Visit Harbin International Snow and Ice Festival

Harbin, perfect for a winter holiday to China

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If you are looking for a winter holiday with a difference why not visit the International Snow and Ice Festivals in Harbin North East China? We offer packages which can also include some time in Beijing and a visit to the Great Wall and Yabuli Winter Resort. Our tours take a relaxing pace and even include cooking demonstrations and the option of free acupuncture and massage therapy. There is a wide variety of accommodation types in Harbin and the region has its own style of cuisine, Black Dragon Cuisine.

Harbin is China’s sixth largest city and is the regional capital of the Province of Helongjiang (about two hours from Beijing by plane). The Province is also home to China’s premier ski resort Yabuli. Harbin enjoys hot summers and very cold winters, making it an ideal base for snow and ski holidays. The legacy left by the Russians in the early part of the twentieth century is still visible in the city centre where many Rennaissance-style buildings and charming churches remain. Harbin is still a thriving trade centre today and boasts impressive conference and exhibition facilities in its new economic development zone. Harbin’s main claim to fame is its International Snow and Ice Festivals which have gone from strength to strength since 1985. The exhibits are sculpted and carved by artists from over 20 countries. The people of Harbin have made ice lanterns since early times. They were hung outside their houses on the eve of Chinese New Year in the hope they would bring good luck. In the 1960s the local community started to hold ice sculpture celebrations and competitions in the city’s parks. The first International Snow and Ice Festival was held in the city’s Zhaolin Park in 1985 and has become more impressive with every year that passes. Sculptures are lit in many spectacular colours and the festivities involve firework and laser displays. The Festivals now include huge snow sculptures on the North Bank of Harbin’s Songhua River in the Sun Island Recreation Park. There are also spectacular dance performances, ice skating rinks and thrilling ice slides. Local wedding ceremonies are also popular during the event (the clear and faultless ice and snow signifies pure love for new couples). The North East Tiger Park close to Harbin is home to more than 300 Siberian Tigers. Only three hours drive away is Yabuli Winter Resort which offers great opportunities for skiing.

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