Video: 300-metre-long ice slide becomes main attraction at Harbin Ice and Snow festival
The Harbin Ice and Snow festival is considered one of the largest festival's of its kind in the world
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Your support makes all the difference.A 300-metre ice slide has proven a massive hit at this year’s Harbin Ice and Snow festival.
The ice slide, which is one of the longest ever created, has seen people queue for hours in freezing conditions to get the chance to sample the festival's main attraction which opened on 6 January.
It was first set-up in 1963 and this year’s 31st annual festival has been the biggest so far.
Alongside the slide, visitors have got the chance to can take a ride on the , as well as getting the chance to view impressive ice castles and sculptures.
The city of Harbin is China’s most northern and coldest major city, with an average daily temperature a brisk -13 °C and the average night temperature an even brisker -24°C.
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