Top 10 free attractions in Harbin in winter

Harbin is a real snow town. If you travel to Harbin in winter, it is a good choice to experience the customs and customs of Xuexiang and see what it is like. There are many free attractions not to be missed. Let’s take a look at the must-see attractions in Xuexiang in winter.

1. Snow Sculpture Viewing Area

As a form of sculpture art, snow sculpture mainly uses snow as the modeling material, which is extruded into a fixed shape in a container and then Assemble and refine the details. Like ice sculptures, it is one of the popular outdoor arts in cold countries.

Every winter when there are several snow scenes, Shuangfeng Forest Farm mobilizes employees to make snow sculptures in the snow sculptures to enrich the ice and snow culture of the scenic spot. In the more than ten years since the development of ice and snow tourism in 1999, exquisite snow sculptures have appeared every year during winter tourism to Xiangxue.

2. Northeast Yangge

The suona sound is strong and the gongs and drums are noisy throughout the year. In the Xiangxue Tourist Scenic Area, at seven o'clock every night, a 100-member Yangko team will appear on Xueyun Street.

Against the backdrop of red lanterns and white snow, the Yangko team members stepped on the drums, stretched their bodies, waved fans and silks, some were lively and playful, and some had vivid expressions. The entire Yangko team sometimes shuttles back and forth in the street like a long snake, and sometimes forms a circle to dance. Tourists can't help but join the Yangko team and dance happily with the Yangko team on Xueyun Street. Along the way, there is a sense of New Year and happiness, which makes people feel that Xiang Xue is really busy at the moment, and Xiang Xue is celebrating the New Year. At night, the sound of gongs, drums, suonas and the laughter of tourists on Xueyun Street are intertwined. The entire Xiangxue suddenly turns into a sea of ??joy, a unique folk cultural landscape and a beautiful scenery.

3. Open-air stage

The Xiangxue open-air stage was built in 2015 and is located on the south side of Xueyun Street, echoing the north-south separation of Xiangxue's large stone monument. The large stage covers an area of ??500 square meters and is surrounded by wooden houses with unique Northeastern characteristics and many red lanterns. A wooden door 10 meters high and 16 meters wide is the entrance to the big stage. The plaque above the wooden door is engraved with the four characters "China Snow Country" in red letters, and four red lanterns are hung below the plaque. There is a couplet in red letters engraved on both sides of the wooden door. The upper part is "Snow Country China Welcomes Switzerland Day", and the second half is "Snow Country Clouds Bloom".

After the Xiangxue outdoor stage was completed, it became the first choice for TV media and film crews to record programs in Xiangxue. According to the shooting needs of each column group, the big stage is also renovated and has endless changes. Today it is a square catwalk, but tomorrow it will become an ice and snow venue. The wonderful ice and snow of China Xiangxue gives the grand stage ever-changing shapes.

4. Live photography base

The final season of "Where Are We Going, Dad" is a hit. 2013 made many people yearn for the snow country. As the finale of the first season of "Where Are We Going, Dad". Xiang Xue left a deep impression on the audience. The five family hotels where "Star Babies" stayed at that year also attracted the attention of tourists. Three years have passed, and some new changes have taken place in the several family hotels where Xiang Xue stayed at that time.

5. Bangchui Mountain Sightseeing Plank Road

Bangchui Mountain Sightseeing Plank Road is a new free sightseeing plank road invested by Dahailin Forestry Bureau in 2016, which allows tourists to enjoy the scenery, folk customs, night views, and distant views. Mountain, enjoy the four seasons scenery of Xiangxue.

The first entrance to the plank road is from Bangzishan North Xuexiang Square. A branch road about 208 meters long rises to 200 meters. This branch road leads to the photography and viewing area of ????Xuexuejingyuan. The main plank road continues to wind upward, passing through Bangchui Pavilion, Corner Pavilion, Jiangjun Pavilion, General Gallery, Wujiao Pavilion, Triple Gallery, and finally reaches the highest peak of Bangchui Mountain - the Infinite Scenery Observation Deck.

6. Infinite Scenery Observation Deck

The observation deck is divided into upper and lower floors. The deck height is 8m, wooden structure, and the shape is quite clever. The pillars, fences, wooden boards and other materials used in the observation deck are not smooth or angular. The original ecological wood used is not carved and slightly decorated, giving people a natural, simple, free and natural feeling.

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The exhibition hall aims to explore the living culture of the northern ancestors in the forest environment, and to organize and protect the historical and cultural heritage of the northern ancestors. Reviewing the development and entrepreneurial culture of northern forests in modern times, it shows the forestry spirit during the construction period of New China, shows the production and living conditions of forestry in the new era of socialism, and reproduces a vivid picture of the harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

7. Xuexiang Cultural Exhibition Hall

Bangzi Mountain is located in the Xiangxue Tourist Scenic Area and was named after its abundance of wooden mallets (ginseng) in the past. At that time, the rich products of Menqiu Mountain attracted many vicious people who wanted to dominate the mountain. In order to resist the attack of bandits, local villagers gathered brave young people and surrounding desperadoes to set up camp in Bangchui Mountain, named "Bangchui Mountain Thatched Cottage".

8. Bangchui Mountain Village

The Xiangxue Snow Viewing Area was built in 2016. The sightseeing plank road in this viewing area is about 300 meters long, built along the mountain and made of residential buildings. The scenery here is bizarre due to wind and cyclonic condensation. Since the early 1980s, it has attracted a large number of photographers, and their works have not only won high awards domestically, but also won world-class and intercontinental awards. Many photographers have won the honorary title of photographer, such as Wang Fuchun, Zou Yi and Guo Bolin. Because of this, this place is called the source of snow scenery in the Snow Country.