A Trip To Harbin #3 Zhongyang Street

HARBIN BACKPACKING TRIP #3

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I wish Salam to everyone,

19 Jan TUESDAY (DAY 5)

Early morning, we went to Harbin East Train Station but it turned out that all tickets to Yabuli South Train Station were finished even for sleeper berth coaches (bed coach) for today and tomorrow.

Train going to Yabuli Town today's tickets were sold out, only tomorrow's tickets going to Yabuli Town were still available. We managed to buy tomorrow's seats.

Therefore today we went strolling in Harbin City instead.



ST SOPHIA CATHEDRAL HARBIN

From the bus stop near Carrefour to get to St Sophia Cathedral take bus either bus No 16 or  bus No 118 get off at Hayibai Bus Stop located on Shangzhi Street.

The name of the cathedral taken from Saint Sophia the Martyr.



ZHONGYANG STREET

Zhongyang Street was built in 1898, called China Avenue at that time. It has got its present name “Zhongyang Street” since 1925. Now, it is the most prosperous street in Harbin. The north end of this street is Flood Control Monument and south end is Jingwei Street. It stretches for 1,450 meters, fascinating people for its special European buildings, exquisite department stores, numerous shopping malls and colorful cultures. Stones paved on the street are unique. European style buildings like Baroque style, eclecticism style and Art Nouveau style buildings are the highlights of this street and essence of Western architecture art. The whole stretch of Zhongyang Street can be considered as Art Gallery.

When we walk along Zhongyang Street we can see the ice sculptures on display at the roadside. Moreover, here we do not require to pay for entrance.



FLOOD MONUMENT - FANGHONG JINIAN TA

防洪纪念塔

Harbin Flood Monument is located at the end of Zhongyang Pedestrian Street. In winter Songhua Jiang river is frozen and that time the park is extended and it comes alive bustling with all kinds of winter sports and games. Dog sledge, skating, sliding, sledging, snowscootering. Just everything you can imagine on snow. Its also a nice view over the city from the ice and you can cross the river to reach ice and snow world on the sun island

Located on the frozen river, including plenty of activities to take part. A walk along the river bank was nice, watching everyone on the frozen river having fun.


HARBIN ICE & SNOW WORLD

Locally known as Bingxue da shijie 哈尔滨冰雪大世界
2016 is the 17th Harbin Ice & Snow World and is themed as "Ice Sets Silk Road, Snow Shines Dragon River". “冰筑丝路，雪耀龙江”, “冰筑丝路 雪耀龙疆”为主题

Every year hundreds of thousands of people have travelled to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in northeast China to witness spectacular works of ice architecture. Ice blocks were brought in from the frozen Songhua River and molded by talented sculptors into art work exhibits, which are placed throughout the city.

Master Craftsmen & Skilled Artisans from all parts of China (Shaanxi, Henan, Hubei, Shandong & Shanxi Provinces) that were previously recruited to make Qinshihuang's Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses.....errr..I mean their great great great great grandchildren's grandchildren perhaps were involved in contributing their skills into the construction the ice exhibits....err...I guess.

Masterpiece artists changing below-zero chill temperature into incredible pieces of ice architecture. The world's coldest corners to build large buildings and interiors made of ice and snow. During nighttime these buildings were outstandingly filled with colourful and attractive light decorations. Shiny, shiny.

I like shiny things! My preciouses!...... Oh...Smeagol....come and get it


Electronic devices such as cameras, handphones don't work well in extremely hot weather and extremely cold weather because of the battery limited capability of withstanding extreme temperatures. I had fully charged my camera when I was at the hotel earlier but alhamdulillah I only face this problem when I was about done with taking photos here.

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