Harbin self-guided tour in August, four to five days

In fact, traveling to Harbin is not interesting. But since you want to come, there are a few places you can go. Some time ago, I just made a very detailed Harbin travel plan for a friend

Northeast Travel Plan - Harbin Station

Time: 2 days

Itinerary:

The first day: Sophia Church - Flood Control Memorial Tower - Stalin Park - Sun Island

- Dragon Tower

The second day: Harbin Industry University - Heilongjiang Forest Botanical Garden - Central Street

Accommodation arrangement: Harbin Institute of Technology International Student Apartment Price: 35 yuan/day

(Reason for selection: The campus is relatively safe and quiet . The atmosphere on campus is good, and the price is relatively affordable.)

Detailed itinerary

Arriving at Harbin Station → Harbin Institute of Technology (take bus 11 and get off at the third stop). Car)

The first day of travel

Breakfast: Harbin Institute of Technology Bachelor Building (canteen) Try Northeastern millet porridge, black rice cakes, and pies. A simple breakfast to make your journey easier!

First stop: Sophia Church (Bus route: No. 10. Get off at Qiulin Company Station)

Departure time: 08:00 Stay time: 40 minutes.

Attraction introduction:

Sofia Church is the largest Orthodox church in the Far East. Founded in March 1907, it was originally a church accompanying Tsarist Russia in building the Middle East Railway. It covers an area of ??721 square meters, has a height of 53.35 meters, and a Latin cross layout. It is a typical Byzantine style building. After the liberation of Harbin, the Soviet government transferred the property rights of the church to the Harbin Municipal Government. After the church closed in 1960, it served as a warehouse for Ha Bai and a practice room for the theater. During the Cultural Revolution, the church was severely damaged, the main body of the building was damaged, and the murals, bells, and crosses in the church were lost. In 1986, the church was listed as a municipal first-class protected building by the Harbin Municipal Government. In November 1996, it was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit by the State Council. In June 1997, the Harbin Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government carried out a comprehensive renovation of the church and its surrounding areas, naming it Harbin Architectural Art Museum.

Second stop: Flood Control Memorial Tower (Bus route: No. 201. Get off at Architectural Art Square-Flood Control Memorial Tower Station)

Stay time: 30 minutes.

Attraction introduction:

Flood Control Memorial Tower

Harbin Flood Control Victory Memorial Tower, located on the picturesque south bank of the Songhua River, is a symbol of this heroic city . It was built in 1958 to commemorate the people of Harbin City's victory over the catastrophic flood in 1957. The designers are Bagis, Lee Kuan Yew, and Zyelev. The memorial tower consists of a three-dimensional tower body and an attached corridor. The tower is 22.5 meters high. The base of the tower is made of stones, which means that the embankment is strong and indestructible. The fountain in front of the base of the tower symbolizes that the brave and wise people of Harbin are taming the stormy river water into a long stream, which is beneficial to all. to benefit the people. The lower step of the tower represents an altitude of 119.72 meters, marking the highest water level when the flood inundated Harbin in 1932; the upper step represents an altitude of 120.30 meters, marking the highest water level when the city's people overcame the flood in 1957.

Third stop: Stalin Park (next to the Flood Control Memorial Tower)

Stay time: 1 hour

Attraction introduction:

Stalin Park

Stalin Park

Stalin Park was built in 1953 and was originally called "Riverside Park". The park is located on the south bank of the Songhua River in the urban area. It starts from the Songhua River Railway Bridge in the east and ends at Jiuzhan Park in the west. It has a total length of 1,750 meters. It is a strip-shaped open park built along the embankment and the water. It is similar to the famous "Sun Island" at home and abroad. The scenic area faces each other across the river and covers an area of ??105,000 square meters. It imitates Russian classical architectural style and features colorful "five-color grass flower beds" throughout the park, as well as "Swan Spreading Wings" and "Three Young People" distributed among the green spaces. ", "Start", "Diving", "Dancing Sword" and other sixteen groups of various art sculptures are famous at home and abroad. It is a regular park built along the river embankment, one kilometer long from east to west and 50 meters wide from north to south. It absorbs the European garden style and improves it. It has the same simple and rough features as the northerners. It is unique and unique among many parks across the country. Flower beds, statues and lawns in the garden. The seats, round lamps, railings and Russian classical toy-style buildings are novel and unique, forming a wonderful world like a fairy tale. Located on the south bank of Songhua River, it covers an area of ??100,000 square meters and faces the famous Sun Island across the river. Before the 1950s, this was a dedicated railway line and shipping terminal.

