CHINA: ANNUAL ICE AND SNOW FESTIVAL OPENS IN NORTHERN CITY OF HARBIN

Record ID: 990790

  • Title: CHINA: ANNUAL ICE AND SNOW FESTIVAL OPENS IN NORTHERN CITY OF HARBIN
  • Date: 5th January 1999
  • Summary: HARBIN, HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE, NORTHERN CHINA (JANUARY 5, 1999) (RTV) (NIGHT SHOTS) 1. WS ARMY BANDS PLAY AS LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON 0.07 2. SLV PEOPLE WATCHING 0.12 3. PAN OFFICIAL GUESTS AT OPENING CEREMONY, PEOPLE WATCHING 0.21 4. MV GIRLS HOLDING RED FLOWERS WALK ONTO PODIUM 0.27 5. SLV BAND PLAYING 0.32 6. SLV PEOPLE WALKING ACROSS ICE BRIDGE 0.38 7. VARIOUS ICE SCULPTURES (3 SHOTS) 0.55 8. SV PEOPLE WALKING BETWEEN ICE WALLS 1.00 9. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHEN MING, 35-YEAR-OLD HARBIN RESIDENT, SPEAKING AT OPENING OF ICE FESTIVAL "This is a traditional form of fun in our home town. I am very happy about this year's sculptures" 1.09 10. LV/WS ICE SCULPTURE IN THE SHAPE OF A TRADITIONAL CHINESE PALACE BUILDINGS (2 SHOTS) 1.20 11. MV PEOPLE TAKING PICTURES IN FRONT OF ICE SCULPTURES 1.25 12. SV FAMILY LOOKING AT ICE SCULPTURES 1.30 13. WS PEOPLE LOOKING AT ICE SCULPTURES 1.35 14. WS/LV VISITORS TO ICE FESTIVAL SLIDING DOWN ICE SLIDE (2 SHOTS) 1.46 15. SV WOMAN STANDING AT WALL OF ICE 1.50 16. SCU ICE SCULPTURE SCULPTED TO LOOK LIKE FACE 1.53 17. WS NIGHT SCENES AT HARBIN ICE AND SNOW FESTIVAL 2.02 (JANUARY 6, 1999) (DAY SHOTS) 18. WS SNOW SCULPTURES ALONG STREET WITH SCULPTORS AT WORK 2.07 19. VARIOUS FIGURES BEING CARVED IN SNOW (3 SHOTS) 2.23 20. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) 35-YEAR-OLD ARTIST DU BAOYING, SPEAKING IN STREET IN FRONT OF SNOW SCULPTURES "The snow is not naturally like this. We collect the snow and press it into balls. Then we create our carvings using the balls of snow" 2.42 21. MV ARTIST WALKING INSIDE HEART-SHAPED SNOW SCULPTURE 2.48 22. SCU/SV MAN CARVING SNOW INTO SNOW SCULPTURE (2 SHOTS) 2.57 23. SLV MAN CARVING SNOW INTO FIGURE OF THREE BULLS 3.03 24. WS SNOW SCULPTURES ALONG STREET 3.08 25. SV "SNOW" WRITTEN IN ENGLISH ON SCULPTURE 3.12 26. SLV SPECTATORS CROWD AROUND SCULPTURES 3.18 27. SV FIGURE OF GIANT PEACH WITH FOUR CHILDREN DANCING AROUND IT 3.22 28. MV'S MAN AND WOMAN LOOKING AT SCULPTURE (2 SHOTS) 3.28 29. CU (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) WU PEISHEN, 50-YEAR-OLD TOURIST FROM GUANGZHOU, GUANDONG PROVINCE, SPEAKING IN STREET "I came from Guangzhou, the southernmost city in China. I've never seen snow or ice sculptures, so I feel very lucky to come to Harbin and see these ice sculptures" 3.47 30. MV SNOW SCULPTURE OF SOLDIERS OR HUNTERS WITH DOGS 3.54 31. GV PEOPLE ON SQUARE LOOKING AT SNOW SCULPTURES 4.01 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 19th January 1999 12:00
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  • Location: HARBIN, HEILONGJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Reuters ID: LVAAYM2BRWERNKEMP9WIJJL580WO
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