Harbin restaurant manager Katerina Esmanovich looks up at the clock expectantly. A long table is set with a white tablecloth, pink flower bouquets, and yellow napkins folded into wine glasses like fans. The wedding party is on its way.
Two white whales perform underwater with their trainers at Harbin's Polar Land on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Polar Land is renewing its efforts to attract visitors during the upcoming May Day holiday.
This photo taken on Dec. 24, 2007 shows a newborn penguin baby in a park in Harbin Polarland in Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. [Xinhua]
Smothering fog envelopes the city of Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 10, 2007. [Xinhua]
Buildings are half-hidden as heavy fog smothers Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province December 8. [Xinhua]
A car is covered with snow in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Sunday evening, November 5, 2006. The sudden snowfall caught the locals unexpected. Weather forecasts said the highest temperature on Monday would be minus 7 and residents are advised to wear warm clothes. [newsphoto]
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