What are the customs in Harbin?

The customs in Harbin are: outing, picnicking, swimming in winter, drinking beer and watching ice lanterns.

1, outing

Influenced by the nomadic people in the north, as early as 65438+90' s, Harbin had the custom of outing. After liberation, the wind of outing became increasingly popular. Many units organize employees to go out for an outing in spring, summer and autumn, and also have family outings. Especially since the reform and opening up, with the improvement of people's material and cultural living standards, traveling abroad has become an important part of Harbin people's life, with a larger scale and richer content.

Step 2 go for a picnic

In Harbin, picnics are essential to organize or carry out picnics. The picnic in Harbin has a historical origin. Influenced by the eating habits of northern minorities and the lifestyle of European immigrants in the later period, Harbin people gradually formed the custom of picnicking from the 1990s.

3. 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 cold. In winter, the outdoor temperature in Harbin drops to MINUS ten or twenty degrees. Winter swimmers cut ice on the Songhua River and built an ice swimming pool. The launching time of winter swimming is mostly around 5-6 o'clock before sunrise, and the performance time of winter swimming is between 10- 14 o'clock.

Step 4 drink beer

Harbin has been producing beer since the beginning of the 20th century. Harbin Brewery was founded in 1900 and has a history of one hundred years. Harbin's annual beer consumption 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".

Step 5 watch the ice lamp

Ice lanterns in Harbin began in the early 1960s and developed on the basis of traditional folk art forms. It relies on garden art, takes architecture and sculpture art as the expression method, and takes electric light as the light source to make all kinds of ice scenes. In the second half of the 20th century, ice lanterns gradually developed into a representative ice and snow culture and art in Harbin. The annual Ice and Snow Festival and Ice Lantern Expo have become a grand view garden of ice lantern art, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to visit.