What is there to do in Oriental Moscow and Harbin?

Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province, a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and one of the central cities in Northeast China. As the capital of ice and snow, Harbin’s Russian-style city appearance and beautiful ice and snow scenery in winter are undoubtedly two important reasons for attracting tourists to Harbin. The rich and special historical history has left various Western-style buildings in this city such as Russian, Baroque, Byzantine, etc., so many people call it the Moscow of the East. In winter, Harbin transforms into a beautiful ice city, and the streets and alleys have unique scenery - ice sculptures. Harbin is the most beautiful place at night, illuminated by ice and snow lanterns. In addition, snow sports such as skating, skiing, and sledding are definitely worth experiencing.

Scenic Spots

Ice and Snow World

Ice and Snow World brings together the best of the world and integrates ice and snow entertainment activities. Here, you can enjoy the world's highest, longest and largest ice and snow landscape, world-famous buildings and classic cartoon characters, as well as colorful performances such as European song and dance performances, Harbin ice acrobatics, and outdoor large-scale ice and snow performances. Ice and snow activities. It has become Harbin’s city card.

The ice sports here, such as large slides, ice climbing, mazes, snow battles, snow football, ice shuffleboard, etc., are enough to let you see the ice and snow scenery of Harbin, especially at night. , when the colored lights light up, it is like being in the fairy tale world of ice lanterns.

2. Discounted ticket

160 yuan/ticket (students under 24 years old, only full-time undergraduate students and below, children over 1.20m, seniors over 60 years old and under 70 years old, Physically disabled people, active military personnel) (Note: Students must present second-generation ID cards and student ID cards to purchase tickets to enter the park)

3. Free: children under 1.2 meters, seniors over 70 years old

1. Tourist bus: starting from Youyi Road, passing through Youyi Road and the highway bridge to the end of Ice and Snow World. Operating hours are from 9:00 to 22:00.

2. Direct bus access: Take bus No. 29 at the entrance of Suning Appliance on Central Street and get off at Ice and Snow World or take the double tourist bus No. 88 or No. 118.

3. Transfer to buses: Take buses 12, 14, 22, 65, and 67 to the highway bridge, and then transfer to buses 80, 85, 346 and other buses passing through Ice and Snow World. Get off at Ice and Snow World.

4, 552, 551, 346, 212, 211 and other Sun Island stops.

Self-driving) Harbin Ice and Snow World is located on the west side of Sun Island in Songbei District. Drive 3.3 kilometers out of the Songhua River Highway Bridge, take the rear right ramp of the Songhua River Highway Bridge, drive along the ramp for 240 meters, and go straight; drive 860 meters to Harbin Ice and Snow World.

Taxi) Take a taxi from Central Street, about 20 yuan. It's difficult to take the bus back home. It's better to choose a taxi.

Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia is the largest Orthodox church in the Far East. Founded in March 1907, the land was an army church built by the 4th Infantry Division in Eastern Siberia, Russia. After reconstruction, it was not completed until 1932. It is currently the most complete preserved typical Byzantine building in China. This building, which was born nearly a hundred years ago, is magnificent, simple and elegant, and full of charming colors.

The walls of the church are all made of clear water and red bricks. The top is a huge and full onion-shaped dome, with four wings of different sizes leading to the tent roof, forming a master-slave layout. The four floors are connected by stairs, with four doors on the front, back, left and right. At the top of the main entrance is the clock tower with seven bronze musical bells with exactly seven notes. Trained bell ringers use their hands and feet to strike the clock's rhythm.

The majestic Saint Sophia Church is a historical witness of Russia and an important treasure for studying the modern history of Harbin. Inside the church is now the Harbin Architectural Art Museum, which displays precious photos of Harbin's history.

Transportation: Take bus No. 1, 5, 20, 61, 113, 114, 206 and get off at Zhaolin Street Station. It is within walking distance.

Central Street

Central Street Pedestrian Street was built in 1898 and was originally called China Street. In 1925, it was renamed Central Street, which has been used ever since, and has now developed into the most prosperous commercial street in Harbin. The main street 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. It is called Harbin First Street. With its unique European-style architecture, row upon row of high-quality commercial buildings, colorful leisure communities, and rich cultural life, it has become a beautiful landscape in Harbin. The most peculiar thing is the stones paving the central street. It is a rectangular stone, but it is paved with vertical thrusts. There are also 71 European-style and imitation European-style buildings on the street. Baroque, eclecticism, and Art Nouveau architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries are all reflected here. These buildings are the essence of Western architectural art. It is not an exaggeration to call Central Street an architectural art gallery.

Transportation: Take bus No. 53, 113, 114, or 126 and get off at Central Street Station.

Lao Road

The road outside is the birthplace of Harbin. A hundred years ago, Harbin had only two districts, East Road and Nangang, where foreigners lived, and West Road, where Chinese people lived.

According to historical records, at the beginning of the 20th century, a group of smart, wise and brave national industrial and commercial elites took the lead in opening shops and doing business on South Erdao Street and building houses in the hinterland outside the road. At that time, the Chinese craftsmen who built the building imitated the houses in Daoli and Nangang and used Chinese construction techniques to build a typical Chinese-style small house - European-style facade, Chinese-style courtyard - clear brick walls, white ash joints, brick-wood structure, and carved eaves .

