Published: June 27th, 2022,
Last updated: June 27th, 2022

Heatwave, sweat pouring out of every pore, and still no AC within reach? Why not cool off with a bite off Shanghai’s Pearl Tower? Or Beijing’s Temple of Heaven? Or perhaps lick the famous Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang? In China, famous landmarks are now available in vanilla, strawberry and grape-rum. Last year, stylish popsicles – known in Chinese as „ice stick“ 冰棍儿 bīnggùr or „snow cake“ 雪糕 xuěgāo – went viral. And this summer, the Chinese are once again feasting on social media-worthy miniature cultural treasures from the freezer. Fancy a little ice skating through the most famous sights on a stick? Here come some stars of the scene!