Jihua Ski Resort （吉华滑雪场）is an ideal place for you to let off some steam while you are on a Harbin tour in winter. This ski resort is situated in a basin surrounded on four sides by mountains with a light wind and rich snow resources. With its ski trails on the shady sides, Jihua Ski…
Miaofeng Mountain Maofengshan, or Miaofeng Mountain is one of the famous mountains located in Mentougou, about 60km northwest of Tiananmen Square in the centre of Beijing. Miao Feng Shan literally means “mountain of wonderful peak”. Its highest peak reaches the altitude of 291 meters. Miaofeng Mountain is well known for the old temples on its…
Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, the largest in the world, is mainly composed of two major venues – Harbin Ice and Snow World and Harbin Sun Island. Harbin Sun Island has annually sponsored Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo ever since 1988. Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo (太阳岛国际雪雕艺术博览会) is an important…
Suan Cai, literally “sour vegetable”, is a traditional Chinese pickled Chinese cabbage. Jiaozi are a kind of Chinese dumplings eaten across China, especially popular in Northern China. Jiaozi with Suan Cai fillings mixed with minced pork are the most festive food during Chinese New Year in Dongbei ( Northeast China ). Dongbei (Northeast China) is historically…
“Harbin Ice and Snow World, China” (中国·哈尔滨冰雪大世界) is the brand name of the oft-lauded as one of the major venues for the largest Ice and Snow Festival in the world. Location of Harbin Ice and Snow World The venue is located 3.3 km north of Songhuajiang Road Bridge on the west side of Sun Island…
Plan your Hebei Tour? Located in the northwest of Hebei Province, the low profile and often neglected Zhangjiakou (张家口) is now in the limelight, which is mainly caused by two factors below: 1) Beijing Zhangjiakou Highspeed trains have been put into operation; 2) Beijing and Zhangjiakou together hold the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. It is worth…
Plan your Harbin tour in winter? For a first-time visitor, one of the top things to do in Harbin in winter is to watch the local winter swimmers to brave the extremely cold Songhua River and swim basically under 20 degrees Celsius. When originally the Winter Swimming started Harbin? Winter swimming in Harbin is a…
Strolling along Zhongyang Street, having a bite of Madie’er Popsicles at the temperature of -20℃, and playing at Harbin Ice and Snow Happy Valley ( Stalin Park at the north end of Zhongyang Street) are three of the top things to do in winter in Harbin, a unique and exotic experience in Harbin. Meaning of…