‘Ice city’ sees booming tourism
Zhang Haihua, deputy mayor of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, and member of the Chinese People”s Political Consultative Conference National Committee [Photo/Xinhua] Harbin’s booming winter tourism is setting the stage for a strong start to the vitalization of old industrial areas in the new year, said Zhang Haihua, deputy mayor of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang […]
Social media chatter helps draw 3 million tourists in 3 days to a frigid city in northern China
For many Chinese, Harbin conjures images of ice and steel, a city both cold and tough. But this winter, the heavily industrialized city morphed into a warmly welcoming host, drawing in a record-breaking number of visitors, mainly from China’s south. During the three-day New Year period from Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Harbin received more […]