A 51-meter-high castle, poised¹ to set the record as the world's highest and largest snow sculpture, opened to visitors on Friday in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.

周五，在中国东北的黑龙江省，一座51米高的、同时也是目前世界上最高、最大的雪塑建筑城堡正式向游客开放。

Combining both gothic and baroque styles, the "Crown² of Ice and Snow" stands on the surface of a frozen lake at Sun Island in Harbin, the provincial³ capital.

融合了哥特和巴洛克建筑风格的“冰雪之冠”，伫立在黑龙江省的省会哈尔滨的太阳岛湖面上。

More than 160 artists used more than 35,000 cubic meters of snow to build the castle, which covers an area of 2,800 square meters, said Yang Hongwei, chief designer of the 28th Sun Island Snow Expo.

第二十八届太阳岛冰雪博览会总设计师杨宏伟表示，共计超过160名建筑师，使用超过35000立方米的用雪量来建造这座占地面积2800平方米的城堡。

The castle is the main attraction of the European snow town built during the expo this year, Yang said.

杨宏伟说，这座城堡是今年世博会上建造的欧洲冰雪小镇的主要景点

Hosting a variety of snow-themed activities, Harbin attracts millions of tourists each winter.

由于举办各种以雪为主题的活动，哈尔滨每年都能吸引数以百万计的游客。