One of the largest cities in North-Eastern China and the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin is a thriving commercial centre known for heavy industries, in a region rich with oil, timber and farmland. The city is also famous for the annual Ice and Snow Festival held between January and February each year.
Harbin today is very much influenced by its history with neighbouring Russia. With Russian elements found in the local cuisine and even in everyday speech, Harbin presents an intriguing mix of Asian and European cultures.
One of the large cities in North-Eastern China and the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Harbin is a thriving commercial centre known for heavy industries, in a region rich with oil, timber and farmland. The city is also famous for the annual Ice and Snow Festival held between January and February each year.
Harbin today is very much influenced by its history with neighbouring Russia. With Russian elements found in the local cuisine and even in everyday speech, Harbin presents an intriguing mix of Asian and European cultures
Sun Island Scenic Area
Sun Island is a scenic spot on the north bank of the Songhua River that showcases local culture, flora and fauna over an area of 3,800 hectares. The Snow Sculpture Exposition has been held annually here since 1988, during Harbin’s International Ice and Snow Festival. In the summer, travellers can swim, sunbathe or have a picnic on the beach.
Harbin Cultural Island / Harbin Opera House / Harbin Grand Theatre
The Harbin Opera House was designed by Beijing architects MAD as part of Harbin Cultural Island, a major new arts complex among the wetlands of the Songhua River. The striking 79,000-square-metre building is designed to mirror the natural curves of the marsh landscape, with an exterior of smooth white aluminium panels and glass. It houses a Grand Theatre with space for up to 1,600 visitors, and a more intimate performance space for an audience of 400.
Saint Sophia Cathedral
Saint Sophia Cathedral, in Harbin’s Daoli District, was built as a Byzantine-style Russian Orthodox Church in 1907, after the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1903 connected Vladivostok to northeast China. The cathedral was listed as a Key National Cultural Relic in 1996.
Central Avenue
Central Avenue is a prosperous commercial pedestrian street founded in 1900. It is 1.4 kilometres in length from its north end at the Flood Control Monument to the Xinyang Shopping Plaza in the south. The 71 buildings along Central Avenue showcase Renaissance, Baroque and many other styles of architecture.
Siberian Tiger Park
Located on the northern bank of the Songhua River, the Siberian Tiger Park covers an area of 1.44 million sq m (15.5 million sqft) and is adjacent to the Sun Island Scenic Spot. It is a park designed to save and protect the world’s critically endangered species of tigers. There is a Tiger Garden, a Tiger Cubs Garden and a Science Museum.
Charter Shopping Center
An luxury brand shopping center, with famous brands, 8 km distance from the hotel.
Maple Leaf Village
A complex outlets shopping mall, cover majority of the famous brand involving luxury brand, out of door sports, living, etc., also offer restaurants, super market and entertainment facilities. 10 km distance from the hotel.