If you want to see the ice lanterns in Harbin, when is the best time to go?

January 5th to mid-February

The Harbin Ice Lantern Festival starts on January 5th every year and lasts until mid-February. It is displayed in Zhaolin Park on Shangzhi Street. out. 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.

Civil Aviation

Harbin Taiping International Airport is the largest international airport in Northeast China, which can accommodate all kinds of domestic and foreign large passenger aircraft taking off and landing day and night. There are flights to nearly 30 large and medium-sized tourist cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, and Xi'an; it has flights to more than a dozen countries and regions including Hong Kong, Japan, France, and the United States.

Heilongjiang Civil Aviation Administration of China

Telephone number of the ticket office (24-hour booking): 84674966

Telephone number of the ticketing center of Beiyu Sky Goose Airlines Co., Ltd.: 84652855

Railway

The five major railways of Harbin-Dalian, Binsui, Binzhou, Binbei and Labin are connected here, and they are connected with dozens of large, medium and large railways such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian and Xi'an. There are buses running in small tourist cities, which can travel both day and night. Harbin Railway Station sells same-day tickets. The Nangang Ticket Office of Harbin Railway Station pre-sells tickets for two days later.

Harbin Railway Station Information Office Tel: 86420115

Nangang Ticket Office Tel: 86431252

Highways

Highways radiate to the whole country There are nearly 30 unified highways in various places in the province, mainly the four main highways from Harbin to Heihe, Tongjiang, Mengbei and Suifen. There are dozens of long-distance bus lines leading to neighboring cities outside the province and important towns within the province.

Things to note when traveling to Harbin

The winter in Harbin is relatively cold compared to the south, but it is not as cold as expected. The reason is that Harbin's winter is relatively dry, so it doesn't feel as cold as the weather forecast says. There is heating indoors, and the temperature is generally above 18 degrees.

However, due to the climate characteristics of Harbin, there are still some things to pay attention to:

1. Shoes.

"The cold starts from the feet." From a warmth perspective, shoes are the most important. A pair of lightweight and warm shoes can make you feel warm all over. From an economic point of view, a pair of cotton shoes worth less than 20 yuan is enough:)

2. Clothes

should also be lightweight. Down jackets are the best choice.

3. Hat

Not very necessary. There is no wind in Harbin at night, but the temperature is slightly lower. A scarf is enough for women, but not for men.

4. Moisturizing

The air in Harbin is very dry, with humidity generally around 20%. Therefore, moisturizing is very important. Some friends from the south will have nosebleeds after arriving in Harbin. This is caused by ruptured capillaries due to lack of drinking water. It's actually very simple, just drink more water every day and you'll be fine. It’s better for ladies to bring a lip balm:)

5. Prevent colds

Since there is a relatively large temperature difference between indoors and outdoors, be sure not to sweat or wear few clothes Do not go outdoors when possible, otherwise it is easy to catch a cold.

Other matters:

1. Tourists can buy down jackets and woolen jackets locally. They are cheap and thick and cold-resistant. In addition, bring a set of hats and scarves. Just add gloves and you'll be safe.

2. In Northeast China, there is a big temperature difference between indoor and outdoor, with hot and cold alternating, making it easy to catch a cold, so it is best to bring cold medicine and other medicines.

3. In places with cold and dry climates, hands are prone to prickles and lips are prone to dryness and cracking. There is nothing wrong with bringing lip balm or moisturizer.

4. In Harbin, which is tens of degrees below zero, the shutter of a professional camera will be too frozen to open. Therefore, if you bring a professional camera, you must pay attention to keeping the machine warm. In addition, the film becomes more brittle after being frozen, so when pulling the film outdoors, do not use excessive force, otherwise, the film will be easily broken.

5. If you are lucky enough to be a guest at a local’s home, you can try to have a meal on the kang. It is very interesting. If you sleep on the kang, it is easy to "get angry". You should drink more boiled water and eat more after getting up. fruit.

6. When walking on ice and snow, the knees should be slightly bent and the center of gravity of the body should be tilted forward, so that it is not easy to fall.

