GLOBALink | Dressed-up tourists warm up China's "ice city" Harbin

HARBIN, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Harbin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has emerged as one of the top tourist destinations this winter. The landmark St. Sophia Cathedral, a former Russian Orthodox church, has become a hot spot for tourists. Many of them dress up in costumes to pose for photos despite the low temperature.

Tourists dressed up in costumes pose for photos in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

A tourist dressed up in costumes poses for photos in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

Tourists dressed up in costumes pose for photos in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

A tourist dressed up in costumes poses for photos in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

A tourist dressed up in costumes poses for photos in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

A tourist dressed up in costumes poses for photos in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)