In northeast China’s Harbin, winter preparation starts early — a year early. As temperatures plunge below –20°C, workers have begun cutting massive ice blocks from the frozen Songhua River to prepare for next year’s Ice and Snow World.⁣ ⁣ The ice is cut straight from the river into giant bricks — 1.6 meters long, 0.8 meters wide, and over 0.5 meters thick — ready for storage and future carving. Wrapped in layers of insulating fabric, much of this natural ice will stay solid through spring and summer.⁣ ⁣ Ice storage is a long-standing tradition in Harbin, ensuring the city’s famous winter wonderland can rise again next season — bigger, brighter, and right on time.⁣ ⁣ Winter may be fleeting, but in Harbin, the magic is carefully preserved.⁣ ⁣ #iceandsnow #Harbin #ChinaTravel #ChinaMoments