The Harbin Ice Festival,started in 1985,is held annually from January 5 and lasts for over one month. Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province and this is China's original and greatest ice artwork festival。The city's location in northeast China accounts for its arctic climate which provides abundant natural ice and snow. Subsequently,the“Ice City" of Harbin is recognized as the cradle of ice and snow art in China and is famous for its exquisite and artistic ice 。