Visitors enjoy a slide built of blocks of ice during the opening ceremony of the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, in China's Heilongjiang province, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025.

China's Ice and Snow World excites tourists with ice castles, slides and sculptures:: Harbin, China::Tourists expressed excitement on Saturday (January 4) at the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital city of China's northeastern Heilongjiang Province.

HARBIN: Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists' heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media.

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan 5 2025 shows visitors having fun at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin northea

Harbin,' a film starring top actor Hyun Bin as independence activist Ahn Jung-geun (1879-1910), is making waves at the box office, with anticipation building to see if it will become the first movie of 2025 to reach 10 million admissions.

A plan for developing China’s snow and ice economy includes extending the duration of visa-free transit stays.

At the start of the 20th century, Japan annexed Korea, lighting the fire of an independence movement that would ultimately see its goal achieved in 1945. This bit of history, which might seem distant and little more than a "Jeopardy" answer to contemporary American viewers,

The train K5197 from Harbin to Yabuli South of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, the first train themed on ice and snow tourism under the China Railway Harbin Group, started operation on Thursday. Passengers can experience photo taking in cabinets with different themes.

Ice sculptures resembling the famous Terracotta Warriors are being crafted at Harbin Ice-Snow World in northeast China Heilongjiang Province ice Te

Visitors have fun at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 5, 2025. The 41st Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival kicked off here on Sunday with the theme "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia." (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

A competitor works on an ice sculpture during the 36th China Harbin International Ice Sculpture Competition at Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 3, 2025. A total of 30 teams from 12 countries and regions participated in the competition. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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