Jan 10, 2025, Beijing Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern and Snow Carnival

Jan 10, 2025, Beijing Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern and Snow Carnival Jan 10, 2025, Longqing Gorge Ice and Snow Festival is expected to open The Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival in Yanqing is famous. The beautiful Longqing Gorge Ice Lantern Festival brings joy to visitors. This Ice Lantern and Snow Carnival features 200 ice sculptures, allowing you to fully appreciate the beauty of the exquisite ice sculpture art. Traditional ice sculptures incorporate elements of polar and ocean themes, presenting the splendor of the colorful underwater world and the theme of the Dragon King, echoing the legend of Longqing Gorge. There are also various two-dimensional ice sculptures, combining game characters and scenes with the landscape of Longqing Gorge, and a combination of colorful lights with a sense of technology and design, creating a dreamlike fairy tale world. There are also more than 100 snow sculptures, the most unmissable of which is the 100-meter snow sculpture "Dragon King Bringing Rain." Praying for rain and a good harvest is one of the connotations of China's primitive culture of water worship. The 100-meter Dragon King Bringing Rain snow sculpture shows the whole process of the Dragon King bringing rain, aiming to express the wish for favorable weather in the Year of the Dragon. 📍Detailed address: Longqing Gorge Scenic Area, Gucheng Village, Jiuxian Town, Beijing 🚉Transportation guide: [Transportation Self-driving: Navigate directly to the Longqing Gorge Scenic Area parking lot (parking fee is 20, no time limit) Bus: Take bus 919 express from Deshengmen to Nancaiyuan, Yanqing County, and transfer to bus Y15 to Longqing Gorge Station 🕙Opening hours:】Canyon ice surface: 10:00–16:00; light tour area: 17:30–22:00; ice sculpture art area: 10:00–22:00 💰Ticket price: Ice Lantern Exhibition: 140/person; Canyon ice activities: 80/person (cheaper on some apps, free for babies under 3); shuttle bus one-way 10/person, round-trip 20/person The dragon's head is high and upright, with bright eyes and a deep gaze, the dragon's body is strong and powerful, the dragon's claws are open with great effort, the dragon's tail is lively and agile, and the dragon soars into the sky, symbolizing the rise of China. 50 sets of lanterns, 2,000 tree lights, and tens of thousands of mountain Great Wall and pavilion outline lights and decorative lights make the entire Longqing Gorge look like a dream, magnificent and gorgeous. [Recommended tour route] Go on the ice first → Tenglong Elevator → Ice Lantern Exhibition → Night Light Drone Secret [Special Recommendation 1 Grand Canyon Ice Entertainment Area There are many "bubble ice" here, known as "Beijing's Lake Baikal." The lake surface is quite clean, and you can occasionally see small fish swimming under the ice! Activities: Banana boat, small ice car, and other ice entertainment activities 📝Note tips: Very cold, must wear a down jacket, frozen face! Activities are included in the ticket, but only limited to one time each The Ice Lantern Exhibition area mainly features some ice sculptures with a mythological theme, such as the Dragon Palace and the Sea-Calming Divine Needle. The venue is small and can be visited in 1 hour.