I signed up for a Harbin tour with a friend, unexpectedly
I went to Harbin with a friend and played solidly for a week. It was so cold, but it was really beautiful. I have compiled some of my personal travel experiences for your reference.
Travel Equipment
Prepare a set of thermal underwear, thin velvet base long sleeves for outer wear, knee cotton pants, windproof and waterproof trousers, down jacket, wool sweater or high collar sweater, down jacket, snow boots, disposable slippers, sunglasses, scarf hat, ear muffs, plush gloves, lip balm, moisturizing and hydrating, masks, etc., power bank, warm baby, self-heating shoe pad, chocolate snacks, etc.
Food Recommendations
Sweet and sour pork, spicy hot pot, iron pot stew, rice bag, stuffed skin, sweet and sour pork loin, candied haws, three fresh ground, blood sausage, northern tofu brain, etc.
The food in the Northeast is really a lot and the taste is very nice. The portion size there is really generous. Don't order too many portions at once. Wait for the dishes to come up. If it's not enough, order again. Refuse to waste.
My Travel Route
D1 Landing in Harbin (if you arrive early, you can go out to the Saint Sophia Cathedral, Central Street, Songhua River Railway Bridge)
D2 Harbin-Yabuli Town (we experienced dog sledding, went to Yabuli Panda Pavilion to see pandas)
D3 Yabuli-Snow Town-Erdaobaihe (experienced snowfield hiking, strolled around the Northeast Market on Snow Charm Street, ate Northeast candied haws (super delicious, there are many kinds), also went to experience skiing and snowmobiling, visited the Ten Mile Gallery, twisted the Northeast Yangko in the afternoon, and finally participated in the bonfire party and set off fireworks)
D4 Changbai Mountain-Changbai Waterfall-Xiaotianchi (very lucky to see Tianchi, ate hot spring boiled eggs, soaked in hot springs to experience what is called ice and fire)
D5 Changbai Mountain-Changchun
【Closing Pit Suggestions】
1. Goggles: can be used when skiing, other times wear sunglasses, see if there are rental goggles, it is not cost-effective to buy one specially, if you don't ski often, you don't need to buy one specially
2. Coat: can be rented at the foot of the mountain, depending on personal physique, if you are afraid of cold, sisters are advised to rent one (generally 50-100, need 100 deposit) I saw that there are also down jackets for rent, you can also rent, so you won't have the situation of buying one specially and then wearing it once and always staying in the closet
3. It is best to carry a water cup with you, the Northeast is very dry, drink more water, and also put a cup of water in front of the bed at night.
About Group Tours
I still think it's possible to join a group, the road conditions are all snowy mountain roads, very technical. The group includes hotel + tickets + business car + aerial photography, so my friend and I chartered a car, and did not encounter invisible compulsory consumption. As for accommodation, we stayed in a four-star hotel, and the team leader would not urge us to set off very early, and the most touching point is that you can tell the master to stop at any time on the road if you encounter a place you want to go, get off the car and play enough before going to the next place, the whole is very free.
This time the Harbin small group really found the right one!! If you also want to join a group tour, be sure to look carefully and keep your eyes open, don't sign up for those low-price shopping groups!
St. Sophia was quite lovely and has a rich history. The interior design of the cathedral was quite interesting and much has been preserved. There was also a live musical performance inside and you could see several portraits and paintings of various saints.
The Hagia Sophia Cathedral is located at No. 88, Toulong Street, Sophia Plaza, Daoli District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. It was built in 1907 and is a Byzantine-style Orthodox Church and an iconic building in Harbin. The interior of the church is now the Hagia Architectural Art Museum.
worthy to visit in Harbin. ticket was 20 RMB. I saw two performers inside Pianos 🎹 and Saxophones 🎷. better to stay 30 mins inside. but outside TikTokers were very annoying. Got coffee place outside also. cheers ☕️
The Cathedral of Saint Sophia, located in Ice City, is the most prominent representative of Harbin church art. After a leisurely walk for 110 years, the church no longer hears the solemn and loud bells of priests, and there are no more worshippers who recite the Bible. But it retains the beauty of the Byzantine architecture of the Orthodox Church, which today constitutes Harbin's exotic human landscape as one of the most widely known business cards to show the city. In the north of the ice and snow sky shining her unique architectural wisdom light, for the Oriental Little Paris depicted a strong color.
Located in the Daoli district of Harbin, next to the beautiful Songhua River, Sofia Cathedral was built during the Tsarist period and has a strong Russian style. The church has been renovated and becomes a view of Harbin because it is opposite the central street, which echoes each other.
Very beautiful, come to Harbin Central Street, not far from here, feel very good, there are many beautiful scenery around, European-style architecture is unique, there are many pigeons in the square, feel good.