1. Harbin Food

1. Harbin red sausage: Qiulin dry sausage, Lidaosi, and Roulian red sausage are the most famous, and can be purchased at Qiulin Shopping Mall and Nangang Fendou Road non-staple food store.

2． Daliba, Xiaoshayike: Russian-style bread, Qiulin Company and the Madier Hotel on Daoli Central Street are both very good.

3． Russian food: Russian chocolate with roe, Russian cigarettes, vodka

4. Russian-style Western food: I particularly recommend the Huamei Restaurant on Central Street. You must eat on the second floor. It’s a great building. There were 6 of us and we ate the expensive red caviar, salmon, etc. I drank French red wine and spent 450 yuan per night, which was still cheap!

5． Authentic live fish stewed in iron pot: The address is on Hongqi Street. The facade is not big and not too conspicuous, but inside there is a first floor and a basement, so the area is still quite large. As soon as you enter the door, there is a fish pond with many large live fish, which are picked and slaughtered by the guests to ensure freshness.

6． Barbecue: They are really everywhere on the street, and everything you eat tastes good!

7. Beer: When eating barbecue, you must have Harbin beer! Hehe, I especially recommend the beer in small bottles, it tastes very good!

8. Killed pig vegetables, pork stewed vermicelli, chicken stewed with mushrooms: if you want to eat delicious food, go to a small roadside restaurant; if you want a delicious food, go to a restaurant with strong Northeastern characteristics, such as "Da Feng Harvest" opposite Harbin No. 3 Middle School. "Here we come" (and, in Northeastern dialect, guests are also), a lot of people said "Yeah, then", that makes one feel happy!

9. Popsicles: Popsicles at Madiel Hotel, Central Street

10. Porridge, there is a two-story porridge shop at the end of Central Street, at the Youyi Road Bus Terminal. I forgot the name, but the porridge there is very good and comes in many styles.

11. Demoli stewed live fish: There is a small village called Demoli on the side of the road in the suburbs of Harbin. The villagers opened a snack bar on the roadside to entertain passers-by who stopped for a meal. Stewing tofu, wide vermicelli noodles and carp fished from the Wusuli River together is an old way for folks to have a warm meal. Later, the cooking method spread like wildfire and spread throughout the streets and alleys of the city. People from Harbin say: If our friends from other places don’t like Western food and Northeastern cuisine, let’s eat molly stewed live fish.

2. Shopping

Qiulin Company, Harbin First Department Store, Harbin Commercial Building, Songlei Building, Golden Sun Boutique City, Zhongyi Department Store

Zhongyi Department Store Co., Ltd.

Clothes, decorations, fashion jewelry, cosmetics, perfumes, Korean stationery and other small commodities are very rich and the prices are very cheap. It has 4 floors. To buy clothes, you can also go to the "Underground Clothing City" under Zhongyi.

Address: No. 323, Dongdazhi Street, Nangang District

Transportation: 7, 10, 13, 16, 21, 28, 55, 57, 64, 78, 101, 103, Take 104, 107, 110, 111 and get off at the Automobile Museum.

3. Taxi:

Taxi prices in Harbin are relatively expensive. The starting price of Xiali is 7 yuan (3 kilometers), and then 1.6 yuan per kilometer; the starting price of Jetta is 8 yuan (3 kilometers). ), then 1.9 yuan per kilometer.

4. Famous Streets in Harbin

Central Street: Harbin’s most famous pedestrian street, the most exotic and prosperous commercial street. Central Street is located in Daoli District, starting from the Songhua River Flood Control Memorial Tower in the north and ending at Jingwei Street in the south. 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. Nowadays, 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.

Jingyu Street: Named in memory of the revolutionary martyr Yang Jingyu, it has a large number of ancient buildings and is a typical traditional street in Harbin. Jingyu Street is located in Daowai District, between Chengde Square and the Songhua River.

Shangzhi Street: named in memory of the revolutionary martyr Zhao Shangzhi, it is located in Daoli District, near Central Street.

