Harbin, known as "the little Paris of the East," of course!

Harbin is definitely a kingdom of ice and snow in the winter, both the architecture and the food are drenched in exotic flavors, and although the city's winters are wrapped in ice and snow, the people here are definitely not cold.

In this city wrapped in silver, we can stroll through the European-style streets and see the old buildings. We can walk into old churches, we can be on the Songhua River and experience the scenery at -30 degrees. Ride the ice plows, play dog sledding, and visit the Ice and Snow World.

There are three main parts of downtown Harbin that are worth visiting, the Old Town, Songbei & Hulan.

1, the old city. Harbin's old city, which is often referred to as Daoli, Daowai and Nangang these three areas. St. Sophia's Church, Central Street, Gogol Street and Old Daowai, some of Harbin's most widely known attractions, are all clustered here. No matter what kind of wish you have to come to Harbin, this area will be your main activity; and those who like history and love architecture can't help themselves, because Harbin's most precious treasure is here.

2, Songbei. Harbin relatively new urban areas, although the historical heritage than the old city, but the ice world, Sun Island Snow Expo and other snow-related projects are here. There are also Polar Museum, Tiger Woods Park, Science and Technology Museum and other places of fun, can be said to be the perfect choice for parents and children to travel.

3, Hulan. Hulan is far from the city, and there are not many attractions. Some of the more attractive ones are the Hulan Catholic Church, known as the "Notre Dame de Paris of the East", and the former residence of Xiao Hong, a famous modern female writer.

For a Parisian experience, the old town is the best choice. Harbin, as a representative of the city of cultural intermingling, retained a large number of European-style buildings and architectural complexes, strolling through them, as if in the European streets, and most of the attractions worth visiting are free, food and beverage per capita consumption of less than 50 yuan, cost-effective tourist city. Recommended three must-go attractions:

Central Street/ Tickets: 0

Central Street is the centralized embodiment of Harbin's European style, Harbin's famous commercial street, Harbin's unique architectural culture and European lifestyle are reflected here. Here is an architectural museum that will be an eye-opener. At the end of Central Avenue is the Flood Control Memorial Tower, which is connected to the Songhua River, so you can usually see Central Avenue together with the Songhua River. Of course, because it is so busy, well-developed transportation, all kinds of local food have branches here, so come to travel to live in the Central Avenue, the Central Avenue as a starting point radiation around, is a very recommended way.

The stone road is the same as the streets of Paris, both sides of the building are hundreds of years of history and culture of the building, Mardiell Hotel and Huamei restaurant is a visual embodiment of the cultural mingling in this. Don't miss the real Mardi Gras ice lollies on Central Street, and there are plenty of snacks on the street for an average of 10 r. If you want to experience Western food you can go to Huamei Restaurant or Lucia's Restaurant, which are about 100 r per person.

The night view of Central Avenue is also very suitable for taking pictures, and the European-style buildings are the best scenery

Harbin Sixth Pharmaceutical Factory/ Tickets: 0

This isn't Europe, this is the Sixth Pharmaceutical Factory in Harbin, with classical architectural style, and the exterior wall carvings and sculptures embellish the whole wall, very much with a courtly atmosphere. Here as a normal operation of the factory, can not enter the tour, but the streets and buildings are very Parisian flavor, very suitable for card photo.

Especially when the weather is good, the details of the bas-reliefs under the blue sky are spectacular.

Sophia Church/ Admission: 15r

The interior of St. Sophia's Church is now used as the Harbin Museum of Architecture and Art. It's not far from Central Avenue, just across the street from the Harbin One Hundred Department Store. From the Central Avenue to St. Sophia Cathedral on foot. Covering a small area, it is one of the attractions in the downtown area, and it is very beautiful, especially at night when it is more beautiful than during the day.

As a famous attraction, most people just come to take pictures, not to visit. Sofia Church interior decoration is very European, even the mottled wallpaper are perfectly restored to the old European architecture, very worth entering.

The admission fee is only 15 yuan, sitting on the church benches quietly feel the unchanged architecture under the flow of time and space, is the most romantic thing in traveling.

If you can come in winter, then you can enjoy the silver Sofia. The night view of the church after snow is the most beautiful, as if in a fairy tale.