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Ice lanterns
2020-04-24Ice lanterns developed from a traditional folk art. Relying on garden art, ice lanterns express the art of architecture and sculpture.
Winter swimming
2020-04-24Winter swimming in Harbin is a local cultural sport, showing the peoples’ strong will to combat cold weather.
Yangge
2020-04-24Yangge is a kind of folk dance derived from Northeast Chinese villages 200 years ago.
Wedding on ice
2020-04-24Young people love group wedding ceremonies and it is an important part of the China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival.
Beer
2020-04-24People in Harbin like drinking beer and many people treat beer as a normal drink showing the generosity and enthusiasm of North China.
Picnic
2020-04-24Under the impact of northern nomad minorities and European immigrants, Harbin people are keen on picnics.
Field trip
2020-04-24Under the impact of northern nomads in the 1890s, Harbin people have a field trip custom. After the liberation of China in 1949, field trips became more popular.
Food customs
2020-04-24The people of Harbin are mainly ethnic Han Chinese, mostly hailing from Shandong and Hebei provinces. In the 1920s and 1930s, many overseas immigrants flocked to Harbin, mainly Russians.

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