Siu-lin Street: The park (Siu-lin Park), school (Siu-lin Primary School) and cinema (Siu-lin Cinema) on Siu-lin Street are all named after the revolutionary martyr Li Zhao-lin, which has a profound cultural and historical background. The famous street is known as "Ice Lantern Street" and "Lilac Street". Located in Daoli District, near Songhua River.

Tongjiang Street: a landscape corridor with Jewish cultural characteristics consisting of the New Jewish Synagogue, the Jewish Cultural Characteristic Garden and other landscapes. It is located in Daoli District, starting from Jingwei Street in the south and Youyi Road in the north.

Dazhi Street: The most important traffic artery in Harbin, it can be called the "backbone" of the city. There are many European-style churches and other cultural relics protected buildings on both sides of the street. It is divided into Dongdazhi Street with Hongbo Underground Square as the midpoint. Street and West Dazhi Street. Traveling along Dazhi Street, you can reach the major attractions and areas in Harbin - Harbin Amusement Park, Confucian Temple, Jile Temple, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin Railway Station, Harbin Museum, Qiulin Commercial Building, Harbin International Exhibition Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, etc.

Gogol Street: Harbin’s most Russian-style commercial street. The most distinctive features are the Russian trams and Aleksey Church Square. Gogol Street is located in Nangang District, formerly Fendou Road.

Huayuan Street: It retains the residential protection zone (Russian style garden) for China Eastern Railway employees at the end of the 19th century and the Russian specialty shopping market (civilian trade market), located in Nangang District.

Yiman Street: Named in memory of the revolutionary martyr Zhao Yiman, today’s Yiman Street has become a famous cultural landscape art corridor in Harbin with a series of unique art statues. Located in Nangang District, near the train station.

Xuefu Road: The main traffic road connecting Nangang District and Pingfang District. As the name suggests, many universities in Harbin are concentrated here, including Heilongjiang University, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin University and other well-known universities. Famous university town.

Huamei Restaurant

Located at No. 142 Central Street, Daoli District, Harbin, it has a long history. The restaurant combines the essence of Russian and Western cuisine, mainly dealing in Russian cuisine, as well as English, French, Italian and other cuisines. Mainly include: shredded tenderloin in milk sauce, canned braised chicken, shrimp, beef, mutton, grilled fish in milk sauce, mixed prawns, skewers of mutton, grilled chicken and more than 40 kinds of famous dishes.

5. Travel

1. Saint Sophia Church

Located in Harbin, it is the largest Orthodox church in the Far East, with a height of 53.35 meters and an area of ??721 square meters. It is a typical representative of Byzantine architecture. In November 1996, it was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit; in June 1997, Saint Sophia Church was restored and renamed Harbin Architectural Art Museum.

In 1903 AD, with the completion and opening of the Middle East Railway, the Fourth Infantry Division of Tsarist Russia's Eastern Siberia 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 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.

Transportation: Visitors can take buses 1, 2, 13, 15, 64, 66, 113 and other buses from Harbin and get off at Harbin Baibai or Fashion Building to reach the church.

Ticket: 20 yuan

2. Siberian Tiger Forest Park

It is located on the north bank of the Songhua River, covering an area of ??1.2 million square meters, and is only separated by the water from the famous summer resort Sun Island Scenic Area. Among them, the Tiger Garden covers an area of ??360,000 square meters. It is currently the largest wild natural garden for Siberian tigers in the world. It was established to save and protect the Siberian tiger, an endangered species in the world.

The Siberian Tiger Forest Garden now has an adult tiger garden, a young tiger garden, and a science popularization exhibition hall. The Chenghu Garden covers an area of ??360,000 square meters and is home to 30 wild and colorful tigers. Visitors must take a special coach 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.

Transportation: Visitors can take the No. 85 joint bus and get off at the terminal to reach the scenic spot.

Ticket: 50 yuan

3. Jile Temple

Located at the end of Dongdazhi Street, Nangang District, Harbin City, it was built in the 1920s and covers an area of ??57,000 square meters. Jile Temple is the largest modern Buddhist temple building in Heilongjiang and one of the four famous Buddhist temples in the three northeastern provinces. It is as famous as Changchun Prajna Temple, Shenyang Cien Temple and Yingkou Shurangyan Temple.

