Harbin resident Yu Xiaofeng said that winter swimming in her city can be dated back to the 1970s, after locals saw Russian Orthodox faithful being baptized in the river. The city is near the ...

Harbin resident Yu Xiaofeng said that winter swimming in her city can be dated back to the 1970s, after locals saw Russian Orthodox faithful being baptized in the river. The city is near the ...

Plenty of people are sceptical that the ice-and-snow economy can lead to long-term change. More tourism can help at the margins, but “the ski resort does not solve the structural-adjustment problem,” ...

Tourists enjoy riding quad bikes at the 7th Harbin Songhua River Ice and Snow Carnival 2025. [Photo provided to China Daily] On Jan 5, at the 2025 Ice and Snow Tourism Development Forum ...

The ice block, dubbed the "first ice" of the year, was harvested amid the rhythmic chants of workers, signaling the start of Harbin's annual ice-cutting season on the Songhua River, which winds ...

of ice blocks cut mainly from the adjacent Songhua River. There are satellite parks elsewhere in Harbin. “When I come here and see all the ice sculptures and snow, it’s just, wow!” ...