I’m going to Harbin on New Year’s Day. I want to leave on the 31st and return to Beijing on the 2nd or 3rd. Do you have any recommended places? How thick should it be worn?

Isn’t it now minus 13 degrees in Beijing...

The current temperature in Harbin is about minus 20 degrees!

The original temperature is estimated to be around minus 25 degrees! Going to see ice sculptures? Haha

This is a very comprehensive selection. Take a look~~Must-visit places in Harbin~~

Harbin St. Sophia Church

In 1903 AD, With the completion and opening of the Middle East Railway, Tsarist Russia's Eastern Siberian Fourth Infantry Division also invaded Harbin. In order to stabilize the morale of the soldiers who were far away from home, Tsarist Russia broke ground to build the Hagia Sophia Church in 1907. A church with an all-wood structure was completed that year and was used as the accompanying church of the infantry division. On September 27, 1923, the second foundation laying ceremony for the reconstruction of Hagia Sophia was held. After nine years of meticulous construction, a magnificent, elegant and extraordinary architectural masterpiece was completed.

Hagia Sophia is magnificent and exquisite. The walls of the church are all made of clear red bricks, with a huge and full onion dome on the top, commanding the tent roofs of different sizes on the four wings, forming a master-slave layout. There are stairs connecting the four floors, and there are four floors on the front, back, left and right. One door in and out. The top of the main entrance is the bell tower. The seven copper bells have exactly seven notes. The well-trained bell ringers use their hands and feet to strike the melodious bells.

The majestic Saint Sophia Church constitutes Harbin’s unique and exotic cultural landscape and urban customs. At the same time, it is a historical witness of Tsarist Russia’s invasion of Northeast China and an important relic for studying the modern history of Harbin.

The seven-level pagoda in Harbin

The layout of the seven-level pagoda is rare in China. It faces south and is adjacent to the hard-mounted brick Ksitigarbha Hall. There are three open halls with rolling sheds in front of the hall, and two-story tower-style bell and drum towers on the east and west sides. There are windows on the east, south, west and north sides of the pagoda on the third floor and above, and there are arched Buddhist niches on the outside, with 31 vivid reliefs of Arhats. The halls and towers are connected and house seven bronze statues of three Buddhas and four Bodhisattvas.

There is a wooden ladder inside the tower for viewing. The birds under the eaves of the hall and tower are made into reliefs of dragons, phoenixes, lions, cranes, etc., with vivid shapes. The partial components and decoration of the tower have the style of Western architecture.

Harbin Siberian Tiger Forest Park

The Siberian Tiger Forest Park currently has an adult tiger garden, a cub tiger garden, and a science popularization exhibition hall. It covers an area of ??1.2 million square meters, of which the Tiger Garden covers an area of ??360,000 square meters and the Chenghu Garden covers an area of ??360,000 square meters. There are 30 wild and colorful tigers scattered around. Visitors must take a special tourist vehicle to roam among the tigers.

The Young Tiger Garden houses more than 40 tiger cubs under 3 years old. They are lively and cute. Visitors can watch them on foot in the corridor. Here, people "roam" among the tigers, appreciate the thrill and excitement of tigers and cattle fighting, tigers attacking food, and two tigers fighting, which satisfies the psychology of returning to nature and seeking adventure.

The Siberian Tiger Garden was established to save and protect the Siberian tiger, an endangered species in the world.

Harbin Kek Lok Temple

Kek Lok Temple is the largest modern temple in Heilongjiang. Buddhist temple architecture is also one of the four famous Buddhist temples in the three northeastern provinces

The overall design, formal layout and architectural structure of Kek Lok Temple retain the style and characteristics of Chinese temple architecture. The main buildings include the mountain gate, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Heavenly King Hall, Main Hall, Three Holy Temples, East and West Side Halls, etc.

In the pagoda courtyard, there are seven-level pagoda, Nirvana Bhikkhu Pagoda, Five Hundred Arhat Hall, Forty-eight Wish Hall, etc. The seven-level floating tower is in the shape of an octagonal seven-story attic, cone-shaped, and has a whole-body masonry structure. It is beautiful in shape, exquisite and beautiful. The entire temple is magnificent, majestic and solemn.

It is not only a northern Buddhist holy place for Buddhists to visit and worship, but also a scenic spot for Chinese and foreign tourists to visit. It has been listed as a national key open temple and a provincial key cultural relic protection unit.

Every year on the eighth, eighteenth and twenty-eighth of the fourth lunar month to celebrate the Buddha, Kek Lok Temple holds a grand temple fair, which is bustling and lively. Today, the famous northern temple Kek Lok Si is particularly eye-catching in the development of foreign exchange activities.