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, Tianwang Hall, Main Hall, Three Holy Temples, and East and West Side Halls wait.

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.

Transportation: Take bus No. 14 and trolleybus No. 104 and 105 to reach the scenic spots.

Ticket: 8 yuan

The following is a guide for a Guangzhou girl to travel to Harbin during the Spring Festival, please refer to it

Equipment: a jacket, fleece One piece of clothing + a fleece sweater with dual warmth functions of fleece and sweater, two sets of thermal underwear, a pair of fleece pants, a pair of assault pants, and two pairs of polyester socks (although this material is not as warm as cotton, it is recommended not to use it) The latter, when snow vapor penetrates, wet socks are not easy to dry and are not breathable, which is easy to cause athlete's foot) + a pair of AmazTEK DuPont material socks, professional hiking shoes (the most important thing is the soles, which must be soft and have deep texture, otherwise you will walk on the ice easy to fall), scarf, rabbit fur gloves (inner) + Thinsulate waterproof thick velvet inner gloves (outer), an open-top knitted hat that can be used as a scarf (it can cover the mouth when used as a scarf, and can be used as a mask , and it is very windproof and snow-proof, very practical) + a velvet hat (big enough to cover the ears - this is very important), a pair of snow gloves, a pair of black jeans, necessary medicines, plug-ins, and headlamps (In case you have to break into the outdoor bathroom at night in the snowy countryside), 518 liter backpack (the side pockets can be used as a backpack, which is cool), rain gear, energy supplements (vitamin C effervescent tablets, chocolate, beef jerky, if possible) Plus vitamin C and vitamin B tablets), oral cleansing and refreshing products (chewing gum, mints can also be used), skin care products (moisture-locking oily cream - I recommend Vaseline special-effect body lotion, I rely on it throughout the whole process, SPF25 or above Sunscreen, lip care products - men are also indispensable), notebooks + pens, communication supplies (bring a few extra batteries for your mobile phone, don’t forget the charger), point-and-shoot phone + 3 batteries, a kettle that can keep warm, and disposable supplies , other small items (voluntary...).

Normally the flight should be at 16:10 pm on the second day of the lunar month. Since the late flight didn’t take off from Guangzhou until 18:00, we didn’t arrive at Harbin’s Taiping Airport until about 10:30 pm. Take a travel agency's car (you purchased a chartered flight from a travel agency, which is super convenient, but red-eye flights are unavoidable) to leave the airport and arrive at your hotel in the city (saved a fortune in taxi fees). If you manage the whole journey yourself, you can Take the airport bus to the city: Location - the first floor of the airport terminal. The terminal in the city is in front of the Civil Aviation Building, No. 99 Zhongshan Road (bus stop at Swan Hotel). It leaves every 1 hour and takes about 45 minutes. Minutes, one way is 20 yuan, Tel: 0451-82896432, 82896517; Since I had not prepared before, and it was too late at the time, most hotels were full, so I decided to stay at the Jinlong Hotel selected by the travel agency (the location is on Shitou Street in Nangang District -If I remember correctly), the transportation is very convenient. There is a bus stop across the road, which can directly reach Central Street and other attractions. It passes by Harbin Institute of Technology and Harbin Station further away. The housing price is similar to other ordinary hotels in Harbin: the standard room was just over 200 yuan, and it was already fully booked. The five-person room we chose was 400 yuan, room 708, which was very large, with one living room and one room, and four beds in the living room. There is a TV, a mahjong table, four stools and two tables, a room with a bed and a bathroom... There are still a lot of free spaces, which is really distressing. It can accommodate more than a dozen people (beds combined, bunks on the floor... there is a lot of open space). The life of the locals in Harbin is quite leisurely. Shops start to close around four or five in the afternoon (in winter, people may prefer to stay at home and sigh about the heating, let alone during the holidays). By nine o'clock in the evening, the streets are already very deserted. Cangmai (the local name for small shops), dumpling shops, barbecue restaurants, bathhouses, and guest houses can be found everywhere (almost every few meters away, reoccurring). The local karaoke entertainment venue is called KTV singing room, but there are not many of them. Home, not to mention bars and discos. Each store has heating, the door is closed, and a thick plastic curtain hangs outside the door (my first impression was like walking into a pork processing factory), which can block wind and snow and maintain the indoor temperature. If it snows heavily in Harbin in winter, the streets will be a romantic world of white snow. But if it snows lightly, you can’t tell whether the streets are covered with ice or snow, and they will be dark and dirty for a week after the snow. , it is easy to PK if you walk carelessly.

