Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang
Province is situated in the northeast border area and is the coldest
province in China. Heilongjiang has a vast territory, rich produce
and long border lines. Scattered on its land are boundless forests,
immense grasslands and rivers and lakes. The famous Heilongjiang
River, the third largest river after Yangtse and Huanghe in China,
flows through this province. It has clear----cut seasonal changes
and a pleasant climate. Rich special tourism resources, Heilongjiang
is known for its primitiveness, boldness, miraculousness and vastness.
Heilongjiang
is China's northernmost Province and it borders on Russia both
on sea and land. The provincial capital is Harbin, which has a
6-month long winter with the lowest temperature of minus 38 degrees.
But winter time is brightened by the Ice Sculpture Festival and
experiences of skating and skiing. Ice Sculpture festival is held
every year from Jan. 5th to Feb. 25th. It attracts visitors all
over the country to a magical land with ice pagodas, bridges,
lanterns, human figures and palaces.
Harbin,
capital of Heilongjiang Province, is an important city linking
with Northeast Asia, Europe and the Pacific Ocean, a communications
hub radiating to all tourist attractions in the province as well
as a multi-functional tourism city featuring ice and snow, and
heat--escaping tours. China's biggest bird sanctuary, the 210,000-hectare
Zhalong Nature Preserve is 280 km away from Harbin. Its cranes,
storks, swans, geese, herons are best seen from April to September.
From Heihe, a town at the Russian border, you can make a day trip
to Siberia. Heilongjiang also has China's biggest oil field, the
Daqing.
Located
to the north of the Songhua River main waterway, opposite downtown
Harbin, Sun Island is the wonderful resort to escape from the heat
of the summer. With the peace of rural charm, surrounded by blue
water and white sand beach, the island has plenty of forests, grass
and flowers. Here has the best outdoor bathing place in Harbin in
which you'll enjoy the abundant sunlight and clear water of the
Songhua River. 
The
Yabuli Ski Resort is the largest comprehensive Winter training and
recreation center in China. It covers 2.255 hectares, and has a
maximum height of 1374.8 meters. It has exceptional topographic
features and is rich in high--quality snow. The wildlife of this
area includes deer, bear, roe deer, pheasants fly dragon (a kind
of bird) etc. Because of its favorable geographic and environmental
situation and a suitable climate, Yabuli Ski Resort is destined
to become famous as a multifunction center for tours , sports ,
leisure activities and scientific research .
