Live: Ice mining for Harbin International Ice Festival starts on Songhua river

      Harbin, the capital city of China's northernmost province, Heilongjiang, is renowned for its ice and snow culture, which is vividly displayed at Harbin International Ice Festival every year. The festival also kicks off the city's winter tourist season. At the ice mining event, ice miners in traditional Chinese costumes sing songs while cutting the ice into rectangular blocks and dragging them from the river. The ice blocks collected from the Songhua River are crystal clear with no impurity spots, making them the perfect materials for creating ice sculptures. Join CGTN to have a closer look!