Harbin resident Yu Xiaofeng said that winter swimming in her city can be dated back to the 1970s, after locals saw Russian Orthodox faithful being baptized in the river. The city is near the ...

Harbin, the Heilongjiang provincial capital, has been turned into an even more spectacular winter wonderland than usual ahead of the 9th Asian Winter Games. PHOTO BY XINHUA With the 9th Asian ...

The Harbin Asian Winter Games, from venue construction to ... of "first ice" — the first block of ice cut from the Songhua River, signaling the beginning of the New Year and conveying good ...

HARBIN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin on Friday night during a festive ceremony highlighting the city's ice and snow culture.

On February 7, 2025, the 9th Asian Winter Games opened in Harbin. This is the third time that China has hosted the event. With the theme of "Shared Dreams on Ice and Snow, United Hearts across Asia", ...

With tourists flocking to Harbin in China's Northeast to attend the Asian Winter Games, local taxi driver Xu Feng wanted to find an original way to celebrate. The Games, run from 7-14 February ...

As the city hosted the 9th Asian Winter Games from Feb 7-14, there was a large influx of visitors who enjoyed sightseeing and shopping in Harbin, injecting new vitality into cultural and tourism ...

HARBIN, China, Feb. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- At 20:00 on February 7, 2025, the 9th Asian Winter Games (AWG) will open with a creative ceremony as reported in Harbin, capital of northeast China's ...

Team Korea has finished as the overall runner-up in the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, with 45 medals. On the competition's final day, the national team on Feb. 14 added a gold in women's ...

BEIJING, Feb. 25, 2025 /CNW/ -- A news report from China Daily: Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province in Northeast China, has become a popular destination for ice and snow tourism in recent years.

The country's national ice hockey teams have won their opening matches at the Winter Asian Games in Harbin, China. For the men, Korea on Feb. 4 rallied to beat the host nation, 6-5, in overtime in a ...