It is best to get up before 7:30 in the morning to have breakfast. I wonder if it is because of the Spring Festival, but the hotel front desk told us that the snack bar on the main street outside is after 7:30. Almost everything was closed after 30:00, and we only started to leave at 8:30. Only a porridge shop opposite was still open. Doubtfully, we left our large luggage at the front desk of the hotel and searched on the street. Sure enough, every door was open. We had no choice but to close the door tightly. Since there was not much time left (it was almost half past nine, and most of the day would soon pass), we were so hungry that we finally stopped at the porridge shop whose name was given by the enthusiastic passers-by. Forgot, I just remember eating a 10-yuan breakfast: pancakes, noodles, millet porridge, black rice porridge. I think the taste is okay, but the taste is really too bland. I suspect that the store skipped the salt (it also said that it is eaten in Harbin) Its characteristics are: thick, dark, and salty, but I didn’t feel it at all).

After filling your stomach, immediately set off to Harbin Station to buy a train ticket to Mudanjiang in the evening. The bus routes that can reach Harbin Station are 11, 6, 343, 338, 81, 109, 89... , we took the No. 11 bus that costs 2 yuan (the bus route passes Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang University, Harbin Institute of Technology, and Harbin Institute of Technology - if you are interested, you can take a college tour). It took less than half an hour to reach the terminal. A very long underground tunnel (there are many shops, the most impressive one is the one selling Harbin red sausage, which is everywhere, but they are all closed, and you can only see rows of advertising slogans), enter Harbin Station, both on the first and second floors. There is a ticket window. The one in Mudanjiang is on the second floor. There are not many people. Tickets for the same province are also easy to buy. The hard-seat ticket is 45 yuan per person (about 22:45 in the evening - just enough to watch the Ice and Snow World-22 :00 end).

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2 A Guangzhou girl’s guide to traveling to Harbin during the Spring Festival

With the train tickets in hand, we can finally start our trip to Harbin.

