HARBIN TOURIST AREA
HARBIN ICE SNOW WORLD
The Harbin Ice Snow World established the winter of 1999,
brings a breakthrough to traditional ice and snow recreations. Ice and snow
artworks have since said farewell to crowded gardens and walked close to
nature. It combines winter landscapes and recreations with ice and snow
sculptures and show cases beautiful scenery, superb craftsmanship and exciting
entertainment.
CENTRAL STREET
Located in downtown Daoli District, the Central Street is
known as the most distinctive avenue of historical and cultural significance
and major Commercial Street in Harbin. It stretches 1450 meters from the Flood
Control Memorial Tower by the Songhuajiang River in the north to Jinwei Street
in the south. It is 21.34 meters wide and its stone planked carriageway spans
10.8 meters in width. There are scattered countless European style buildings.
The street concentrates buildings of the 4 most influential architectural
genres in the history of Western architecture. Hence its nickname “Text Book Of
Western Architecture”.
ST SOFIA CHURCH
First built in March 907, it is known as the biggest Orthdox
Church building in the Far East. Originally it served as a military church of
Russia’s Fourth Eastern Siberian Infantry Division. The reconstruction of the
church started in 1923 and lasted for 9 years. With a Byzantine architectural style,
it is 53.25 meters high and covers an area of 721 square meters. In
November1996, upon the approval of the State Council, St Sofia Church was
listed among the fourth batch of cultural sites under state special protection.
Currently it serves as the Harbin Museum of Architecture.
JILE TEMPLE
The Jile Temple, built in the 1920s, is one of the 4 most
important Buddhist temples in northeast China .It covers an area of 57000
square metres, its main courtyard consists of the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Grand Hall, the 3 Bodhisattva Hall and
the Sutra Collecting Hall. The Drum Tower and Bell Tower stand in front of the
Hall of Heavenly Kings. On both sides of the courtyard are other subordinate
structures. Moreover, in its eastern courtyard is standing the famous Seven
Story Buddhist Pagoda. The temple is the biggest contemporary Buddhist building
complex and sanctum across Heilongjiang Province.
SUN ISLAND SCENIC AREA
Situated on the north bank of the Songhuajiang River, it is
well known tourist resort both at home and abroad. It was originally built as a
summer holiday village by the White Russia in the early 1920s.Besides villas in
various styles; the scenic area also boasts lush foliage, soft and white sands,
blue sky and clear water. The island is not only a summer resort, but also a
fantasy land for winter tourism. It is in the Sun Island where the well-known
Harbin Snow Sculpture Expo is held.
MANCHURIAN TIGER PARK
Located on the north bank of the Songhuajiang River, it is
the largest artificial breeding base for Manchurian tigers around the world.
With an area of 144 hectares, the park adjoins the Sun Island and is home to
more than 300 purebred Manchurian tigers varying in ages. It consists of 5
scenic spots, including the Adult Tiger Garden, Artificial Bred Adult Tiger
Garden, Young Tiger Garden, African Lion Garden and Pedestrian Zone.
HARBIN NORTHERN FOREST ZOO
Situated n Acheng’s Gezidong area, one of the hottest travel
destinations in Heilongjiang Province, it covers 848 hectares and is the
largest forest zoo around China. The zoo boasts rolling hills, well preserved
ecological environment and lush foliage and 95.8 percent of its total area is
covered with forests, making the zoo a natural “oxygen bar”.
There are 23
modern exhibition halls and 5 outdoor rearing fields, including field for lions
and tigers, field for large herbivores and field for wolves. The zoo houses more
than 5000 animals out of over 240 species.
Here visitors can enjoy circus
performances, acrobatics of marine animals, bird taming, cock fighting, flying
performances of wild geese and cranes
and groves with singing birds. The zoo is also equipped with completed
service facilities, such as food center, cold drink bars and beer squares.
PARK OF THE FIRST JIN EMPEROR’S MAUSOLEUM IN ACHENG
The mausoleum lies 2 kilometres away from urban Acheng and
is where Wanyan Agda, the first emperor the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) was buried.
It is the best preserved imperial Mausoleum in northeastern China. In October
1998, the park of the first Jin emperor’s Mausoleum began to be constructed.
Covering 5.1 hectares, the mausoleum consists of front building, the Sacred
Path, the Hall of Peaceful Spirit and the Underground Palace. The park of the
first Jin Emperor’s Mausoleum showcases the splendid culture of the Jin
Dynasty.
YUQUAN HUNTING GROUND
The Yuquan Hunting Ground, situated 55 kilometres southeast
of Harbin, is the largest closed hunting field in Asia. It occupies a land of
3000 hectares, of which 80 percent are covered with forests. Besides more than
60 sorts of trees and 40 species of birds, there are more than 1000 red deer
and spotted deer. Furthermore, the hunting ground has a skiing field equipped
with alpine ski courses and langlauf courses. Such recreation programs as snow
motoring, deer sledding, sledging and winter hunting are also available here.
PHOENIX MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST PARK
The Phoenix Mountain, located southeast of Shanhetun
Forestry Bureau in Heilongjiang , covers 500 square kilometrer.Its main peak
rises 1690 meters above sea level, higher than any other peak of the
Zhangguangcai Range. It is thus reputed as the First Mountain in Northeast
China. In November 2001, it was approved 2001 by the State Forestry
Administration to be a National Forest Park. The park concentrates dense
forests, torrential rivers, imposing gorges, vast grasslands and boundless
wetlands, as well as mysterious UFO.
