Harbin Winter Travel Guide This 3-5 days ice and snow trip to Harbin is worth learning from

Harbin, a typical cold city in China, is located in the northeast. Various ice sculpture exhibitions are held here every year, attracting domestic and foreign tourists. The ice and snow world here is even more fascinating.

1. Things you need to know first

Harbin has a very short history. At the beginning of the last century, the emergence of the Middle East Railway gradually formed a large-scale international metropolis. Harbin is a city with rivers, mountains, cities, ice and snow, and exotic culture. Its biggest features are the exotic buildings covered with ice and snow, and the ink paintings of the ice and snow.

Harbin’s exotic architecture is the product of urban planning and development during the period when Russia and other countries colonized northern China at the beginning of the last century. It has continued ever since. Looking up at the old city, namely Nangang, Daoli and Daowai, you will see European-style buildings with red roofs, yellow walls and white windows. Determined and unique.

In general, traveling to Harbin in winter mainly fulfills four wishes:

1. Drink beer, taste Northeastern butchered pig dishes, and Russian Toast Red Square.

2. Eat Madele popsicles on Central Street and candied haws on Songhua River. Taste authentic Russian and Western food.

3. Take a look at the centuries-old buildings on a street, namely the Central Street, churches, and consulates, in a country dominated by Russian customs.

4. Play Harbin Ice and Snow World. Appreciate the fairy tale colors like ice and snow, and feel the cleanliness and coldness of the ice and snow world.

No need to go into detail about beer. Of course it’s the local beer – Harbin Beer. Harbin beer produced by Harbin Brewery, China's number one brewery. In 1900, a brewery founded by Russians.

Harbin was once known as the "Little Paris of the East". In this "city of music", in the summer of 1988, the Harbin Beer Festival and the first International Beer Expo were launched at the same time. Since then, the Oktoberfest has opened on time every July.

You will see the beauties of Harbin at the Oktoberfest.

The Matti Popsicles and Russian Western Food in the center of the street are also authentic Russian cuisine with a history of 100 years. Candied haws on a stick is a common winter snack in Northeast China.

2. How to play in Harbin

The important attractions in Harbin are mainly concentrated in Daoli District. If you want to see the ice and snow world, choose the Friday morning or noon after January 5th to stay near Daoli District, Central Street, Zhaolin Street, and Shangzhi Street in Harbin.

Choose a hotel not far from the subway entrance. After check-in, wear cotton pants, warm shoes, hat, and gloves. After lunch, take the subway to Ice and Snow World. The ice and snow sculptures here are works of art carved by artists from all over the world. Buy tickets online in advance. (If you arrive in Harbin in the morning, you can choose to go to the Harbin Grand Theater in Jiangbei District in the morning and then watch the snow sculptures.)

Day 1:

If you arrive in Harbin in the afternoon, first We went to see the snow sculptures for 2-3 hours, and at 4pm we went to the park 1.5 kilometers away to see the ice sculptures. At this moment, the lights are bright and dark but not cold. Not many tourists. In about 2-3 hours, you should have seen enough. It's cold and crowded right now, so you can go back to your place and have a drink. Daoli district is full of hotels and pubs.

The next day:

On Saturday, you can choose to admire the Russian-style buildings on Central Street, eat Western food, and eat Mardel popsicles. The streets are full of young and fashionable beauties. The shopping malls on both sides are crowded and crowded, especially if you like to buy souvenirs. Walking on this pedestrian street, you will feel like you are in a European city.

Central Street is about 1.6 kilometers long. The road is paved with cobblestones.

After turning onto Central Street, you can navigate or ask passers-by for directions to Hagia Sophia. Ten minutes and a kilometer away! The most majestic and tall Orthodox church is right in front of you! If you catch a snowy day, this beauty and wonder will leave you feeling elated and excited. At this moment, you won’t feel cold, but you will be amazed: Harbin, the northern ice city, is so beautiful!

At night, the Central Street and Hagia Sophia become even more beautiful and exotic.

Day 3:

You can take a stroll along the Stalin Park on the Songhua River. If you are in a hurry, you can swim it all in one day on the second or third day.

Admire snow sculpture art works for free. Stroll around the Centennial River Bridge and the Railway Museum. You can go to the frozen Songhua River and have close contact with the snow. Make snowmen and have snowball fights. Remember that the iron winter in the Northeast is sweet, but don’t be greedy.

On the other side of the river is Sun Island, where you can see paid snow sculptures!

The banks of the Songhua River at night are colorful and even more charming.

Day 4:

Visit the Volga Manor. One and a half minutes is enough. And every time I arrive in Chenggaozi around 11 o'clock, after eating the pig meat, I go into the park to enjoy the scenery. Left around 4pm. The light is great.

When you come back in the evening, you can get off at the North Square of Harbin Railway Station and admire the Art Nouveau railway station and the century-old St. Yves Cathedral.

If you are interested in churches, you can take time to visit the two Russian churches opposite the Second Courtyard on Dongdazhi Street, and the Our Lady Church at No. 47 Sike Street. This church is a Baroque style building and a unique scenery in Harbin.

The most beautiful modern building is the Harbin Grand Theater, a beautiful landmark building. In Jiangbei Sun Island Wetland Park. Free to visit. Free parking.

I’ve done aerial photography and it’s been on the front page.

Although these places have a lot of space, there are not many people. All attractions are free except Ice and Snow World and Volga Manor.

3. Other gameplay options

If you have 6 days, please set aside Saturday and Sunday. It is recommended that you sign up for the two-day tour to Xiangxue in advance. There are many outdoor tourism companies in Harbin. A 2-day trip to Xiangxue only costs 300 yuan per person in peak season. Includes room, board and shuttle fees. Please remember:

1. Be sure to choose an outdoor team. They have no additional expenses.

2. The action dates are Saturday, Sunday and 2 days. Generally, outdoor organizations do not go to the snow on working days.

Snow is the fairy tale world of snow, like a dream, not as cold as you think.

The thickness of the snow there is about 1.5 meters to 2.5 meters.

If you choose to come to Harbin on the 15th day of the first lunar month after the Spring Festival to travel to Xiangxue, the hot money for 2 days from Harbin is only 210 yuan/person. But at this time, the ice and snow world in Harbin has melted.