STORY: China's Harbin attracts summer tourists with "off-season ice and snow"
DATELINE: June 23, 2024
SHOOTING DATE: June 24, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:50
LOCATION: HARBIN, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the attractions
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN ZEMIN, Deputy Director of Marketing Department of Harbin Ice and Snow World Co., Ltd.
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG YUYING, Staff member of Sun Island Scenic Area
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YU GUOHUI, Tourist from Guangdong
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): Russian tourists

STORYLINE:

Harbin in China's northernmost Heilongjiang Province has become a must-visit tourist destination to stay cool in summertime as well as enjoy unique "off-season ice and snow" attractions.

Spanning an area of 23,000 square meters, the Fantasy Ice and Snow Hall offers visitors a chance to marvel at intricate ice sculptures and experience the enchanting ambiance created by the blend of ice, snow, light and shadow.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN ZEMIN, Deputy Director of Marketing Department of Harbin Ice and Snow World Co., Ltd.
"The indoor temperature of our ice and snow hall is kept between minus 8 and minus 12 degrees Celsius all year round, making a chance for visitors to feel the charm of Harbin's ice and snow in summer."

In the Sun Island Ice and Snow Art Museum, visitors can admire various lifelike ice sculptures.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG YUYING, Staff member of Sun Island Scenic Area 
"Our ice and snow art museum makes up for the regrets that many tourists cannot see the ice lanterns and snow sculptures when they come to Harbin in spring, summer and autumn."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YU GUOHUI, Tourist from Guangdong
"I'm from Guangdong. I haven't expected that I could see ice and snow even in the hot month of June. It's worth visiting."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): Russian tourists
"Harbin is great!"

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China.
(XHTV)