St. Sophia Russian Orthodox Church in Harbin, China
Sofia Church is located on the South bank of the Songhua River on what is now called Harbin Architecture Art Square with many European-style buildings. Another building of historical and cultural...
View ArticleHarbin, China has a Unique Jewish History
People may not be aware that Harbin had a unique Jewish History. Harbin’s development began with the start of the Russian invasion of Manchuria towards the end the Nineteenth Century and in 1897, a...
View ArticleSiberian Tiger Park in Harbin, China
Siberian Tiger Park is the largest breeding center in the world for Siberian tigers. The park is located on the North bank of the Songhua River and has over 500 purebred Siberian tigers (100 visible...
View ArticleSun Island Snow Sculpture Park in Harbin, China
Harbin snow festival is separate from the ice festival but both take place at Sun Island Park, north of the Songhua River. Sun Island covers an area of 9,390 acres, has more than 20 scenic spots and...
View ArticleHarbin Ice Carving Inside and Outside Zaolin Park
Try to arrive at Zaolin Park before sunset to watch the illumination in different colored lights that change by the minute outside the tent with competition winners inside. It is some sight… Each year...
View ArticleYummy Food in Harbin, China
Three meals a day were included in the Harbin tour and we ate like champs; what else is new! Large buffet breakfasts at the Holiday Inn Hotel each morning and then driver/Manager Mr. Chen would take...
View ArticleThe Japanese War Crimes Museum in Harbin, China
Unit 731 War Crimes Museum was the site of a covert biological and chemical warfare research unit of the Japanese Army that performed lethal experimentation on humans between 1937-1945. This site and...
View ArticleJile Buddhist Temple in Harbin, China
Jile Buddhist Temple is located at the end of East Dazhi Street of Harbin’s Nangang District. Built in the 1920s, it is the biggest modern Buddhist temple in Heilongjiang Province and one of the...
View ArticleThe Massive and Magnificent Harbin, China Ice Festival
Superlatives don’t begin to describe the Harbin Ice Festival created by sculptors who use ice picks, chisels and lasers for weeks to build massive structures made from ice blocks that also are...
View ArticleTour The Magnificent Sapporo Snow Festival Odori Site
Free Sapporo Snow Festival handouts are available at hotels and throughout town to give visitors specific information on what sculptures, food venues, warming stations, and performance times are...
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