What is there to do in Harbin in winter?
Cultural Tourism
Harbin has a long history. It not only brings together the history and culture of northern ethnic minorities, but is also a famous city that integrates Chinese and foreign cultures. Harbin Confucian Temple and Jile Temple complement each other with Western classical architecture and unique Orthodox, Catholic and Christian churches. They are known as "Oriental Moscow" and "Oriental Little Paris" by the world. Harbin has beautiful natural scenery, four distinct seasons, and is colorful. The national 5A-level scenic spots - Sun Island, Siberian Tiger Forest Garden, Stalin Park on the Songhua River and Jiuzhan Park, Songfeng Mountain, Erlong Mountain, Yuquan Hunting Ground and Yabuli are all famous tourist attraction.
Harbin is also one of the birthplaces of the world's ice and snow culture. Yabuli Alpine Skiing, Zhaolin Park Ice Lantern Garden Party, Winter Swimming on the Songhua River, snow sculptures, and ice and snow recreation enjoy high reputations at home and abroad. In addition, there are the "China·Harbin Summer Concert" jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China and the Harbin Municipal Government, and the annual China Harbin Economic and Trade Fair.
Harbin has four distinct seasons and is colorful. Sun Island, Siberian Tiger Forest Garden, Stalin Park on the Songhua River, Songfeng Mountain, Erlong Mountain, Yuquan Hunting Ground and Yabuli are all famous tourist attractions. Harbin is also one of the birthplaces of the world's ice and snow culture. Yabuli Alpine Skiing, Zhaolin Park Ice Lantern Garden Party, Songhua River Winter Swimming, Snow Sculptures, and Ice and Snow Recreation enjoy high reputations at home and abroad. In addition, there are the well-known "Harbin Summer Concert" at home and abroad, and the annual China Harbin Economic and Trade Fair. The political, economic and cultural center of Northeast China, a famous historical, cultural and tourist city in my country, is known as the "pearl under the swan's neck".
Surrounded by clear water, the elegant and quiet Sun Island Scenic Area is a wild and interesting natural sunbathing beach in midsummer. In the cold winter, it is a geomantic treasure land for winter swimming, ice sailing and sledding. Central Street, a rare architectural art gallery in the country, Western classical buildings such as Harbin Confucian Temple, Kek Lok Temple, and St. Sophia Church, and unique Orthodox, Catholic and Christian churches make the city colorful, charming and romantic.
The Heilongjiang Radio and Television Tower, also known as the world-famous Dragon Tower, located in the High-tech Development Zone in Nangang District, Harbin City, was completed and opened in 2000. The tower is 336 meters high and is now the tallest in Asia and the tallest in the world. Two tall steel towers. The Dragon Tower integrates sightseeing and tourism, TV transmission, catering and entertainment, and wireless communications. After completion, it will become a new highlight of the "Ice City".
Harbin has beautiful natural scenery. The Songhua River with its "hanging tree" scenery meanders through the urban area, the towering Flood Control Victory Memorial Tower, the Songhua River Highway Bridge flying north and south, the exquisitely carved river club, the ring-shaped The spectacular Workers' Stadium and Stalin Park, which is famous for its exquisite art sculptures, all add to the beauty of the Songhua River and make it even more graceful.
The children's park, famous for its first children's railway and amusement train in the country, the zoo and Siberian Tiger Forest Park, which gathers rare Northeastern animals, and the forest botanical garden known as the showcase of northern forest plants, with lush vegetation, The Harbin Amusement Park with beautiful mountains and waters, the elegant and beautiful street park, the famous "Harbin Summer Concert" at home and abroad, and the famous tourist attractions in the suburbs: the lush Songfeng Mountain, Erlong Mountain Scenic Area, Yuquan Hunting Ground and Yabuli Ski Resort, It always makes people fascinated and lingering. On the outskirts of the city, there is the beautiful Changling Lake, which is a good place for fishing, picnics, wild bathing, bonfires and camping. The lush Songfeng Mountain, Erlong Mountain Scenic Area, Yuquan Hunting and Yalib Ski Resort are all famous tourist attractions in the country.
