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I should say COLD HARBIN, as the temperature frequently drops to -30c. The biggest ice and snow festival is held from 5 jan to 5 feb. For a tropical and delicate human being (as such ME), going to Harbin is an experience I'd never forget. Pardon the quali...  

.. as I always enjoy! regards, ryan

tremendous journey report we want to see more Best Damjan

It's a place that I would love to go someday. Thks fr sharing. Best, Horo

Thanks a lot for this "reportage" ... i love the part with the chickens ... i assume they're alive and you can throw them for the Lions ? Cheers, Filip

Birds (can fly low) for $10 or chicken (just run like hell) for $6. We bought 2 chickens and 1 bird. When the guy threw the bird out, the bird flew to the top of our bus, and stayed there. The tigers were furious and chasing after our bus. And our stupid ... 

thanks for sharing these! J

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er, should I say COLD place to visit! LOL! Amazing stuff they built out of ice, especially the lit up Ice Festival. How was the fruit ice cream? -MW

I am already very sweet cen@jkt

Beautiful ice sculptures!

Every time you post, Cen, I either have been there....or want to go there badly! Harbin was THE coldest place I've ever been. Painfully cold! Went to the ice-festival in '95, underdressed from Beijing! It was a smaller scale affair to what I see in your p... 

cause you are older than me cen@jkt

....wiser

and nothing to Apologize for.! love your Post.. thanks for sharing... but still KILLS me how some People CAN SWIM IN A Freezing Water??!!!!!!!!! Cheers

But still they can withstand the -20c weather without any winter clothing. cen@jkt

Looks very cold, but after seeing your pics would be an interesting experience. I like all those snow carvings. Thanks for sharing, and stay warm. Regards, ED-209

but in August it was a lot warmer. During the trip our school group was staying in a Friendship Hotel in Beijing. One of the guys said how much he liked the blanket covers and thought he might take it home. The next day after we came back to the Hotel, al... 

You don't mess with the Chinese . How was China in 1979? Mind sharing the pictures? cen@jkt

I found my old itinerary from August 1979: HK to Beijing to Harbin to Shengyang to Shanghai to Hangzhou to Guangzhou to HK. As I recall, our group was amongst the first, if not the first, Western group to be allowed to visit Harbin. Well, its more than 30...  

Love the Mao outfit. Have the same Mao cap, or maybe mine is reproduction. Like you, I m rather sentimental about things, and store away a lot of memories. Best, Horo

Thanks for digging these out and sharing here. Things have changed so quickly in China. Andrew

thanks for sharing. stefan

The ice carvings and buildings are magnificent. The real highlight for me were the photos of Siberian tigers. What amazing creatures. It's a pity there are so few of them left in the wild. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us, Cen! Cheers, Daos