Harbin Ice Lantern Fair
Harbin Ice Lantern Fair is one of the four major theme parks of the Harbin Ice Festival. It was founded in 1963 and is held in Zhaolin Park every winter (usually from late December to late February). It covers an area of more than 60,000 square meters, uses about 2,000 cubic meters of ice, and has over 1,500 ice carving works. Harbin Ice Lantern Fair is the birthplace of Chinese ice lantern art, and is the world's oldest and largest large-scale outdoor ice lantern art exhibition. It is listed as one of the 37 "absolutely, strangely, beautifully, and wonderfully" tourist attractions in China, and has won several Guinness World Records.
The ice for making the ice sculptures in Harbin Ice Lantern Fair is collected from the Songhua River. Artists use the natural ice to create and sculpt various artistic works, including castles, various buildings, figures, animals, and so on. In the evening, with the aid of modern technology and lights, the whole park looks like an ice fairyland. The park has made innovations in its ice lantern works, with new changes every year. It is known as "a fairy tale that never repeats".
During the Harbin Ice Lantern Fair, international and domestic ice sculpture competitions, ice & snow calligraphy and painting exhibitions, and ice engraving creation competitions are also held in the park. An ice sculpture show area is also set up, where tourists can make ice lanterns themselves. In addition, tourists can also participate in some interesting activities such as ice slides, ice bumper cars, ice bicycles, ice-tube and even participate in fun games such as guessing lantern riddles. You can enjoy a special experience that the other theme parks cannot offer.
Harbin Ice Lantern Fair 2024 Ticket Price
The Harbin Ice Lantern Fair 2024 (aka the 50th Harbin Ice Lantern Fair) will open to the public in Zhaolin Park on December 31st, 2023. Being one of the theme park of the Harbin Ice Festival 2024, it will use over 20,000 cubic meters of ice to create more than 2,000 ice lanterns and sculptures. The park is expected to close on February 20, 2024. The Harbin Ice Lantern Fair has always been free to enter from 2018 to 2023. The policy for 2024 remains unclear. Its ticket policy before 2018 is as tabled below.
Ticket Type | Price | Apply to People |
Adult Ticket | ￥150 | People who has no special documents or cards mentioned as below |
Student & Children Ticket | ￥40 | 1. Children 1.2-1.4 meters 2. Chinese Students with valid student ID card (including schoolchildren, middle school student, college student, postgraduate student). The college students must show the second-generation resident ID card; student ID cards by other countries’ schools/universities are invalid. |
Harbin City Resident Ticket | ￥0 | 1. Harbin city residents with the second-generation resident ID card. 2. Harbin city includes 8 districts (Nangang, Daowai, Xiangfang, Pingfang, Songbei, Wulan, and Acheng) and 10 counties & county level cities (Shuangcheng, Wuchang, Tonghe, Shangzhi, Fangzheng, Yilan, Mulan, Bayan, Binxian and Yanshou) |
Armyman Ticket | ￥70 | Officers and men (on the military service) from Chinese PLA with officer's ID card or soldier ID card; officers and men (on the military service) from the Armed Police Force with officer's ID card and soldier ID card. |
Free Ticket | -- | 1. Children below 1.2 meters 2. Disabled people (Chinese) with the second-generation resident ID card 3. Mainland Chinese seniors above 70 with the second-generation resident ID card |
FAQ about Harbin Ice Lantern Fair
When is the Harbin Ice Lantern Fair 2024?
The Harbin Ice Lantern Fair 2024 is expected to open on Dec 31, 2023.
How to Get Harbin Ice Lantern Fair?
The best way is by our private car if you book our ice festival tour package. This make sure you save time, and even mony.
How Long Should I Spend in the Harbin Ice Lantern Fair?
2-3 hours
When Is the busiest time to visit the Harbin Ice Lantern Fair?
Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) is considered as the busiest time for the park have a heavy visitation of the local residents. In 2024, you should avoid Feb 10-16.
What are the opeing hours of the Harbin Ice Lantern Fair?
10:30-20:30 (10:30-17:00 on Chinese New Year's Eve)