"White North of China" Harbin by ahoerner

Harbin Travel Guide: 386 reviews and 901 photos

Harbin Ice & Snow Sculpture Festival - Harbin

Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Sheng (province) in the far north of China. It is about 250km from Changchun, where we currently live.

Our first reason for this short weekend trip was the ice & snow festivals, visited by lots of tourists, with displays of impressive and beautiful art works made of snow and ice...

Besides the festival, the city has something of interesting as well. It has strong influence of Russian colonization, and being near to Russia also developed over the time strong bonds to its neighbours.

More to come soon... keep online!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Ice & snow festival in a nice city...
Cons:Incredible cold!
In a nutshell:Not only ice, cold & snow, but a city worth to be visited if you are around.

Last visit to Harbin: Jan 2005
Intro Updated Feb 2, 2005
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Reviews (14)

Streets covered with ice Warnings Or Dangers (2)

If you drive in Harbin, you will have to get used to the ice paved streets and with the large troops of street... more travel advice

Cultural presentations Off The Beaten Path (3)

While we were walking among the snow sculptures, we heard some drumming, which became louder and louder and suddenly:... more travel advice

If travelling in winter... What to Pack (1)

take heavy winter clothing, because you will need every sock, glove, scarf, jacket and so on... Take also some... more travel advice

Penguins on the street Off The Beaten Path (3)

You cannot miss the various ice sculptures all over the city... every block, every street displays many beautiful... more travel advice

Things to Do (5)
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Transportation (1)
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Comments (6)

victorwkf May 21, 2008 at 5:09 AM Report Abuse

Great information and photos of Harbin, thanks for sharing! Also, happy belated birthday to you and enjoy your travels :)
tiger9090a Sep 22, 2005 at 12:37 PM Report Abuse

'Cool' page!
deecat Apr 20, 2005 at 5:05 PM Report Abuse

Terrific travelogues! Enjoyed reading about Harbin and the ice sculptures and snow carving. Some helpful tips about weather and ice in the streets. Brilliant photographs, too.
oldmonk_92129 Feb 6, 2005 at 12:03 AM Report Abuse

Stunning pictures! I hope to go there during winter one day. Did you see the frozen Amur (Black dragon) river?
bijo69 Feb 2, 2005 at 8:14 AM Report Abuse

Hope I'll see that with my own eyes one day! Fantastic page!
b1bob Feb 2, 2005 at 7:52 AM Report Abuse

Nice job!