Even as the mercury dropped below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during an annual ritual in ...

HARBIN, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Every winter, the streets of Heihe, a border city in China's northernmost Heilongjiang Province, come alive with vehicles bearing distinctive zebra-like stripes, as they ...

Locally, the first winter catch is considered a symbol of good fortune. During the ice fishing season, tourists can enjoy ...

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A competitor works on an ice sculpture during the first edition of Heilongjiang Ice Carving Vocational Skills Competition at the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang ...

Visitors enjoy a ride on a tube slide pulled by a vehicle on the frozen Songhua river in Harbin, China's Heilongjiang ...