Definition
冰城 is a nickname for Harbin (哈尔滨), the capital of Heilongjiang province in northeast China, famous for its bitterly cold winters and the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. The name literally means 'ice city' and is used in travel writing, news, and casual conversation to evoke the city's frozen identity.
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(nickname) Ice City (referring to Harbin, China)
Examples
- 冰城。Měinián dōngtiān dōu yǒu hěn duō yóukè qù bīng chéng kàn bīngdiāo.Every winter many tourists go to the Ice City to see ice sculptures.
- 冰城，。bīng chéng de dōngtiān suīrán hěn lěng, dànshì fēicháng měi.Although the Ice City's winter is very cold, it's extremely beautiful.
- 冰城，。Tā cóngxiǎo zài bīng chéng zhǎngdà, zǎo jiù xíguàn le língxià sānshí dù de tiānqì.He grew up in the Ice City and long ago got used to minus-thirty-degree weather.
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