It’s lunch time!

Lunch location: A dumpling restaurant in Laodu: No. 25 West Thirteenth Street

A "time-honored brand" is known for its wide variety and excellent color, aroma, taste and shape. "One of the unique features of Northeast China".

The three fresh dumplings are the most popular, "No other place can make this taste"; the home-cooked cold dishes are "all good", and the "Northeastern specialty smoked sauce" is also famous

Fourth stop: Sun Island

Route: You can take a cruise across the Songhua River (ticket: 2 yuan) or walk across the Songhua River along the railway bridge (it’s a good choice to stand on the high bridge and enjoy the scenery of the Songhua River!)< /p>

Stay time: 3 hours.

Attraction introduction:

Sun Island Scenic Area is located on the north bank of the Songhua River in Harbin City, across the water from the bustling urban area. It is a famous tourist summer resort in the country. The total area is 88 square kilometers, of which the planned area is 38 square kilometers, and the peripheral protected area is 50 square kilometers. It is a river floodplain wetland grassland type scenic spot.

Sun Island is surrounded by clear water and has charming scenery. It has the characteristics of simple, rough and natural wilderness scenery. The seasonal changes here are very obvious. In spring, the mountain flowers are blooming, the grass is luxuriant, the green leaves are full of branches, the birds are chirping, the running water is tinkling, and the clear springs and waterfalls form a scene where thousands of people are singing and the flowers are blooming. The garden has an unstoppable feeling of spring; in summer, the willows are green and flowers are red, the vegetation is luxuriant, the flowers are fragrant, the sand is white, the water is white, the river is vast, and tourists are everywhere; in autumn, the maples are red and the cypresses are green, the golden leaves are everywhere, and the old gardens are full of yellow flowers and forests. A trip to the island is like strolling through a colorful wonderland; in winter, the dancing snow, jade trees and silver flowers, and the silver-covered scenery form a unique northern landscape picture, known as " The scenery of the North is as beautiful as that of the South of the Yangtze River. The annual Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo has long been famous at home and abroad as an important part of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. The poetic and picturesque artistic conception of "white snow, green islands, red lights, and boiling below zero" allows you to fully experience playing with ice. The endless fun of snow.

Browse attractions:

1 Shuige Yuntian

Shui Ge Yuntian is mainly about water and white birches

The main landscape of Shuige Yuntian Shiliu and Baihua Water Pavilion Yuntian is one of the most classic landscapes in Sun Island Park. It was built in 1980 and completed in 1981. The main scenic area is 1515 square meters. The four characters "Shuige Yuntian" were inscribed by Chen Lei, the former governor of Heilongjiang Province. In the third phase of the renovation project in 2005, Shuige Yuntian Scenic Area was transformed from Chinese style to European style.

2． Sun Waterfall

Sun Waterfall and Pavilion Sun Waterfall covers an area of ??about 15,000 square meters, is 132 meters long and 7 meters high. Sun Waterfall is a newly added man-made landscape in the third phase of the comprehensive renovation project of Sun Island. The original site was the foreign language department of Harbin No. 3 Middle School. The artificial waterfall flies straight down. Although it is not as spectacular as the natural one, it still gives people a sense of momentum. Inside the waterfall cave is a uniquely designed promenade with a natural cave.

3. Northeast Anti-Japanese Anti-Japanese War Memorial Garden

The Northeast Anti-Japanese Anti-Japanese War Memorial Park is located within the embankment of Sun Island. The eastern region was built to commemorate the Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces and has now become the largest Anti-Japanese War education and memorial base in Northeast China. The memorial garden covers an area of ??36,000 square meters, with sculptures of anti-Japanese warriors, lakes and grasslands as the core. The expression style is different from the previous solemn memorial model. The combination of other landscapes recreates the anti-Japanese battlefield between white mountains and black waters.

4. Russian Exhibition Hall

The Russian Art Exhibition Hall is located in the northeast of the park, with a usable area of ??1,742 square meters. The exhibition hall building and surrounding garden environment are all in Russian style. The exhibition hall highlights the geographical advantages and cultural interaction between Harbin and Russia, and has the simple display space and display style of a folk collection hall. The Russian Art Exhibition Hall has more than 4,000 collections and more than 1,200 exhibits. It is currently the largest private collection exhibition hall in China. There are three main exhibition areas: permanent exhibition area, temporary exhibition area, and art exchange and creation demonstration area

5. Russian-style town

Russian-style town is located in the south of Sun Island Scenic Area, close to Songhua River, echoing Central Street and Stalin Park, covering an area of ??more than 100,000 square meters. It takes 10 minutes by boat to reach the town from the old town of Harbin on the south bank of the Songhua River, and about 20 minutes by car.

