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Multiple ice- and snow-centric tourist destinations in north-eastern China have been forced to close one to two weeks earlier than usual due to rising temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Harbin Ice & Snow World announced<\/a> that it would no longer accept visitors after 15 February due to \u201crising temperatures and windy weather.\u201d Located in China’s northernmost province, Heilongjiang, the theme park usually closes<\/a> for the season in late February or early March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Harbin Daily, the city\u2019s temperature rose<\/a> sharply on 12 February to a daytime high of approximately 4C, which was followed by another rise four days later. Upstream News said<\/a> some of the park\u2019s smaller snow and ice sculptures became structurally unstable or even collapsed as the temperature rose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 31 December, the Harbin attraction was recognised<\/a> by Guinness World Records as \u201cthe world’s largest ice and snow theme park\u201d. It was open for a total of 61 days this winter and received 2.71 million<\/a> visitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just after the Harbin closure announcement, The Paper reported<\/a> that the Heilongjiang skiing destination Xuexiang National Forest Park had also halted operations, while Beijing Youth Daily detailed<\/a> multiple other unusual closures of ice and snow attractions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This winter has ushered in a significant rise in Chinese ice and snow tourism. The city of Harbin became the most popular destination: Xinhua News Agency reported<\/a> that between 10 and 17 February alone, it hosted more than 10 million visitors, generating 16.42 billion yuan (US$2.28 billion) in tourism revenue \u2013 a year-on-year increase of 235%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this enthusiasm has been reined in by China\u2019s mild winter. Southern Weekend investigated<\/a> 50 ski resorts in China to discover that, since November, 10 have delayed opening or temporarily suspended operations due to \u201ctoo-high temperatures\u201d. During December\u2019s Jilin Ice and Snow Industry International Expo, the honorary secretary-general of the UN World Tourism Organization issued<\/a> this warning: \u201cThe first challenge that ice and snow tourism destinations need to face is global warming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that warming is not only causing rising temperatures. This week, northern, central and eastern China has experienced widespread snowfall and freezing, with Beijing Youth Daily reporting<\/a> plummeting temperatures and the closure of multiple scenic spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read China Dialogue’s <\/em>earlier report on how China should respond to ice melt under climate change<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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