Harbin Oriental Moscow

Harbin is a city with beautiful scenery and strong Eastern European atmosphere. It is known as the "Oriental Moscow". The buildings in the city combine Chinese and Western styles with distinctive styles. It has a long history of humanities. It not only brings together the history and culture of northern ethnic minorities, but is also a famous city that combines Chinese and Western cultures. The majestic Saint Sophia Church, the mysterious Nicholas Church, the Russian wooden houses with unique shapes, the elegant and unique Gothic buildings, the European-style central street, the elegant and bright architectural tones, the bustling city with feasting and entertainment The annual "Harbin Summer" concert, the "Ice and Snow Festival" international ice and snow sculpture competition, and the "International Economic and Trade Fair" all reflect the unique charm of "Oriental Moscow".

Central Street, known as the "No. 1 Street in Harbin", best embodies the rich connotation of "Oriental Moscow". Central Street is Harbin's old street, famous street, protected street, landmark street, pedestrian street, architectural art street, prosperous commercial street, tourism and leisure street, and public cultural street. It was also the most famous street in the Far East in the 1930s. Immigration Street, the most prosperous commercial street, financial street and cultural street, is lined with foreign shops, hotels, dance halls, cinemas, restaurants and bars on both sides of the street.

The buildings on the street, with their protruding domes and arched windows, are either elegant and classical, or tall and beautiful. There are common Renaissance styles that originated in the 15th and 16th centuries, Baroque and eclectic styles in the early 17th century, and late 19th and 2nd centuries. Art Nouveau architecture from the early 10th century. There are 71 European-style and imitation European-style buildings in the street, including 13 European-style municipal-level protected buildings. These buildings embody the essence of Western architectural art. The entire Central Street is an architectural art corridor. Today, large-scale European-style restoration - the icing on the cake of "Oriental Moscow" - has been successfully completed. The street is currently the largest and longest pedestrian street in Asia, with different styles of Xiliudao Street, Xiqidao Street, the Central Mall, and the Vehicle Factory Residence. The four leisure areas including in front of the building form a new urban landscape on Central Street that integrates leisure, entertainment, tourism and shopping, making the characteristics of "Oriental Moscow" more prominent and attractive.

Scenery of Harbin Sun Island

Sun Island, a summer resort well-known at home and abroad, is a bright pearl of Harbin and the glory and pride of Harbin people. In the early 1980s, the famous singer Zheng Xulan sang the charm of Sun Island and the original flavor of Sun Island in his song "Beautiful Sun Island".

The natural scenery of Sun Island is extremely beautiful. The whole island is surrounded by clear water, with sparkling water and lush flowers and trees. It is elegant and quiet, full of wild charm, and the wilderness scenery is simple and rough. In summer, the scenery is beautiful and the climate is pleasant. On the west side of the tourist area, flowers are blooming and the ground is covered with greenery; the lotus flowers in the Sun Lake are gorgeous, as bright as clouds; the green fields are full of flowers all over the island, surrounded by white sand and fine waves. There are 300,000 trees and shrubs such as larch, spruce, poplar, willow, elm, linden, lilac, and rose. Thousands of trees are flourishing and shade the ground. In winter, when the snow is covered with ice and covered with snow, the northern scenery is particularly enchanting.

The ice and snow culture of Sun Island is fascinating, and the ice and snow recreational activities are rich and colorful, which is fascinating. Sledding, ice sailing, skating, and playing ice hockey, people coming and going, it is a spectacular sight; the famous Harbin Snow Sculpture Art Expo and mass ice sculpture competitions are held once a year, one after another, with ice and snow sculptures, ice and snow buildings, ever-changing , wonderful and exciting.

Man-made and natural scenic spots are intertwined on Sun Island. More than 20 scenic spots such as cranes and mother and child deer decorate the island, which is dazzling. The Youth House is full of laughter and vitality; the Sino-Japanese Friendship Garden is exotic and uniquely charming; the Water Pavilion Yuntian is unique in its craftsmanship and is located among green pines and green willows, suspended over the surface of the Mirror Lake, with white clouds hovering above the head and fish swimming in the pond below; the sun There are clear mountains, clear springs, waterfalls, rugged rocks, a long dike with weeping willows on the north side, and a long corridor of pines and waves on the west side. The beauty is endless; the Jinhe Water Pavilion, the golden rooster standing independently on the towering flood control wall, round pavilions, square pavilions, fan-shaped pavilions, and winding corridors, look up and see the sky, and look down. The river is surging.

Harbin Central Street

There are 71 European-style and imitation European-style buildings in the street, and 13 municipal-level protected buildings in Renaissance, Baroque, eclectic and modern styles. , is a rare architectural art gallery in China. It is currently one of the largest and longest pedestrian streets in Asia.

The pedestrian street has a beautiful environment and is well organized. With its unique European style, row upon row of high-quality commercial buildings, colorful leisure communities, and colorful cultural life, Harbin has become a beautiful landscape in Harbin.

Harbin Ice Lantern Garden Party

The Ice Lantern Garden Party is magnificent and the scenery is charming. Artists in Harbin use the original ice of the Songhua River to create various ice sculptures. Together with modern scientific and technological means, they form ice lantern art with unique northern characteristics. The Ice Lantern Garden Party starts on January 5th every year and lasts until the end of February. Under the hands of artists and skilled craftsmen, natural ice has turned into exquisite works of art that are vivid and vivid, and has turned into a world of ice made of jade and silver, and a sea of ??lights.

