"As China’s famed ‘Ice City’ enters its peak season, Harbin showcased its world-renowned frozen architecture alongside iconic ice installations on Friday. Drone footage showcases gigantic snow sculptures featuring an enormous cityscape, including the Great Wall of China, a panda head, the lifelike child deity Nezha, as well as Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile Dongfeng-5C, all displayed at the 38th Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Heilongjiang. “This is my first time visiting Harbin, and the city has truly impressed me. Especially seeing these snow sculptures, I feel that Harbin's cultural tourism development is really excellent. It's very impressive and beautiful,” said visitor Mr Tang. The much-anticipated return of the dynamic Nezha animation sculpture thrilled visitors, as this heroic prince from Chinese mythology has burst into popular culture thanks to blockbuster animated films. The vibrant installation has become a powerful draw for both visitors and animation enthusiasts. Another highlight for many was the sculpture ‘National Treasure’. “The snow sculpture ‘National Treasure,’ based on the Dongfeng-5C missile, is particularly striking; it's very similar to the one shown in our previous military parade, only the colours are different, and many details are remarkably lifelike. Harbin is doing a great job, very good,” said another visitor. Covering a sprawling 1.5-million-square-metre area, the expo has transformed 120,000 cubic metres of snow into an impressive collection of 260 snow sculptures, organised into themed landscape zones. The Harbin snow sculpture expo is one of China’s most iconic winter festivals, enhancing Harbin's appeal and expanding its identity beyond the renowned Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. "