Dragon of ICEHOTEL
Design Bao Hongyu & Guo Baiwei | ICEHOTEL 36 | Available December 2025 - April 2026
Dragon of ICEHOTEL
Bao Hongyu & Guo Baiwei
About the art suite
The dragon is one of China's mythical creatures and represents power and prosperity. It is a supernatural being with squamae and horns around the body and according to Chinese legend it has the power to walk, fly and swim.
In ancient times we had a lot of natural calamities, like floods and drought. The dragon had the power to spray the fire and water. According to the legend, the dragon lived on the bottom of the ocean, so every time there was trouble with the climate we prayed for help, and the dragon jumped out of the ocean and flew into the sky to spray fire or water.
We hope this theme can bring peace and prosperity to the world.
Listen to the story
About the artists
Gao Hongyu is just an ordinary man who grew up in the city of Harbin in China. Since he was a young child, he has liked snow and ice. He has been working with his passion as a carver since the 1990s, when the ice and snow events of Harbin started to be noted around the world.
Gui Baiwei is an artist but used to work in a factory in the city of Quqihar when he was young. Since the 1980s he has settled down as a pro carver in Quqihar.
