Journal
Travel notes, neighbourhood walks and seasonal stories about Harbin.
A first-timer’s guide to the Ice Festival
When to go, what to wear and which ice palaces are worth the queue at Ice-Snow World.
Where to warm up on the Songhua
Riverside teahouses, saunas and long lunches for the coldest afternoons in the Ice City.
Saint Sophia and the Daoli backstreets
Beyond the cathedral: bakeries, courtyards and quiet corners in Harbin’s oldest quarter.
Sun Island in summer
The Ice City has a green season too — gardens, bicycles and river breezes across the water.