Back in the northeast in mid winter
回溯到東北地區的往昔冬日
the Great Wall still dominates the landscape
長城依舊支配著這塊土地
Originally built tokeep outdangerous warriors
最初建立以防范外敵入侵
today it's a little more than a curiosity
如今成為了世界奇觀
The Han Chinese whose ancestors built the Wall
先祖筑建了長城的漢族人
now live in great cities like Harbin
現在大多聚居在如哈爾濱之類
far to the north.
的極北城市
Each year the artists of Harbin
每年 哈爾濱的藝術家們
get ready for a special winter celebration
都為了一場特殊的冬季盛會而做準備
Giant blocks of ice from nearby rivers
從臨近河道中取來的巨大冰塊
undergo a magical transfermation
正被施予一場不可思議的改造
Tourists flock to Harbin from all over China
中國各地的旅客們齊聚哈爾濱
to see the spectacular carvings
來觀賞這些壯美的冰雕藝術品
and the ice city that hassprung upall around
一座冰雪之城拔地而起