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Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province, in China's far North, and has a very strong Russian influence - in fact for many years it was Russian controlled and a transportation hub for Russian products going to markets in Japan and Korea. It's very much a winter city, when it really comes into it's own, summer sees it cool but rather shabby. Temparatures here though can drop to a numbing -30 in the winter months at night, and the Black Dragon River (Amur in Russian) freezes solid 12 feet deep. As a result, from mid-December onwards huge blocks are carved out and then displayed along the main, cobbled shopping avenue in the city and international carving artists from around the world then transform them into exquisite ice sculptures - really worth seeing.

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Harbin City Guide

Things to Do in Harbin When It's Cold
Things to Do in Harbin When It's Cold
Although it sounds like a penal colony, Ice and Snow World is in fact the ever-increasingly commercialized, Disney-aping nexus of the annual Harbin festivities.
Harbin and Yabuli 4-Day Luxury Skiing Tour
Harbin and Yabuli 4-Day Luxury Skiing Tour
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China's Greatest Autumn Forests
China's Greatest Autumn Forests
Long view of Baima Azalea Forest This is the Golden season for many of China's bright spots. Tourists escape summer's humid grip, and can enjoy an eyeful of history without shirts stuck to backs.
Dogsleds on the Songhua River
Dogsleds on the Songhua River
Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province, China’s most northerly, and has a distinctly Russian ﬂavour. Lying on the massive Songhua River, Harbin changed from being little more than a sleepy ﬁshing village at the beginning of t
Northeast China Business Events for June and July
Northeast China Business Events for June and July
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Just in case you get sent to: Harbin
Just in case you get sent to: Harbin
Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province, China’s most northerly, and has a distinctly Russian flavour. Lying on the massive Songhua River, Harbin changed from being little more than a sleepy fishing village at the beginning of the last c