By Yi XinEvery winter, Harbin, known as the "Ice City" in China's northeastern Heilongjiang Province, transforms into a ...

The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival features ephemeral artworks built from ice blocks pulled from the ...

This photo taken on Jan. 23, 2025 shows tourists visiting an ice sculpture of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests against the foreground of ice lanterns at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, ...

Located in Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and often referred to as the "city of ice," this year's park was built with 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow and ...

It was the largest Games yet with a record 1,275 athletes from 34 countries and regions. But Harbin's popularity has long ...

Located in Harbin, the capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province and often referred to as the "city of ice," this year's park was built with 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow and ...

People attend a celebration for the Lantern Festival at the ice and snow world in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Wei) People attend a celebration for the ...

This year’s Asian Winter Games hosted in China were about more than entertainment: They are also part of an economic plan to boost consumer spending.

China bets on winter sports and tourism to turn its ice and snow economy into a growth engine, revitalizing the northeast of ...

northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Ye) HARBIN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin on Friday night during a ...

Harbin's downtown area is primed to facilitate ice sports athletes' pursuit of glory at the 9th Asian Winter Games, which open on Feb 7. [Photo provided to China Daily/Xinhua] Combining history ...