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  • Angry Birds join Finland's envoy at opening for Harbin ice fest

    2013-01-13

    Being a wingless bird with a tuxedo doesn't automatically make you a penguin, but the whole cast of Angry Birds was in the frigid city of Harbin last.

  • Northeast to benefit from new high-speed rail link

    2012-12-21

    A new high-speed railway linking China's major northeastern cities of Harbin and Dalian will begin operation on Saturday.

  • New train bears down on cold challenge

    2012-12-21

    With temperatures below freezing and snow falling the length of the route, China's first high-speed rail line that runs a long distance through regions with extremely low temperatures started service on Saturday.

  • NE China theme park to carve world of ice, snow

    2012-12-21

    A theme park in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province started to collect ice and snow on Sunday for the creation of ice and snow sculptures.

  • Ice on the way

    2012-12-21

    Workers drag a big chunk of ice out of the Songhua River on Saturday in preparation for the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in the capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province.

  • Sino-Russian stable relations

    2012-12-21

    I would like to evaluate the relations between Russia and China in 2012 in the context of the last 10 years and their projection into the future, as well as looking at them through the prism of global problems.

  • An icy blast

    2012-12-21

    While birds fly south for the winter, people in China head north to see one of the country's most spectacular sights - the ice sculptures of Harbin.

  • Ice without borders

    2012-12-21

    Making art from frozen water takes both determination and creativity. Zhou Huiying follows sculptors from seven countries around Harbin's annual winter festival.

Sun Island celebrates song's legacy

The iconic song On the Sun Island was performed by soprano Yu Hongfei on Harbin's picturesque Sun Island 45 years after its debut.