1. 哈尔滨

2012年哈尔滨国际冰雪节从一月五日开幕，一直持续了三个月。而它也毫无疑问成为了“中国冬之旅”的亮点和必行地。每年的这个时候，来自世界各地的艺术家们都会聚集在哈尔滨——这个位于中国北部的，以冰雪著称的城市——给人们带来一场由冰雪，焰火组成的视觉盛宴。这确实是一场名副其实的冰雪盛宴，成千上万吨的冰雪被艺术家们用他们的奇思妙想建造成了各种建筑物，现实生活中的建筑物尺寸相仿的“冰屋”以及栩栩如生的冰雕。

Harbin

The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival 2012, started from 5th January lasting for nearly three months, is definitely the highlight and must-go of a winter tour to China. Every year, artists from around the world will gather in China's northern city Harbin to create a fantasy of ice, snow, and fireworks. There will be literally an ice city created for the festival. Tens of thousands tons of ice and snow will be used to construct buildings and restaurants in life sizes, and thousands of ice and snow sculptures will be created.

2. 园林

苏州被称为园林的故乡，它能展示出中国最多、最美的传统私家园林。在这些园林中，沧浪亭以其自然粗犷闻名，狮子林以其怪石闻名，拙政园以其静水雅阁闻名，留园以其古代建筑艺术、山水布局闻名。它们分别是宋、元、明、清的代表作。

扬州的园林突出地表现在它的建筑风格和假山艺术上。而广东式的园林因大池塘、色彩鲜艳的阁楼和茂盛的植物而扬名。

自然园林有别于其他园林，它是公众娱乐的场所。自然园林主要包含自然景致，因此看上去更为自然。著名的有杭州西湖十景，扬州瘦西湖二十四景，还有济南大明湖八景。

Gardens

Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and best traditional private gardens in China. Among them, the Pavilion of the Surging Waves is known for its rustic charm, Lion Grove for its strange rockeries, the Humble Administrator's Garden for its tranquil waters and elegant buildings, and Lingering Garden for its ancient architectural art and the arrangement of hills, waters and plants. They are the examples of the garden styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties respectively.

Gardens in Yangzhou are characterized by their architectural style and artistic rockeries, whereas Guangdong style gardens are distinguished by large ponds, brightly colored buildings, and luxuriant plants.

Landscape gardens are different and are places for public recreation. The landscape garden mainly contains natural scenes, so it looks more natural than artificial. Good examples include the ten West Lake scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four Slender West Lake scenes in Yangzhou, and the eight Daming Lake scenes in Jinan.

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