The town is a tourist and leisure town with a strong Russian style. Its characteristic is that it creates a feeling of outbound tourism in China. All unique. The entire town is composed of 27 villas and houses that reflect the simple Russian style of the early 20th century. These buildings have been repaired in accordance with the original Russian style, keeping their original appearance as much as possible. In addition, the town also has iconic Russian-style buildings and facilities such as squares, sculptures, performance halls, and the reconstructed Miniajor Western Restaurant, making the structure of the town more complete. These villa groups with Russian folk style not only appeared earlier in China, but are also extremely rare in Russia. They have high architectural value and profound cultural connotation and historical significance. They are an important part of Harbin and even the entire modern Chinese architecture. a valuable cultural heritage.

6. Bronze Piano

The most significant attraction on Sun Island is the bronze piano. There are three reasons for this: First, the bronze piano represents the image of Harbin as a music city. From before liberation until now, Harbin has been famous throughout the country as a music city; second, the piano was donated by the Life Newspaper, which also reflects the people's The significance of the park being built by the people; thirdly, the shape of the bronze piano is the only one seen in the country.

The significance of the piano is not only this. The peace dove above the piano makes Mr. Yan feel that it is of special significance. It means that under the bright sunshine, life and peace coexist.

It’s dinner time!

Having just enjoyed the Russian customs, of course I want to have a Russian meal!

Dinner location: Huamei Restaurant

Address: No. 112, Central Street, Daoli District

The "oldest" Western restaurant, located in the "oldest" Western restaurant on Central Street "Busty" area. The decoration is "luxurious" and "each floor has a different style." It produces Russian-style Western food, including canned beef, canned sheep, and canned shrimps that you can never get tired of eating. Red cabbage soup and leba are also classics. The price is "inexpensive". Service quality is "inversely proportional to the number of people dining".

Third stop: Dragon Tower

Route: Take bus 112. Get off at Longta Station.

Departure time: 6:30 Stay time: 3 hours

Attraction introduction:

Dragon Tower is located in the Economic and Technological Development Zone of Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. It is a comprehensive multi-functional tower that integrates radio and television transmission, tourism, catering and entertainment, advertising, wireless communications, environmental and meteorological monitoring and other functions. It is a national AAAA-level tourist scenic spot. The Dragon Tower is 336 meters high and has a total construction area of ??16,600 square meters. It ranks first among steel structure towers in Asia and second in the world. The tower body consists of four parts: the bottom tower base, the middle tower body, the upper tower and the top antenna. The tower base consists of one underground floor and four above ground floors forming a spherical crown shape. The cross-section of the tower is regular octahedron and the vertical surface is parabolic. The Heilongjiang Provincial Radio and Television Tower is located at 181 meters to 216 meters and consists of a flying saucer-shaped lower tower and a spherical upper tower. The antenna is located between 220.5 meters and 336 meters. The Dragon Tower has attracted worldwide attention with its unique architectural appearance and profound brand image status and has become an iconic landscape in Heilongjiang Province.

Attractions in the scenic spot

The Dragon Tower is now 336 meters high. It is the tallest steel tower in Asia, second only to the Kiev Tower in Ukraine, and second in the world. It consists of the tower base and the tower body. , towers, antennas and other parts. The World Scenery Corridor in the tower has a total length of 269.2 meters and a total area of ??716.435 square meters. It realistically reproduces famous landscapes from all over the world with large walls.

The Science and Technology Park activity area is located in the basement of the tower and the second floor of the tower. You can wander in the world of high technology and cutting-edge science. The charming space is endless and will make you linger; the MTV photography and recording studio will help you become a colorful star. Dream; more than 10,000 square meters of shared space, spacious and bright, transparent and refreshing; the transparent elevator on the tower is the first of its kind in China, taking you up quickly and excitingly; reaching the observation floor at 181 meters, Seeing everything in the distance, stepping on the transparent fiberglass floor feels like walking in the clouds; the 185-meter-high revolving restaurant adopts the first staggered platform in China, which integrates viewing and dining, creating a new concept of catering in Habu.

Tourism resources

The dragon pagoda body design is unique, and its internal tourism resources are even more colorful:

The Shrine of the Descendants of Yan and Huang - Heilongjiang Province The only landscape architecture with the theme of "Yanhuang".

Descendants of the Dragon Wax Museum - exhibits lifelike wax figures of Chinese emperors from past dynasties.

