From Yan Hua, Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.
I was born in Harbin, a city famous for its ice sculpture during the winter season. My hometown has won numerous nicknames, like "city of ice ", "city of music", and "oriental Moscow", for its diverse cultures and natural scenery
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A tour in the Harbin Ice and Snow World, which is by far the largest ice and snow art exhibition and amusement park in the world.[Photo by Yan Hua / Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
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A horse-drawn tourist wagon runs on the frozen Songhua River at sunset in winter when temperatures dip below minus 20 C. [Photo by Yan Hua / Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
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A stick of sugar-coated hawthorns. Bite into one and your mouth will be flooded by icy sweetness – a distinctive feature of such refreshments in Harbin in the winter. [Photo by Yan Hua / Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
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Kite fly above the frozen Songhua River at sunset in winter when temperatures dip below minus 20 C. [Photo by Yan Hua / Provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
