|
|
Home > Harbin Tourism |
| |
| HARBIN TOURISM |
 |
|
 |
| |
 |
| |
| Harbin is a city with particular scenes. With comfortable climate in summer, it is a famous summer resort. Rich and colorful winter activities turn cold and bleak winter into an advantage, as is her graceful summer. Harbin people change ice and snow into miraculous effects: cold to happy, winter to grand festival. Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, beginning in 1985, has been successfully held for 13 times. Now, it has become a traditional grand festival with trade , science and technology, tourism, culture, and sports as a whole. Harbin Ice Lantern Gala Party, the key program of Ice and Snow Festival, has been held for 23 times. Ice sculpture and snow carving competition are the expressions of ice and snow art essences. Ice and snow tour in Harbin is also splendid. It is listed as one of 35 national best scenic spots in China by the national government. Yuquan Hunting resort is currently the largest closed hunting resort in China. Yabuli Skiing Ground is just two-hour drive away, where tourists can get much pleasure from skiing, In '97 China Tour Year, Harbin brought out more than 10 tour items with particular style such as ice and snow tour, hunting tour, summer tour, and so on. The beautiful Sun Island is confirmed " The Bordary Scenic Spot " by National Tour Bureau, and ice and snow scenic tour as "Special Line Tour". Harbin keeps a long-term contact with more than 60 tour agencies from over 20 countries and regions. Around Harbin,Zalong Red-crowned Crane Nature Protection Zone,Jingpo Lake Scene, and the like are attracting many more tourists both at home and abroad for their unique charming. In 1996 Harbin had 82 travel agencies,33 foreign-related travel hotels, 20 travel shopping centers, 74 travel companies supplied buses, boats and taxis, more than 60 natural landscapes, more than 20 artificial landscapes, forming a good service system for touring and entertaining. |
|
|
| |
 |
Ice-Lantern |
Ice-Lantern Exhibition is Harbin's traditional activity. It lasts from January to late February every year with Zhao Lin Park as its designated location. Ice-lanterns can date back to ancient times. It was said that some fishermen made rough and simple ice-lanterns made of ice just for lighting. With the time passed, ice-lanterns embodied their cultural features and artistic fascination gradually. The making of ice-lanterns and ice sculptures started in the 1960s.
|
|
| |
The Grand World of Ice and Snow
|
 |
| The Grand World of Ice and Snow is the dragon-head brand of the ice and snow festival.Since the 3rd edition, the Grand World of Ice and Snow has moved to the north band of the Songhua River,to the west of the Sun Island.The park is a rectangular one with 700 meters in length from east to west and 300 meters in width from south to north. |
|
| (1) (2) |
| |
|
Copyright the Organizing Committee for Harbin 24th Winter Universiade |
|