Confucius Academy - displays precious cultural relics related to Confucianism and Confucius, and displays the style of contemporary students.

Dynamic 4D Cinema - the first high-tech cinema in the province that integrates all-round dynamic effects and 4-dimensional movie images.

World Movie Poster Corridor - collects world-famous movie posters to display the charm of movies.

Hands-on Park - Awarded the title of "Heilongjiang Province Youth Science Popularization Base", it introduces high-quality exhibition items from the China Science and Technology Museum, and also has an archeology bar, a fishing bar, a photo bar and many other projects.

World Scenery Corridor - with a total length of 269.2 meters and a total area of ??716.435 square meters, famous landscapes from all over the world are vividly reproduced on large walls.

The 181-meter sightseeing floor - equipped with the world's longest "Thrilling Ring of Walking in the Clouds" and the world's first "Aerial Celebrity Hand Museum".

186 meters is the UFO Revolving Restaurant - the first staggered revolving platform in China, with an area of ??1,256 square meters. It is the largest sky restaurant of the same height in the world.

The 190-meter outdoor sightseeing platform - enjoy the high-altitude beauty from a 360-degree perspective, and there is also a butterfly gallery, which displays more than 2,000 species of rare Chinese and foreign butterfly specimens.

203m Jinyuan Cultural Exhibition - Exhibiting a large number of historical relics of the Jin Dynasty collected by the Jinshangjing Museum.

The 206-meter Prayer Hall - a collection of Ming Dynasty treasures and ancient Buddhas from four famous Buddhist mountains. It is divided into three themed exhibition halls: Zhi Pavilion, Cai Pavilion and Yun Pavilion.

The next day

Breakfast location: Duck Blood Vermicelli Shop in Harbin Institute of Technology Food Gallery

Needless to say, the authentic taste of Nanjing is super delicious

First stop: Harbin Institute of Technology

Stay time: 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Introduction to attractions:

Harbin Institute of Technology was founded in 1920 and is located in Harbin, a famous northern city known as "Moscow of the East". Affiliated to the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. After more than 80 years of construction, it has developed into a nationally famous and internationally renowned key university that is mainly engineering and combines science, engineering, management and liberal arts. It is an open and research-oriented multi-disciplinary university.

Harbin Institute of Technology has been a school open to the outside world since its establishment. After liberation, it was one of the two institutions designated by the Chinese government to learn from the advanced education system of the Soviet Union. In various historical periods, the development of Harbin Institute of Technology has always received key support from the state. It has been a national key university since it became one of the first six key universities identified by the country in 1954. In 1984, it was listed as one of the 15 universities for key construction by the country. In 1996, it became one of the first batch to enter the national "211 Project" In 1999, it was identified by the country as one of the nine universities to be built in accordance with the goal of becoming a world-renowned high-level university.

Attractions to visit:

1. Harbin Institute of Technology Campus

2. Colleges

3. Harbin Institute of Technology Library

4. Harbin Institute of Technology History Museum

5. Harbin Institute of Technology Robotics Research Institute

6. Harbin Institute of Technology Main Building

It’s lunch time again

Lunch Location: Youyuan Youyuan Cake Casserole House

Address: No. 81, Jiaohua Street, Nangang District (near Harbin Institute of Technology)

The best casserole in Harbin! This restaurant’s lion’s head tofu casserole is the most popular. You should always try this Guobao Pork! Legend has it that this is the most authentic restaurant in Harbin.

Second stop: Heilongjiang Forest Botanical Garden

Route: Take Route 81 from Harbin Institute of Technology and get off at the Botanical Garden Station.

Departure time 13.30 Stay time: 3 hours

Attraction introduction:

Heilongjiang Forest Botanical Garden was founded in 1958. It was officially opened to the outside world in 1988 and was approved as Harbin National Forest Park by the Ministry of Forestry in 1992. The Botanical Garden is located in the Power Zone of Harbin City, covering an area of ??136 hectares. It is the most representative Northeastern cold temperate botanical garden in my country and the only forest park located in a provincial capital city in my country. There are 13 plants of different styles in the park, including a specimen garden, a medicinal botanical garden, a spring garden, a scissored arboretum, a tulip garden, a rare and endangered botanical garden, an autumn leaf winter garden, a hundred gardens, an orchard, a rose garden, and a willow garden. Specialized garden. There are more than 1,200 species of plants from Northeast, North China, Northwest and some foreign countries planted in the park. This is the essence of the botanical garden. When you walk in here to appreciate the colorful plant world, you also cultivate your sentiments. The park also has a 12,000-square-meter garden lake, a 48-meter-high Qingyun Tower, the Wanshou Mountain surrounded by greenery, and a 10,000-square-meter ecological leisure square with a large musical fountain. Nine dragon walls, dragon and phoenix dolls, concentric walls, fortune clocks, twelve zodiac signs, viewing pavilions and other simple and elegant sculptures and landscape sketches in different shapes make people forget to leave. It is known as the showcase and epitome of vegetation in the Greater Khingan Mountains, Lesser Khingan Mountains and Changbai Mountains. It welcomes you with its rich and vast forest atmosphere, fresh and elegant ecological environment, unique and beautiful garden landscapes, and complete and thoughtful service facilities.

