Have you ever thinking about starting China Tours ? Are you tired of things around you and want to find something special? Choose Air China and begin a special winter vacation in Harbin, China.
Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province and it is the northernmost major city in China. Because its location, it has cold winters. ( the cold winter averages- 17 degree celsius. )So the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival is celebrated here every year. Other than the ice and snow, there are many other things to see in this city.
1. The Three Features of Harbin:
As I was arriving at Harbin, I was told that this city has three special features of its own: first, the bread is as big as a pot cover; second, it seems like irrigating when people drink in Harbin; lastly, a young girl holds a pipe.
Of course, these three features are closely related to the people’s way of living in Harbin. Because it nears Russia, the bread of Harbin is as big as the one in Russia; people in Harbin are bold and unconstrained so both men and women have good drinking capacity；then, a girl with a pipe has becomes a thing of the past, it is a way for keeping off annoying mosquitoes.
2. 
Buildings in Russia Style
Walking in the streets of Harbin, buildings in Russia styles are easily founded. In fact, Harbin was firstly built around a church and designed in rays. In a word, it is deeply affected by Russia’s way of doing things.
One of the must-see scene is the St. Sophia Cathedral. Having been completed in 1907, the St. Sophia Cathedral has a history of more than a century. Even by modern stands, it is regarded as the biggest orthodox church in the far east with an area of 712 square meters. It feels good to sit on the green bench on the ground, watching pigeons flying across the roof of the cathedral while listening to the melodious music which comes out from this archaic building.
3. Traditional Foods in Harbin
Harbin or the northeast of China is famous for its stewed food. If foods are cooked in this way, they can keep their nature flavor and avoid of being greasy. What is more, it is a great joy to have hot food in such a cold place. As a result, Harbin is well known of its three dishes, namely stewed chick with mushroom, stewed fish in a big hot pot and strewed pork with vermicelli.
I like stewed chick with mushroom best for the chicken retain its original taste with a distinctive taste of stewed mushroom. With flavor of some traditional Chinese dressing, it really arouse my appetite.
4. 
Shopping in Harbin
In all, there are two main historic streets in Harbin, the Center Street and the Gogol Street. They are both built in Russia style. They become well known to local people as the street which is full of souvenir shops. In souvenir shops, there are many exquisite and elegant goods come from Russia. Such as pocket watches, cigarettes, matryoshka, chocolate and so on.
When night falls, crowds of people gather in this street to spend their night there. With the decoration of neon lights, the streets become more beautiful than it appears in the daytime.
In fact, late winter is the main tourist season in cities in china, especially in Harbin. Therefore, the best way to save money is to book China Hotels in Harbin in advance. Hope you enjoy your winter holiday in Harbin!
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