Chinese-inspired ice show coming to Winnipeg in 2016
A 12-metre high Manitoba Legislature Building and 6-metre high dinosaurs made of ice will be some of the central attractions at the Great Ice Show coming tothe Forks' National Historic Sitein 2016.
Harbin's ice castles and buildings contain LED lights which illuminate the structures at night.
"It's massive," said Zhaoof theIce and Snow World in Harbin, "they have hundreds of buildings, it's become an international festival."
The Great Ice Show in Winnipeg may not be that big, but organizers hope it will grow over time.
"I want to build something to make Winnipeg proud of their winter-time, to be proud of their city," said Zhao.
Along with an icy Legislature building and dinosaurs, the Great Ice Show offers an ice barfor adults, warming huts and a polar bear slide where kids can slide out of its mouth.
40 experienced ice builders from China will be arriving in Winnipeg on Dec. 25 to create the structures.
They start constructionon Dec. 27 and the hope is doors to theGreat Ice Show will open by late-January, said Zhao.
"As long as the temperatures do not go above -5C the structures are solid," he said.
Tickets for the Great Ice Show in Winnipeg are $25 for adults and $15 for children.