Harbin Forest Botanical Garden has important cold temperate plant bases such as forest tree specimen garden, medicine garden, forest plant geographical area, aquatic plant area, poplar experimental area, precious timber species area, economic plant area, fruit tree area, etc. , now ranks among the country's large botanical gardens, and is the country's only national forest park located in a city. In the park, there are forest families with more than 200 genera from 114 families, including Pinus, Betula, Salix, Acer, Spiraea, Honeysuckle, and Ginseng, and they are all gathered together, including shrubs, trees, flowers, herbs, and vines. , deciduous, and evergreen, forming a unified and harmonious forest melody.

Harbin Forest Botanical Garden is famous for planting cold temperate woody and herbaceous plants. It is a large botanical garden in the north. In the park, you can see exotic cold temperate plants, enjoy forest bathing, forest entertainment and camping, and leisurely fish by the quiet artificial lake.

Harbin Forest Botanical Garden is a good place for weekend leisure vacation and appreciation of the tranquility and mystery of the forest.

Visitors can enjoy the unique cold temperate plants in the park, enjoy forest bathing, forest entertainment and camping, and can also fish leisurely in the quiet artificial lake. This place is attracting more and more people from the city.

Distribution map of attractions in the park

Dinner location: Laochang Spring Cake (Zhongyang Street Store)

Address: No. 180, Central Street, Daoli District

< p>Catering features: The taste is very unique, the size, weight and heat are consistent. It is a completely standardized operation. A "good place" to eat spring pancakes. The pancake is "very thin", the dough is "exceptionally strong", and the "delicious" dish rolled in it is "biteable" and "refreshing"! We especially recommend the rolled shredded potatoes and spicy shredded pork, which are absolutely "spicy and oily". The price is "cheap" and the environment is "pretty good" among "similar hotels" in Harbin.

Third stop: Central Street

Bus route: Take Route 201 from Harbin Institute of Technology and get off at Central Street Station.

Departure time: 6:30 Stay time: 3 hours and 30 minutes

Attraction introduction:

Harbin Central Street Pedestrian Street is currently the largest and longest pedestrian street in Asia. It was built in 1898 and was originally called "China Street". In 1925, it was renamed "Central Street", which is still used today. It has now developed into the most prosperous commercial street in Harbin.

There are 71 European-style and imitation-European-style buildings in the street, and there are 13 municipally protected buildings in Renaissance, Baroque, eclectic and modern styles. It is a rare architectural art corridor in China. . It is currently one of the largest and longest pedestrian streets in Asia.

The pedestrian street has a beautiful environment and is well organized. With its unique European style, row upon row of high-quality commercial buildings, colorful leisure communities, and colorful cultural life, Harbin has become a beautiful landscape in Harbin.

Central Street is one of the most prestigious Chinese streets. It was first built in 1898 and was originally called "China Street". It was renamed "Central Street" in 1925. It starts from the Songhua River Flood Control Memorial Tower in the north and ends at Jingwei Street in the south, with a total length of 1,450 meters and a width of 21.34 meters. Among them, the square stone road for vehicles is 10.8 meters wide. The architectural style of the entire street includes 71 European and imitation European buildings, and 13 protected buildings of Renaissance, Baroque, eclectic and modern styles. A small street contains the four most influential architectural schools in the history of Western architecture, and the most charming cultural development history of Europe for nearly 300 years. It contains the profound and long history and the broad scope of architectural art. His posture is rare in the world.

As the most prosperous commercial street in Harbin, Central Street has all kinds of products. The most noteworthy one is undoubtedly the Russian crafts store. A dazzling array of Russian products at ultra-low prices will make you want to pack them all up and take them away. Pick a few pieces to take home and your trip will be worthwhile.

In addition, you will also see Harbin red sausage, Harbin’s most famous specialty, at the Northeast Specialties Exhibition and Sales Center. Be sure to buy a few kilograms back!