About
Originating from the Ice Lantern Show in 1985, the Harbin Ice Festival has become one of the world's four largest ice and snow festivals, along with the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan, the Quebec Winter Carnival in Canada and Norway's Ski Festival.
The 34th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival will start from Jan 5, 2018, and last to the end of February when the ice starts to melt.
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600 swimming enthusiasts compete in minus 20
The 18th Harbin International Winter Swimming Invitational Tournament was held on Jan 5 in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province. Read More
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Snowkiter shows stunning skills in Harbin
Enthusiats do snowkiting on the snow-covered Songhua River in Harbin, the capital city of Heilongjiang province, Jan 4, 2018. Read More
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Harbin gets creative with ice and snow
A campus ice and snow festival kicked off at Harbin Institute of Technology in Harbin, Heilongjiang province on Dec 21. Read More
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Tips
Useful tourism information is provided to help arrange a nice Harbin journey.
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What to see
Harbin, enjoying a reputation of Ice City and Eastern Moscow, has rich cultural relics, as well astonishing articifal and natural landscapes to visit.
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What to eat
Harbin's food, which integrates Northeast China cuisine and Russia flavor, has gaining increasing popularity to attract tourists and food lovers.
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Where to buy
Harbin has many commercial centers to provide convenience for tourists who have interests in purchasing local food and art works.