世界最高雪塑建築"冰雪之冠"亮相冰城哈爾濱

A 51-meter-high castle, poised to set the record as the world's highest and largest snow sculpture, opened to visitors on Friday in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

週五，在中國東北的黑龍江省，一座51米高的、同時也是目前世界上最高、最大的雪塑建築城堡正式向遊客開放。

Combining both gothic and baroque styles, the "Crown of Ice and Snow" stands on the surface of a frozen lake at Sun Island in Harbin, the provincial capital.

融合了哥特和巴洛克建築風格的“冰雪之冠”，佇立在黑龍江省的省會哈爾濱的太陽島湖面上。

More than 160 artists used more than 35,000 cubic meters of snow to build the castle, which covers an area of 2,800 square meters, said Yang Hongwei, chief designer of the 28th Sun Island Snow Expo.

第二十八屆太陽島冰雪博覽會總設計師楊宏偉表示，共計超過160名建築師，使用超過35000立方米的用雪量來建造這座佔地面積2800平方米的城堡。

The castle is the main attraction of the European snow town built during the expo this year, Yang said.

楊宏偉說，這座城堡是今年世博會上建造的歐洲冰雪小鎮的主要景點

Hosting a variety of snow-themed activities, Harbin attracts millions of tourists each winter.

由於舉辦各種以雪爲主題的活動，哈爾濱每年都能吸引數以百萬計的遊客。