Suwen Harbin is known as the "Little Paris of the East". There are many Western classical buildings in the city. Orthodox, Catholic, and Christian churches have their own styles and are full of exotic customs. When you come to Harbin, of course you have to see it. Our first stop was Central Street, St. Sophia Cathedral and Flood Control Memorial Tower. Take a bus from the train station (any bus going to Manhattan, Twelve Streets, Ha Bai, or Fashion Building) and get off at Manhattan. Walk straight for about 100 meters and you will see Sophia Church, a unique building. , it is said that it is one of the largest Orthodox churches in the Far East (only two in the world). From time to time, flocks of white pigeons are parked on the top, flying low, or strolling in the courtyard to be fed by tourists. In front of the church There are also ice sculptures, which are always pleasing to the eye. You can enter the church to do the Hallelujah. The ticket is 10 yuan. Then we walked to Central Street, which is similar to the pedestrian streets in other places. It is also a shopping place with a concentration of famous brand stores. The only difference is that its European-style buildings have bright colors, which adds to the prosperity of the city. Madier Hotel (Samsung), Educational Bookstore - it has a long history and is worth taking pictures in front of. There are also various Western restaurants, especially the Russian Western restaurants that are not to be missed. (After returning from the trip, a friend from Harbin told me that the Russian meals there taste authentic. This is one of Ha’s delicious food features, but we missed it, which made me beat my chest and sigh.) When you come to Harbin in winter, don’t forget to buy a popsicle. Snowflakes are floating in the air, while chewing ice cream that makes your lips turn purple from the cold. You can walk along the European-style Central Street and feel refreshed! I have always wanted to look for the Harbin Beer Plaza on Central Street. Online information mentioned that people and tourists can be seen sitting next to the beer carts drinking beer from large cups. Many foreigners and Chinese people compare their drinking capacity and chat. At night, the music is playing. I felt very happy in my ears... Maybe I just passed by him. It was a pity that I didn't see it. . The Flood Control Memorial Tower is located beside the Songhua River, at the terminal square of Central Street on the bank of the Daoli River in Harbin City (take bus No. 107, get off at Chetou Dao Street or Sandao Street and walk towards the river). It was built to commemorate the catastrophic flood that threatened Harbin in 1957. I feel The Flood Control Memorial Tower can be seen or not, as long as you understand its history, it is the Songhua River behind it that caught my attention. In winter, the surface of the Songhua River has formed a thick layer of ice, and a large white area has become As a paradise for tourists to enjoy ice activities (sledges, horse-drawn carts, dog-drawn carts, ice skating, horseback riding, dryland sledding, snowmobiles, etc.), the north bank of the Songhua River is Sun Island (snow sculptures, tickets 15+25), Northeast Hulin Garden (ticket 22 yuan), Ice and Snow World (ice sculptures, ice lanterns - 80 yuan ticket, 40 yuan for students, this is very important), facing Harbin city across the river, you must take another bus (No. 118 can reach the Ice and Snow World) In the world, Sun Island, I heard that you can take a special travel bus along the Songhua River Highway Bridge on Youyi Road to reach the scenic spots directly) or take a horse-drawn cart (20 yuan/person, don’t worry about finding it, there are many people soliciting customers at the Flood Control Memorial Tower. Just look at it and two or three people will come to you, but I don’t recommend the latter because you have to run on the ice for about 40 minutes. It’s really snowy and cold. I’m worried that if you can’t bear the 40-minute journey, you might be in the scenic spot. Can't stay long...). Sun Island takes two to three hours, and it is best to view the snow sculptures in the morning; while in the Ice and Snow World, viewing the ice lanterns is most beautiful at night, because there is not enough time (Xiaoxuan and Ah Shui have to go back to the hotel to put on some clothes, plus I had to take my luggage to the train station to store it, and it was a waste of time to go back and forth.) I had no choice but to give up on Sun Island and decided to focus on the Ice and Snow World at night (oh, I almost missed it: you can hold a cute baby in the square near the Flood Control Memorial Tower. The price for taking pictures with snow foxes is five yuan per session, but you can discount the price by half, and this is where Twelve’s beautiful photos were born). Unconsciously, it was already around 2 o'clock at noon. The group of people turned back to Central Street and randomly picked a restaurant (I forgot the name, it seems to be a Western restaurant) and had a big meal: authentic noodles with soybean paste, mustard greens, fried rice, and iron rice. Beef tenderloin, I forgot what Xiaoxuan and Ah Shui were eating...it tasted pretty good - 54 yuan (I didn’t eat the Russian dinner, so I sighed). After eating, I followed the direction pointed by the waiter and came to Zhao. Lin Park (Bing Lantern) (I can’t remember whether it’s Xierdao Street or Xitou Street, it’s also near Central Street, tickets are 12 yuan, different prices for morning and evening, no discount for student tickets), the area is small, it’s best to see it at night. There was nothing special in the morning. It felt like a few ice sculptures standing there. Others advised us to give up Zhaolin. The ice and snow world has become representative and much larger. After everyone agreed, we gave up and started back to the hotel (there is a bus opposite) station).