The art of ice lanterns undergoes new changes every year and is known as "a fairy tale that never repeats." Since 1985, at the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival held during the Ice Lantern Garden Party, tourists can not only participate in the Ice Lantern Garden Party and watch various ice sculpture arts, but also participate in sports activities in the Songhua River Ice World, ride ice sails, and play ice games. Ice monkeys, ice skating, watching winter swimming competitions and ice weddings, participating in the Ice and Snow Festival cultural evening and other activities.

Harbin Ice and Snow World

The Ice and Snow World was born on the banks of the beautiful Songhua River at the end of 1999. It is held every year, bringing together the essence of ice and snow art from all over the world and integrating the world's ice and snow entertainment into one park. Integrating ideological, artistic, ornamental, participatory and entertainment aspects, the scene is magnificent, the shape is majestic, and the scenery is exquisite. It is known as the magnificent "ice and snow epic picture".

Currently, a tourist resort with the Ice and Snow World Four Seasons Park as the leader is under construction. It will take the construction of ecological and natural scenery as the main line to develop and construct international standard golf courses, water parks, sports entertainment facilities and European style landscapes. .

Harbin Ice and Snow Festival

The "Ice and Snow Art" event has been held in Harbin since 1963. It attracted much attention from the beginning. In 1982, the event was officially named the "Ice Lantern Festival" ” and hold competitions. The Harbin Ice Lantern Festival starts on January 5 every year and lasts until mid-February, and is displayed in Zhaolin Park on Shangzhi Street.

During this period, in addition to visiting the annual Ice Lantern Festival, tourists can also participate in various dazzling snow activities in the Northeast, such as ice sailing, ice sledding, ice skating, skiing or participating in ice weddings, ice and snow art Party etc.

The Ice Lantern Garden Party cleverly combines the unique natural ice and snow in the north, light colors and sound control. Through sculpture, modeling, architecture and landscaping, the garden forms a whole of ice and snow art. Ice lanterns are different from ordinary works of art. They become fixed shapes after completion. The artistic beauty of ice lanterns lies in the surprises they give people every year. Therefore, ice lanterns have a beautiful name - "A fairy tale that never repeats." It leads people to recall the many joys of life in colorful dreams.

The ice lanterns are most beautiful after dark, but there are also many people. Therefore, it is recommended that travelers going to see the ice lanterns should go before dinner between 5 and 6 o'clock. This can avoid the local crowds that appear after dinner and avoid the outdoor temperature that plummets at night. Since there are four almost identical exits in the park, it is best for a family or a group of people to agree on a meeting time and exit number to avoid getting separated. Please remember the Arabic numerals when remembering the door number. Do not remember the advertisement on the billboard, because this manufacturer may have purchased advertisements for four exits, leaving you confused and unable to recognize which number the agreed door is.

A Feast of the Ice Country

Next to the towering flood control monument that symbolizes Harbin’s perseverance against floods, the “Harbin Songhua River Ice and Snow World” on the Songhua River has always been a gathering place for happy people in the snow-capped mountains. . The Century Bell Tower at the entrance is spectacular and elegant, and the low-temperature fountain in front of the building is amazing - because the temperature in Harbin in winter is often minus 10 degrees, most fountains have already frozen. The colorful ice sculptures of emerald green dragons in the fountain are as moving as jade sculptures. There are many colorful relief ice walls in the park, such as the Nine Dragon Wall and Flower Blossoms and Prosperity, which are popular photo spots among tourists. A variety of ice slides, ranging from small fruit shapes to super giant castles, are colorful and transparent, and both adults and children have a great time. The realistic ice and snow canyon suspension bridge and ice cliff climbing are the most attractive places for young people to try their skills. There are ice sledding, camel riding, horseback riding, dog rake and other activities in the park, attracting tourists to experience and take photos; they also bring snow foxes, known as "Snow Mountain Flying Foxes", for people to be the best photo partners for 10 yuan a time. You can see tall bunches of bright red, orange and yellow candied haws everywhere, as well as necklaces and pendants with names written on them. Each one costs 3 yuan. Most of them are bought for children to hang on their chests for fun. The most eye-catching news focus here in recent years is the winter swimming competition in which an 80-year-old man participated naked. Watching the old man swimming vigorously in the cold ice made other young people covered in thick clothes feel inferior.

What to wear: A large scarf is a must! It’s best to wear earmuffs and hats (for girls)!

Down jackets are a must! ! ! ! It’s best to wear a long and thick one!

Thermal underwear (thickened), wool pants, sweaters.

It’s a must~! !

For girls, wear snow boots to stay warm!

As a boy, I don’t know what shoes to wear~ My feet will freeze if I wear a pair of shoes!

The above clothing suggestions are purely personal opinions! Any similarity is purely coincidental! ! !