Our plan is 18 & 19 Dec 2012 at Harbin. Is the Ice & Snow site open for public?

Hi, according to the experience of the past years and the plan of the authority, the Ice & Snow Festival would start the soft opening at the late days of Decmber, 2012. It might be around 25th, Dec. Then the festival would last until middle or late February. Generally speaking, as the soft opening is carried out, it would open to the public.