The annual event is known as one of the world’s four major ice and snow festivals, together with those in Oslo, Quebec, and Sapporo.
Heilongjiang Meteorological Observatory said the snowfall would reach more than four millimeters in Harbin, Suihua and southern Yichun in the coming days. The heavy snow has brought traffic misery for commuters while bringing joy to children.
China's fledgling agricultural insurance sector has buffered farmers against greater losses after hail, pest outbreaks and a massive typhoon hit China's breadbasket, the northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin.
A wild Siberian tiger was spotted on a forestry farm in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Sunday, forestry officials said Tuesday.
Due to continuing temperature drops, the Harbin section of Songhua River is almost frozen and the section is closed to boat traffic since Nov 19.
Ninety-one Siberian tiger cubs have been born this year in an artificial breeding park in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.
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