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Harbin Harbin's characteristics

Harbin, a characteristic ice city and ice lantern, is known as the "ice city" and has an indissoluble bond with ice since ancient times. The weather of MINUS 20 or 30 degrees in winter makes it tree-lined and charming. Urban residents, every family has a natural freezer. Every winter, the hut or balcony next to the main house becomes a natural green freezer. Frozen jiaozi, sticky bean bags, frozen persimmons and even cold drinks and ice cream all have natural storage places. As a folk art in northern China, ice lanterns were born in the early Qing Dynasty and flourished in Jiaqing years. The original ice lantern with simple manufacturing technology has developed into various forms such as ice flowers, ice buildings and ice sculptures, and has become an elegant art. Harbin's annual ice lantern garden party is a master of ice lantern art, with magnificent momentum and charming landscape. Moreover, the ice lantern art is renovated every year, and it is praised as "a fairy tale that will never repeat" by tourists at home and abroad. This is an artistic miracle with endless ice interest. Harbin, Oriental Moscow, with beautiful scenery and strong eastern European sentiment, is known as "Oriental Moscow". The architecture of this city combines Chinese and western cultures, with distinctive style and a long history of humanities. It not only brings together the history and culture of northern minorities, but also is a famous city where Chinese and western cultures blend. The majestic Hagia Sophia Church, the mysterious Nikolai Church, exquisite Russian wooden houses, elegant and unique Gothic architecture, the central street of European architecture and elegant and lively architectural colors all reflect the unique charm of "Oriental Moscow". Russian cuisine is influenced by geographical and cultural factors. Russian cuisine, located in Harbin, has a long history, almost one hundred years. On June 9th, 1998, the first Russian-run railway canteen opened in Harbin Tianjia Shaoguo Hospital. The chef skillfully matched potatoes and beef into the first famous Russian dish-roast beef with potatoes, which has been widely circulated in China since then. With the gradual development of Harbin, more Russian, Polish and Jewish businessmen poured into Harbin, and local catering developed with the help of the advantages of many countries. There are only 37 western-style restaurants with strange names on both sides of Harbin Central Street. For example, Mi Niang 92 (now Harbin Photography Agency) mainly deals in bread, flavored fruits and coffee in Moscow. Zhu Aowei (now Central Street Barber Shop) mainly deals in western food and tea, and his steamed buns are very famous in Harbin. Tousi (now at the corner of Central Street and Xia Hong Street) mainly deals in Caucasian chicken nuggets, sauces, kebabs and smoked salmon. Yili specializes in roast mutton, grilled fish and barbecue with Caucasian flavor; Valley Road Walk (now the blacksmith's shop) is famous for roast suckling pigs and all kinds of cold dishes. Marcy (Jinhua Macy's Restaurant), famous dishes include veal wrapped in paper, prawns wrapped in paper, oxtail stewed in pot and so on. Of course, the most famous is Madill. In addition to English and French dishes and western-style simple meals, there are also very traditional Russian foods, such as milk mandarin fish, milk shredded pork, cream chicken breast, roast mutton, roast tenderloin, apple pie, red vegetable soup and so on. These practices are both exquisite and economical. Nowadays, in Harbin, tasting "Russian food" is not only to enjoy the food, but also to fully feel the rich exotic flavor of Russian food in Harbin. Snow Skiing: Harbin has the largest ski resorts in Asia-Yabuli Ski Resort, Erlongshan Ski Resort, Window of Europe and Asia Ski Resort and dozens of well-equipped large ski resorts. This is a paradise for skiers. Skating: The cold winter gives Harbin a natural skating advantage. As long as the open space is filled with water, it will freeze into a solid skating rink the next morning. Ice rinks and ice hockey halls can be seen everywhere in Harbin. This is an exciting sport that roller skaters can't experience. The feeling of skating on the ice is absolutely unforgettable. Ice sledge: Playing ice sledge is similar to sliding, but the sliding friction and speed of ice sledge are smaller. There are two ways to play ice sledge. If you are on a steep slope, you don't need to run. You can play sitting or lying down. If you race on a flat ice track, you should first hold the sledge with both hands and run up, then stick the sledge on your chest and lie flat on the ice track. Sleigh will take people there.

In addition, there are dog-drawn ice sledges and horse-drawn sledges, which can be played in Sun Island in winter. Sailing: This is a unique sport in Heilongjiang. It's very similar to sailing, except that the sports ground is moved to the ice, which is fast and exciting. When you arrive in Harbin, you must experience the pleasure of sailing on the Songhua River. Horse-drawn sledge: Horse-drawn sledge is safe and comfortable, fun and exciting, and its speed is self-controlled. It sits on a horse-drawn sleigh and flies in the snow field, just like a warrior on the ice field and a magic warrior on the snow field. Winter swimming: Harbin has one of the bravest sports activities in winter, that is, winter swimming. Brave people, swimming in the Songhua River in the middle of winter, are really shocking. On the main channel of Songhua River, where the ice layer is about one meter thick, they cut out an ice slot swimming pool several tens of meters long and several meters wide, and fought in it in swimsuits. What they get is the joy of conquering nature and strong physique. Every year during the Ice and Snow Festival, a large-scale winter swimming competition is held, and the scene is lively and spectacular. Street Central Street: Harbin's most famous pedestrian street, the most exotic and prosperous commercial street. Central Street is located in Daoli District, starting from Songhua River Flood Control Memorial Tower in the north and reaching Jingwei Street in the south. Jade Street: Named in memory of revolutionary martyr Yang Jingyu, it has a large number of ancient buildings and is a typical traditional street in Harbin. Yujie is located in Daowai District, between Chengde Square and Songhua River. Zhao Lin Street: Zhao Lin Street Park, schools, primary schools and cinemas are all named after revolutionary martyr Li. They are famous streets with profound cultural and historical background, also known as "Ice Lantern Street" and "Lilac Street". Located in Daoli District, near Songhua River. Tongjiang street: a corridor with Jewish cultural characteristics, consisting of new Jewish synagogue, Jewish cultural characteristic garden and other landscapes. Located in Daoli District, south to Jingwei Street and north to Youyi Road. Street: Harbin is the most important traffic artery and the "backbone" of the city. There are many European churches and other cultural relics protection buildings on both sides of the street, which are divided into Dongdazhi Street and Xidazhi Street with Hongbo Underground Square as the midpoint. Walking along Dazhi Street, you can reach all major scenic spots and areas in Harbin, including Harbin Amusement Park, Confucian Temple, Gokurakuji, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin Railway Station, Harbin Museum, Lin Qiu Commercial Building, Harbin International Exhibition Center, Harbin Institute of Technology and other major buildings. Nikolai Nikolai Gogol Street: Harbin's most Russian-style commercial street, tram with Russian characteristics and Aliyev Church Square. Nikolai Nikolai Gogol Street, formerly known as Struggle Road, is located in nangang district. Garden Street: Garden Street is reserved 19. At the end of September, the Middle East railway workers' residential protection zone-Russian style garden, Russian characteristic shopping market-civilian trade market. The architectural style on both sides of the street is unique and has a strong Russian style. Located in nangang district, Harbin.