AROUND HAERBIN (2)

Ice Festival

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January 11th 2012
Hi All, Today we got up a little bit late so we decided to have a look around the city this morning and then in the afternoon we went on to the ice festival. I have never felt cold like it is here. I'm putting on half of my wardrobe to go out and I'm still cold. Daniela is putting on so much that she's finding it difficult to walk!! We went to the St Sophia cathedral first, ... read more

Asia » China » Heilongjiang » Harbin

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more