After the United Nations Habitat Award selection experts and international architectural art experts visited Harbin, their evaluation of this building complex was: No matter from the number of Baroque buildings or its sense of history, its The value exceeds that of Central Street. The only area in Harbin that is eligible to apply for the United Nations Habitat Award is the Chinese Baroque Building District off Old Road.

Transportation: Take bus No. 1 or No. 28 and get off at Jingyu Toudao Street Station.

Siberian Tiger Park

The Siberian Tiger Forest Park is located on the north bank of the Songhua River, covering an area of ??1.2 million square meters, across the water from the famous summer resort Sun Island Scenic Area. Among them, Tiger Garden covers an area of ??360,000 square meters. It is currently the largest wild Siberian tiger nature park in the world and was established to save and protect the Siberian tiger, an endangered species in the world.

At present, there are 10 scenic spots in the Siberian Tiger Forest Park***, including wild domestication area, adult tiger area, cub area, tiger king area, tiger breeding area, tiger breeding area, liger area, African lion area, hiking area, tiger viewing platform. You can see more than 100 purebred Siberian tigers, 8 white tigers, 1 snow tiger, 2 white lions, 2 tiger lions, 3 black tigers and 20 African lions. In addition to the pedestrian area and the tiger viewing platform, other attractions require people to sit in the car to look for tiger traces and appreciate the grace of the Siberian tiger.

Tickets: 90 yuan for ordinary tickets, 80 yuan for group tickets (more than 20 people are considered a group), 45 yuan for children (children 1.0-1.4m, children under 1m are free), sightseeing cars, 10 yuan scenic spot (must sit).

Transportation: Take sightseeing bus Line 2 and get off at Siberian Tiger Forest Park Station; or take bus No. 35, 122 or 123 and get off at Hulinyuan Station.

Sensitive

Made Popsicle. When you come to Harbin, you must try Madele Popsicles. It's instant, sweet but not cloying. This is made using traditional craftsmanship. Perhaps it is precisely because of its consistent taste over the past century that it has accumulated such high popularity. The front of the store is always crowded with diners eager to try it, and tourists enjoying popsicles can be seen everywhere on the street.

Note that Mattie’s popsicles are only available at Mattie’s Cold Drink Hall on Central Street, not the other two.

Kvass is a drink popular in Russia, Ukraine and other Eastern European countries with a history of more than 1,000 years. It was introduced to Northeast China and Xinjiang in the 19th century. Kvass bread is fermented and brewed. Its color is similar to beer, slightly red, sweet and sour, and has a refreshing taste. It is a popular fermented beverage.

The more popular brands in Harbin include Qiu Ling Gas, Demolig Gas, etc. Qiu Lin is very sweet, so you can try it

In addition to the traditional hawthorn candied haws, depending on the raw materials, there are also strawberry candied haws, banana candied haws, orange candied haws, candied date candied haws, cashew candied haws, and mung bean paste candied haws. , walnut candied haws, chocolate candied haws and calcium milk flavored candied haws.

This kind of enema Qiu Lin sausage has been introduced to Harbin for nearly a hundred years. Intestines are called red intestines in Harbin because of their maroon appearance. The main raw materials used to make sausages are meat, casings (animal casings, especially small intestine casings of pigs or cattle), starch (potato starch is best), garlic, salt, nitrates, etc. Half is lean pork, about a third is fat pork, some is also lean beef, and the rest is starch and seasonings.

Game overview:

Recommended one-day tour: Central Street (2 hours) - Sophia Church (1 hour) - Flood Control Memorial Tower (30 minutes) - Songhua River (30 minutes) -Sun Island (2 hours)-Ice and Snow World (3 hours)

2day2 Wailao Road (2 hours)-Dragon Tower (2 hours)-Gogol Avenue (2 hours)-Saint Alexei Husband's Church (20 minutes)

Recommended accommodation: near Central Street, which is the most prosperous place with many accommodation options and easy access to various attractions. The night view of Harbin is very beautiful, especially Central Street, Sophia Church, etc. If you live nearby, you can walk there to see the night view.

Transportation strategy: It is recommended to take a bus or taxi to travel in Harbin, which is convenient, fast and cheap. You can use online car hailing. The roads in Harbin America are very slippery in winter, so there are no bikes to enjoy.

1. Sun Island is located on the north bank of Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, with a total area of ??88 square kilometers, including a planned area of ??38 square kilometers and a peripheral protection zone of 50 square kilometers. Sun Island is a multi-functional scenic spot composed of ice and snow culture, folk culture and other resources. It is also an ecological zone along the Yangtze River in China. 2. Harbin Ice and Snow World was established in China in 1999. It is a large-scale ice and snow art project launched by the Harbin Municipal Government to welcome the Millennium Celebration of the Chinese Century. It relies on Harbin’s advantages of the ice and snow season to showcase the ice and snow culture and ice and snow tourism of the famous northern city of Harbin. charm.