Harbin Ice and Snow Culture and Art Season kicks off with 2,270 performances playing a chapter in literary and artistic exchanges between China and foreign countries

China News Service, Harbin, November 6 (Shi Yifu and Yang Siying) The 2026-2027 Harbin Ice and Snow Culture and Art Season, "Ice and Snow as Media and Art in the Ice City", kicked off in Harbin on the 6th. 2,270 theatrical performances will be staged with the winter charm of the "Ice City", using literature and art as a bridge to play the movement of Chinese and foreign literary and art exchanges.

Harbin was awarded the title of "City of Music" by the United Nations. Due to the Middle East Railway, Harbin integrates Eastern and Western music culture, forming a unique open cultural atmosphere. This art season continues the cultural background of the city, using ice and snow as a medium to connect classical art, local context and trendy performing arts, promote the in-depth integration of culture and tourism, and set an international stage for promoting cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.

This art season will last from November 2026 to February 2027. Relying on the 43rd China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, it will set up high-quality concerts, high-quality drama performances, local original plays, high-quality group cultural performances, scenic street scene performances, and art Seven series of popularization, calligraphy and painting gatherings, trendy business and festival performances have launched a total of 159 key activities and 2,270 performances, continuing to polish the city's business card as a "music city" and accelerating the cultivation of new ice and snow performing arts formats covering all regions, all seasons and all ages.

Qi Xuguang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Harbin Concert Hall (Symphony Orchestra), introduced that during this art season, Harbin Concert Hall and Harbin Symphony Orchestra will launch more than 50 concerts, invite famous domestic and foreign artists to participate, and introduce Russian performance teams to Harbin to tour, using music to build a bridge for cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.

Art going beyond the theater is a distinctive feature of this art season. Performing arts scenes are set up in Central Street, Ice and Snow World, and Chinese Baroque Street. Calligraphy, painting and photography exhibitions, intangible cultural heritage displays, and charity music lectures are simultaneously launched to integrate art into the city's streets.