Despite having rowed the River Cam in England countless times, steering a dragon boat across the ice-covered Songhua River in China proved an exhilarating experience for Jamie Baker, a student at the University of Oxford.

January14,2026

Advanced ice-and-snow equipment is on display at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Expo in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, creating new opportunities for international investment and cooperation.

January09,2026

CNN correspondent Mike Valerio rang in the New Year among throngs of visitors at Harbin Ice-Snow World, braving sub-zero temperatures to showcase what he described as the "largest winter festival in the world" to audiences worldwide, underlining that this city has become yet another glitzy attraction boosting travel to China from locations around the world.

January08,2026

China is positioning the ice and snow economy as a major driver of development and consumption, and its scale is expected to reach 1.2 trillion yuan by 2027 and 1.5 trillion yuan by 2030.

January07,2026

The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 27th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, will open to the public on Dec. 17 in China's "ice city" Harbin, the capital of the northeastern province of Heilongjiang.

December15,2025

On a frozen stretch of the Songhua River, China's "ice city" Harbin opened its annual ice-harvesting festival on Sunday, signaling the start of a bustling winter tourism season for the northeastern city.

December08,2025

Harbin, located in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, one of China's traditional industrial bases, has been harnessing digital and intelligent technologies as a key pathway to upgrade its traditional industries in recent years.

August05,2025

Harbin, one of China's traditional industrial bases, has been harnessing digital and intelligent technologies as a key pathway to upgrade its traditional industries in recent years.

August05,2025

In northeast China, "Ice City" Harbin, also famed as a "City of Music" in Asia, is seeing crowds of participants from 39 countries and regions thronging its summer music gala.

July01,2025

Harbin, the host city of the ninth Asian Winter Games, is developing a world-class winter sports training center aimed at boosting the development of winter sports across Asia.

May23,2025

Harbin Ice-Snow World, the world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, has welcomed over 3 million visits as of Tuesday, setting a new attendance record just 52 days into its 26th edition, organizers announced.

February13,2025

As China's northernmost provincial capital, Harbin experiences long, cold winters, with temperature regularly below -20°C. The environment has nurtured a unique culture bound to ice and snow, as well as a rich history in winter sports. Harbin previously hosted the 3rd Asian Winter Games in 1996 and the 24th Winter Universiade in 2009.

February11,2025

The 9th Asian Winter Games opened in China's Harbin on Friday night during a festive ceremony highlighting the city's ice and snow culture.

February08,2025

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, who is in Harbin attending the Asian Winter Games' opening ceremony, told Xinhua Friday the event would exceed expectations.

February08,2025

Inside a sprawling souvenir shop in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, the tiger mascots of the upcoming Asian Winter Games -- "Binbin" and "Nini" -- are demonstrating the changing images of the heavily industrial city.

February07,2025

In Harbin Ice and Snow World, a winter wonderland that features extraordinary craftsmanship in northeast China, Xinhua's foreign reporter Daria found everything here teeming with wisdom about ice, snow and sport!

February06,2025

The flame for the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games was lit at the Sun Island Scenic Area here on Monday, with 18 days to go before the opening of the Games.

January21,2025

Harbin is currently in the midst of its peak ice and snow tourism season. Various high-level snow sculpture competitions are being held, and snow sculptures located across numerous attractions in the city create a unique winter landscape, allowing visitors to experience the charm of ice and snow art.

January15,2025

As the 9th Asian Winter Games marks its 30-day countdown on Wednesday, the host city of Harbin is entering its final preparation stage, accompanied by growing enthusiasm.

January09,2025