Harbin has a long history and is the birthplace of China’s Jin and Qing dynasties. In ancient times, it was a Jurchen village, the ancestors of the Manchu people. At the end of the 19th century, as a large number of immigrants from home and abroad settled, Harbin became a relatively developed industrial and commercial city in northern China. Harbin is a multi-ethnic area, with the majority of residents being Han. In addition, there are also more than 40 ethnic groups such as Manchus, Hui, Mongolians and Koreans living there.
Folk Customs
Daily Food Customs Harbin residents are mainly Han, and most of them are immigrants from Shandong and Hebei provinces. In the old days, Harbin had a relatively large proportion of foreign expatriates, among whom Russians accounted for the majority. The lifestyle and customs of foreigners have a certain impact on the culture and dietary customs of Harbin people. In the old days, Harbin people mostly ate big pancakes (cornmeal-pasted pancakes) as their staple food. The original local residents like to eat big steamed buns, millet and stews; Shandong people like to eat pasta and fish; Hebei people like to eat rice and drink sorghum rice porridge.
Influenced by the dietary customs of ethnic minorities, Harbin people like to eat sticky cakes, sticky bean buns, "Lieba" (a kind of large bread), red sausage, etc., and like to drink "Subo soup".
Outing: Influenced by the historical tradition of northern nomads, Harbin had the custom of outing as early as the 1990s. After liberation, outdoor outings became increasingly popular. Many units organized employees to go on outings to the countryside in spring, summer and autumn, and some went on outings as a family unit. With the improvement of people's material and cultural living standards, Harbin people's outings are developing into larger-scale tourism activities and becoming an important part of cultural entertainment in life.
Picnic In Harbin, no matter how organized or carried out picnic activities, picnic is indispensable. Picnics in Harbin have historical origins. Influenced by the eating habits of northern minorities and the lifestyles of later European immigrants, Harbin people have gradually formed a picnic custom since the 1990s.
Drink Beer Harbin has been producing beer since the beginning of the 20th century, and the Harbin Brewery has a history of a hundred years. The annual beer consumption in Harbin is more than 300,000 tons, and the per capita beer consumption ranks first in the country. The main brands are "Harbin" and "New Samsung". Harbin people love beer. Many people regard beer as an ordinary drink. Some people drink it to show the pride and enthusiasm of northerners.
The Big Yangko Dance originated in the rural areas of northern China more than 200 years ago and is a traditional folk dance of the Han nationality. In the 1990s, it became a mass self-entertainment fitness activity.
Winter swimming Winter swimming is a sports activity with its own cultural characteristics in Harbin, which shows the strong physique and strong will of Harbin people who are not afraid of the severe cold. In winter, the outdoor temperature in Harbin drops to ten or twenty degrees below zero. Winter swimmers cut through the ice on the Songhua River and built an ice swimming pool. The time to enter the water for winter swimming is usually around 5-6 o'clock before the sun comes out, and the winter swimming performance time is between 10-14 o'clock.
Look at the ice lanterns Harbin's ice lanterns began in the early 1960s and were developed based on the traditional and crude folk art form. It relies on garden art, uses architecture and sculpture art as expression techniques, and uses electric lights as light sources to create various ice scenes. In the second half of the last century, ice lanterns gradually developed into Harbin's representative ice and snow culture and art. The annual Ice and Snow Festival and Ice Lantern Expo have become a grand spectacle of ice lantern art, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.
Ice Wedding: Ice wedding is a popular wedding form among young people in Harbin. The ice wedding is hosted by the Harbin Youth Palace and held collectively, becoming an integral part of Harbin's annual Ice and Snow Festival.
Ice and Snow Banquet In the first Ice and Snow Festival in 1985, Jiang Nanchun Hotel held the first Ice and Snow Dishes Technology Competition, kicking off the ice and snow food culture. The novel, beautiful, exquisite and exquisite art of ice and snow meals demonstrates the exquisite skills of Bingcheng chefs. While tasting the ice and snow meals with distinctive regional characteristics, guests appreciated and tasted the unique cultural characteristics of Harbin.