Millennium celebration of a lifetime, in order to meet this Kuangshi Festival, the people of Harbin with its unique courage, built in the Songhua River on a snow-Disneyland, Harbin Grand World of Ice and Snow.
The 16th Harbin Ice and Snow Festival coincides with the turn of the century, to meet the arrival of 2000, the State Council and the Central Television Station Tour of the century celebration will be held at the Millennium celebration activities. Harbin in northern China's most tourist city into the current National Tourism Bureau and the Liaison Office of the first Tour of China the only city. In order to make the Tour of China Millennium celebration activities to do more grand warm, Kazakhstan foreshore municipal government decided in the 16th Ice and Snow Festival opening on December 31, 1999 and the Millennium celebrations Kazakhstan foreshore century China outbound travel for the first held at the same time. The face of the historic opportunity of a lifetime, give full play to the Harbin Ice time and space superiority, and further use of generous, architecture, pattern, Harbin launched a grand scale unprecedented super-large Ice and Snow Art boutique - Harbin Grand World of Ice and Snow, Show the world the northern city Harbin Ice and Snow Tourism culture's unique charm. Songhua River Grand World of Ice and Snow at the same time as the Millennium celebrations and the Harbin China outbound travel first-activity centre, CCTV will broadcast via satellite to the world festival success. By then will hold a grand scale, the spectacular scenes of large-scale fireworks show and the Millennium celebration activities of the large-scale carnival nights. Colorful cultural activities and snow and arts activities both organically integrated, so that the unique Ice and Snow Tourism in Heilongjiang province more attractive.
Harbin Grand World of Ice and Snow of the Songhua River river beaches, a total length of 1,030 meters, 25 meters broad at its widest point, covers an area of nearly 200,000 square meters, with the total ice volume of 60,000 cubic meters, with the total volume of 130,000 snow Cubic meters, more than 500 projects with a total investment over 30 million RMB. 5,000 construction workers participate in the construction, size of investment vehicles shipped more than 600 Ice Taiwan. Work on November 22, 1999 began preliminary work, on December 4 before they carried out the construction, which lasted 33 days, on December 25 final acceptance.
The entire park construction "Century", "Joy", "Cartoon door" three doors as the center, forming East and West, the three most, including the "Voice of the century", "Cartoon world", "Adventure park" "Ice style" and "Resort Huange" five major scenic spots: First, the Millennium celebration activities to the theme of "the" Voice of scenic spots, from Shenlong, the Clock Tower, the Voice of return and the composition of the square stage four , Including Century dragon, the door, two-Water, the bell, the China table, joy galleries, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, the junior's Church in Macao, Taiwan Chi Qianlou, Harbin 50 glorious Exhibition Gallery, and other landscape and the other is Children's entertainment to the theme of "cartoon world" scenic spots, with jade-free spring, Northland scenery, the Snow Deere, Songhe Yannian, Underwater World, Snow White, Santa Claus, the Russian tour group of eight scenic spots And 288 pagodas, snow-capped mountains Wofo, castles Qingsi, snow children, snow house, and so many spots and the Great Wall, animal shaped maze, such as slides and fun for children aged characteristics of Ice and Snow recreational facilities; Third is interesting to participate in activities The theme of "Adventure park" area, with snow-capped mountains tramway, rock climbing, thrills, such as the Arctic Pursuit of entertainment projects; Fourth is the theme of ice activities, "Ice style" scenic spots, with skating rink, ice, Pumping ice Ga, mysterious canyons, such as ice time tunnel of entertainment, and for visitors heating, rest of the greenhouses, garden style yurts; five on the theme of snow activities, "a resort Huange" scenic spots, with ski resort , Snow football field, motorized snow, and snow tower, windmill and other attractions beyond the Great Wall.
Songhua River Grand World of Ice and Snow qualities of momentum, Jiangxinduju, the unique charm and into ideological, fun to watch, participatory, entertainment in a park, Harbin Ice and Snow created a history of the construction works of the seven most.
First, the largest project the scale of this century. The entire park covers an area of the total, with the total volume of Ice and Snow with the project settings are more than the previous Harbin Ice and Snow Festival 3-4 times, being possible be called first in the world;
Second, building a single world record. "Century clock tower," the main 33 meters high, reached a high of 36.9 meters, creating the world's most Ice and Snow building height;
Third, new materials technology. In the domestic Ice works for the first time introduced Ice color, low-temperature fountain, made of artificial Snow, and other new technologies, new materials;
Fourth, setting up the project. Show the past Bingdeng distinguish to carry out Grand World of Ice and Snow basis of the masses of snow and ice activities, a more prominent participation, entertainment and fun, set up with all ages, Yasugongshang, rich with the activities of more than 100 projects.
Fifth, the most open regional activities. The first time in the same park built into a large ski resorts, ice skating rinks, snow football field, ice Di Shigao Square and other big projects for visitors to participate in the variety of Ice and Snow sports has provided a vast space.
Sixth, breaking the restricted zone. Location in the broad field of vision river beaches, Pinglan towards the embankment along the Yangtze River, the entire Grand World colorful and the human landscape of a thousand miles of frozen natural seamless, panoramic view.
Seventh, innovative new layout. In accordance with the "two horizontal, two vertical, two-launched" the planning and development of ideas. Stalin along the park, two horizontal axis friendship Road, Central Avenue, Shangzhi Street two vertical axis, on both sides of the road set up small ice King and lighting. And the Grand World of Ice and Snow emitted two lines, the South may be "two horizontal and two vertical" to Zhaolingongyuan Bingdeng Expo, the North may be leading to the Winter Swimming, river sports, and in Cité Soleil district Xuediao Northeast Tiger Park, the formation of Grand World of Ice and Snow as the center, north and south echoes closely co-ordinated the city's tourism landscape of Ice and Snow.
In order to melting snow after the Grand World of Ice and Snow left a souvenir, Harbin decided to build a "century bell" hanging in the park. The bell in the "century" Voice of scenic areas, re-5.3 tons, 2.58 meters high bell symbol of Harbin in 2000 to accelerate the development of a diameter of 2,000 mm (symbol 2000), 10-minute appearance cast a 12-Block, Hashi Ah Cheng drawn from the discovery of gold on behalf of the Millennium copper dragon, a symbol of 1.2 billion Longdechuanren happy-Millennium. Circular impact, symbol of the rising sun. Shuiwen bottom, a symbol of the Songhua River. On the bell engraved with Hashi calligrapher with inscriptions written in English, page, a total of 188 characters. The entire 10-minute simple clean lines, both antique atmosphere, the atmosphere is also rich era, this is also ancient. 31 December 1999, days of the night, meet in 2000 in the new century, the bell has sounded here, it became the people of Harbin celebrate the historical evidence of the Millennium.
