Friday, December 22, 2000, updated at 18:02(GMT+8)
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27th Ice Lantern Art Fair Opens in Harbin
The 27th Ice Lantern Art Fair opened in Harbin December 20, the capital of China's northeast province Heilongjiang.
With 2001 exquisite ice lanterns, the fair used a total of 30,000 cubic meters of ice. The art fair, with the theme "New Century and Ice Dream", has nine scenic areas. It set several records in Harbin's history-setting up the fair at the fastest speed, opening the garden at the earliest time and exhibiting the most works of art..
The Harbin Ice Lantern Art Fair, which has been held 27 times since 1963, received 26.58 million person-times. It is a grand ice art festival of world influence.