaolin park. They will build castles and classic Disney cartoon characters with snow and ice.

 

Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, and other Disney cartoon stars and the cartoon scenes will be copy to the ice and snow garden party under the original proportion, which takes visitors into an "ice and snow fairyland". Also, they will launch a unique Disney show including Ice acrobatics, ice ballet, and ice circus performers and so on.

 

During the festival, there are 10 theme sections and 16 free entertainment items. Visitors could enjoy acrobatic performance, clown and magic show on the large ice arena.