# @cgtneurope on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTzqFH2EouJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/53980519-cgtneurope-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/2771d2e763.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-01-22T09:00:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

## Caption

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.⁣
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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.⁣
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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.⁣
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Winter may be fleeting, but in Harbin, the magic is carefully preserved.⁣
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#iceandsnow #Harbin #ChinaTravel #ChinaMoments

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chinatravel, iceandsnow, harbin, chinamoments

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