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But this icy river isn't just for extreme sports.
除了極限運動外，這條冰河還有其它用處
All the building materials for the festival at Harbin
哈爾濱冰雪節的所有建筑材料
are taken from this spot to create the city of ice.
都從這里取用，冰城由此而來
In just one week 8,000 workers cut out the 180,000 cubic metres of ice needed.
在短短一周內，八千名工人切割出了建筑所需的18萬立方米冰塊
It's only when you get closer you realise just how thick this ice is.
只有湊近了看，你才能發現這冰到底有多厚
That's around 20 inches.
大約50厘米厚
This is a proper construction project on an industrial scale.
這完全是一個工業級的建設項目
For nearly 60 years, this humble patch of earth on the outskirts of town
近60年來，哈爾濱郊外這塊不起眼的土地
has been transformed into a frozen fantasy land.
變身成為一塊冰封的夢幻世界
125,000 tonnes of rice is cut and shifted and painstakingly crafted.
人們切下12萬5千噸的冰，運到現場，精心制作
In just three weeks an entire city has emerged.
僅花了三周時間，整個冰城已然成形
Here it is in all its frosty glory.
這就是冰城的凜冬奇景
Every year there is a different theme reflecting on a period of Chinese history.
每年的冰雪節都有不同的主題，對應中國歷史上的某一時期
And this year, it is the Silk Road.
今年的主題是絲綢之路
The Silk Road was an ancient trade route linking China to the Mediterranean Sea.
絲綢之路是連接中國和地中海的一條古貿易通道
Dating from the second century BC,
早在公元前二世紀
Chinese merchants used to use it to unite the East and West.
中國商人就一直通過絲綢之路貫通中西
Looking back to the past has long been a part of Chinese culture.
回首過去是中國文化由來已久的傳統
This is a Chinese tower inspired by the Pavilion of a prince Teng,
這座中式高樓的建筑靈感來自于滕王閣
It's a classic Chinese design built to represent the country where the Silk Road began.
這座以中國傳統設計為特點的建筑，表示中國是絲綢之路的起點國家
Over here in the distance, the ice sphere Istanbul is a Byzantium masterpiece in ice.
在遠處那邊，那個伊斯坦布爾冰球是拜占庭式冰雪杰作
That's slightly off track, but over here in the distance, a nod to our Russian neighbours.
在稍偏一點的地方，在遠處那邊是代表鄰國俄羅斯的景點
The ice version of the cathedral from Moscow's Red Square by the Kremlin towers 34 metres high.
冰雕的莫斯科紅場克里姆林宮大教堂，高達34米
