"Starting from 3am..."Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, again this year, disputes over refunds.

Opening of the 26th Harbin Ice and Snow Festival...More than 40,000 people gathered on the first day
521m Ice Slide Popular...Line up from 3 a.m.
Originally, it opened at 10 a.m. on the 21st.Bring it up to 7:30 in the morning.

[Anchor]
China's Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, the world's largest, has begun.

The refund dispute has been repeated again this year as there have been so many people waiting in line since 3 a.m. in the cold of minus 22 degrees Celsius.

This is Beijing correspondent Kang Jeong-gyu.

[Reporter]
A long line was spread out in the 'Ice Kingdom' located in the snow garden.

Travelers in winding lines are constantly moving along the railings.

[Harbin Ice and Snow Festival] People lined up like tanghulu outside. And it's still reduced inside. There was another line around the corner.]

On the first day of the Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northeast China, more than 40,000 people gathered.

In particular, the line was lined up from 3 a.m. in the cold of minus 22°C to ride the 521m ice slide.

The original opening time was 10 a.m., but we eventually had to allow entry from 7:30 a.m.

After waiting six or seven hours, when their turn doesn't come, people who are tired of the cold start shouting for refunds.

[Harbin Ice and Snow Festival Visitors: Refund! Refund! Get a refund!]

After experiencing a refund dispute last year, the ice slide increased from 14 slots to 24 this year.

It even introduced an Internet reservation system, but it did not avoid the same congestion.

Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, which has grown to 1 million square meters in conjunction with the Winter Asian Games in February next year.

[Sun Joomin / Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Marketing Department Head: The Winter Asian Games Board of Directors' 42 countries and 3 regions created the ice and snow festival landscape this year. The number is also the highest ever.]

One ice slide seems to monopolize the attention.

I'm Kang Jeong-gyu from Beijing.

Video editing;Choi Yeon-ho design;Kim Jin-ho