Harbin Travel Guide

As a unique travel destination, Harbin now is opening her arms to welcome visitors from all over the world. Its special history and location made the city exotic and beautiful, combining both Northern Chinese minority culture and foreign flavor. Harbin, once considered the backwaters of China is literally growing exponentially - ten years ago, the urban population estimate was one million. Now the population has skyrocketed to more than three million people. Also, Harbin used to be nicknamed "Little Moscow", and though much of the Soviet architecture has been torn down and replaced with modern buildings, the influence of Russia is still evident in the city today.

Harbin is full of scenic areas and cultural relics. For sightseeing, one can tour the Yuquan Hunting Fields, the Manchurian Tiger Garden, Virgin Forest, Jingpo Lake, and the Wudalianchi Zhalong Natural Protective Region, just to name a few. Also, Harbin is infamously renowned for its sports activities, with the most notable being skiing. For history buffs, Harbin boosts many cultural relics, including the Confucius Temple, Jile Temple, Sophia Church, Central Street adorned with Russian influence, Xiaohong's Former Residence, etc.

The city is famous for its moderate weather in summer and its wonderland of ice and snow in winter. Being the famous "Ice City" in northeastern China, Harbin attracts the visitors from home and abroad by the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival it helds each year. It is a happy carnival which provides visitors a whole new world of ice and snow. Visitors will also find the Sun Island, Siberia Tigers Park and Chinese-Russian Market in Harbin. Below is the detailed guide to Harbin attractions. Welcome to check out our other pages for more travel information about Harbin Feel free to contact us if you plan to travel to Harbin. We will provide the professional advice, individual itinerary and excellent travel service.