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

January 15, 2024


Abstract : 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.

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.

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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