After being fully equipped (warming measures must be taken, otherwise you will not be able to stand it for 40 minutes in the Ice and Snow World), bid farewell to Jinlong and take the bus to Harbin Station to store your luggage. The storage office is on the first floor. The luggage was 5 yuan per piece, and the five of us had five pieces. The eldest lady actually charged us 26 yuan, saying that 25 yuan was not a good idea, and there was nothing she could do about it (this is also a characteristic of the locals in Harbin, It will often make you laugh or cry), the next stop is the Ice and Snow World, take bus No. 14 from the train station to Highway Bridge Station and then transfer to bus No. 88 (but you have to control the time, the last bus of No. 88 is at 19:00), we arrived It was already crowded with Chinese and foreign tourists (but the largest number were from Guangzhou). We sent the most childlike Xiaoxuan as our student representative to buy student tickets (of course holding a lot of fake IDs, except The most genuine twelve tickets, we don’t have to worry about them). Unexpectedly, it was easy to get through (the staff didn’t even look at the certificate, Xiaoxuanzi is really good enough), 40 yuan a ticket, and when you enter the door, there will be a lot of hangings The lady with the license plate (I don’t know if she has a tour guide certificate) came up and asked if she needed a guide (120 yuan/person, the price can be negotiated to 80 yuan, and she promised to give a full explanation, 100% satisfactory). Although I was a little curious about the content she would explain, but there was no time I am relatively poor in terms of income and money, so I have to rely on myself. This is indeed a world of ice and snow. The ice lantern artworks carved from the natural ice of the Songhua River have different shapes (ancient and modern figures, flowers, birds, insects, fish, and various buildings). They are exquisite and clear, and they appear more colorful under the reflection of the light. The ice maze, slides, sledges, sliding mats (rented for 5 yuan each) and other entertainment projects are indeed of a certain scale, but I think it must be seen at night to show its value (the sea of ??lights, the light can It brings out the lifelikeness of these ice sculptures, and they are colorful at night, which is instantly beautiful). We are like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, greedily picking up the camera and taking pictures. Oh, don’t forget to look around while looking around. Don’t stop talking. The candied haws for 2 yuan a piece are particularly delicious in this specific environment. !

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3 A Guangzhou girl’s guide to traveling to Harbin during the Spring Festival

Before I knew it, it was past nine-thirty. I had to catch the train and was in a hurry. I took two photos together (all of them showed red noses, Kawaii!).

Experiences: 1. It is a good choice to let your hotel book train tickets on your behalf: the service fee is usually 2 to 5 yuan per ticket, which is about the same as the round-trip fare by yourself. It can also save time in rushing. More attractions.

2. Make enough effort before going, especially book your accommodation for the night you arrive. There are many guest houses in Harbin, usually around 20 yuan to 100 yuan (I checked on the spot). You can also choose to live in a university. The hotel is just like the hotel in Harbin Institute of Technology. The bed is 50 yuan per person, there is a bathroom, and the environment is good (I met a student from No. 1 Middle School on the bus and learned about it). Remember not to stay in a small hotel, the locals say it is not safe; if you are a petty bourgeoisie Yes, there are several relatively good hotels in front of Harbin Station: Longyun Building, Longmen Building, Education and Training Center, etc. The prices are not bad, with standard rooms ranging from 160 to 260 yuan; Madier on Central Street ( Standard room 336 yuan - much more convenient for tourist attractions), Fushun Tiantian Hotel in the development zone (close to Corruption Street, a gathering place for delicious food spots, but according to locals: a high-consumption area).

3. First inquire about Haoha’s delicious food and then formulate a battle plan. I didn’t do any market research in this area this time, so I can say that I didn’t enjoy Kazakhstan’s delicacies: Daliba (a kind of authentic Russian bread, I heard that children can’t lift it - a Russian restaurant on Central Street), Qiulin or Harbin Red Sausage from Roulian (I don’t know if what we ate at the train station is authentic, it felt very ordinary, try it yourself), Jingzi brand pine nut tripe, Laodingfeng pastries, and Suheli (a kind of bread).

4. Unique shopping destination (souvenirs): There is Harbin Russian Market in the Harbin business district near Hongbo Square. Also called the civilian trade market, there are various Russian specialties here, such as matryoshka dolls, Russian telescopes, badges, lighters, leather goods, furs, etc. There are also various Chairman Mao badges for sale here, with a Russian flavor