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Published on December 28, 2020 13:24
Weekend time "escape" for a while, temporarily escape from their daily life of the city, to a strange place to enjoy different history, culture, food. Such a casual small holiday is like a small buffer for your busy life. After charging your body, you can revive in your busy life and find a city to enjoy the weekend.
At the end of 2020, I flew to Harbin, a city of ice and snow thousands of miles away. I stayed in Shangri La Hotel on the Bank of Songhua River. Within 72 hours, I clocked in St. Sophia Church, central street with European style, and saw snow sculptures at the snow Expo, I also ate the "super authentic" northeast hot pot in the snow house with more than 20 degrees below zero... Let's review this trip with the vision of Le Huanjun.
Even in the cold winter, it can not stop the pace of travel. After four hours' flight, I arrived and saw that the land was white and the river was frozen outside the window. The scenery of the north country in plain silver is just like what the poem says: "thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow" is this scene. Harbin is my first time here. I feel very fresh. I just got out of the airport at minus 19 degrees, but it's still warmer than I thought. The reservation is Shangri La Hotel on the Bank of Songhua River. It's 45 minutes from the airport to the hotel. After checking in, go back to your room, put down your luggage and start to visit the ice city immediately. The first scenic spot to punch in is the snow Expo. In Harbin, the local people have to do two things in winter, namely, watch the snow Expo in the daytime and watch the ice and snow world in the evening. The snow Expo is on the sun island. It's a short drive from the hotel. It's only 15 minutes away.
We can watch and play the snow Expo. The sculptures inside are made of snow slabs, and then they are carved by artists. The biggest snow sculpture of this year is Huaxia dragon. When we entered the garden on the 22nd, we didn't finish it. We saw dozens of snow sculptors nervously carving. Other snow sculptures are also very rich. As soon as you enter the gate, you will find a sculpture of "Shenniu". Then at the entrance of the ticket check-in passage, you will find five snow sculptures made of copper coins, which means to attract wealth. Basically, the snow sculptures are placed along both sides of the road. The types of snow sculptures include "thermometer", "snow in spring", "century review" and so on. Besides, there is an interactive area. After watching the snow sculptures, you can sit on the snow mountain and tire to feel the speed and passion on the snow.
Snow sculpture: Fubao
Snow sculpture works: plum blossom fragrance comes from bitter cold
Snow sculpture: Goldfish wagging its tail
Snow sculpture works: more than a year
Snow sculpture: the ocean of music
Snow sculpture: the lion in celebration
The main sculpture of the 2020 snow Expo is the giant snow sculpture of Chinese Xianglong. China has always been known as the Oriental dragon, and the Chinese people are also known as the descendants of the dragon. The dragon is one of the most representative totems of the Chinese nation. In aerial photos, this snow dragon is vividly depicted. The dragon's head is high, the dragon's body is strong, the dragon's claws are open, and the dragon's tail is flexible.
Craftsmen are carving. All these snow sculptures are hand carved after they are molded with snow. It takes dozens to hundreds of craftsmen to complete a snow sculpture, which takes several days.
After a look around, basically, the works are designed and created around people, and a certain amount of abstract art is added to them, including the beauty of nature and the accumulation of humanity, which is very worth seeing.
Harbin snow Expo tips opening time: 8:30-17:000 address: Harbin Sun Island snow Expo scenic spot admission: 130 yuan / person (December 20-december 31)
Back at Shangri La Hotel, it's completely dark. It's very different from Guangzhou. It's already dark at 3:30 p.m. in Harbin. Isn't it amazing?
The highway bridge on the Songhua River is brightly lit, while the one on the right with a bright blue light is the world of ice and snow.
Play a day, a little tired, the best way to relax in winter, just a hot bath is not enough? Well, a well-equipped hotel will definitely let you spend the winter comfortably.
It is said that the products and services of Shangri La Hotel in Harbin are leading the local market. This trip is specially arranged.
Xianggong is a Chinese restaurant located in Shangri La Hotel in Harbin. The decoration of the whole restaurant is full of modern fashion elements and Chinese style.
Xianggong iron pot stew dinner, a typical northeast dish, with a menu on it, including big knife beef, rock sugar persimmon, spicy duck tongue, Phoenix Tail celery, shredded potato Longjiang shrimp, salt and pepper gourd seed fish, pepper pig hand stewed soybeans, northeast fish head Buddha jumping wall, goose stewed Keshan potato, small stupid chicken stewed local hazelnut mushroom, farmhouse thousand dishes big bowl meat, Xianggong signature big bowl meat, bean stewed Wuchang rice Frozen pear.
The head of the fish weighs more than 4 jin. The master said that the body weighs more than 40 Jin.
Abalone
Xianggong iron pot stew dinner is a very ceremonial dish. First of all, the dishes are cooked on the spot, and the ingredients are carried in by two masters. Before entering the box, the Gong next to it will ring.
Sea cucumber, very big.
The ingredients inside the Northeast Buddha jumping wall are really rich, and the abalone, fish head and sea shrimp are all big ones.
The stupid chicken in Northeast China is what we Cantonese call the ground chicken. The eggs laid by stupid chicken are called stupid, which means local eggs.
Stewed local hazelnut mushroom with chicken
The service was very good. The waiter would give each guest a bowl.
After dinner, continue to the lobby lounge and order a "ice lantern" special cocktail.
Then I go back to my room to have a rest. If the window faces the river, I can overlook the beautiful Songhua River. My room is a view room in Harbin, elegant and well-equipped.
Well equipped, such as humidifier, air freshener these have, health and maintenance of first-class, and then the toilet is intelligent, electric cushion, which is more than 20 degrees below zero for Harbin, too important.
On the table are free fruits, such as bananas and pitaya.
For families with children, we recommend their theme family suites. There are six kinds of suites, including six themes: Jungle, tree house, space, Castle, ice and snow, and winter.
The above picture is my son's favorite space theme, which will bring an immersive experience after he moves in. It is also equipped with Lego building blocks and walls, which is very interesting.
In the jungle theme suite, the children's bed is designed like a tree house, and they can climb to bed through a small wooden ladder to open the children's spirit of exploration and unlimited imagination.
Ice and snow theme design is not very suitable, this kind of life enjoyment and sleep space are very creative.
On the 11th floor, we also have a public space for parent-child families. After opening the door with the room card, we can use the facilities inside, such as washing machine, clothes dryer, etc.
There are also baby carts and small toilets, which are very user-friendly.
A gym with a view of the Songhua River
The hotel provides guests with warm local flavor and colorful activities. I took part in the traditional hand-made paper-cut and other interesting activities with local characteristics, and felt the strong northeast enthusiasm.
Local traditional skills include northeast paper-cut, making ice sugar gourd, baking cold noodles, etc. This is my experience of northeast paper-cut. Next year is the year of the ox, so I cut an ox.
There are two Shangri La hotels in Harbin. They are located on both sides of the Songhua River, one in the South and the other in the north. Today, I moved to Songbei Shangri La Hotel. The snowhouse built by the hotel takes the Traditional Northeast characteristics as the theme. The red hot pepper, golden corn and white snow on the roof add some local flavor to the snowhouse. It's really northeast to eat here.
The snow house provides Inner Mongolia characteristic "ice boiled mutton". The mutton is cooked with crystal clear ice and high soup, which tastes more delicious.
Enjoy yourself in the snow house at minus 20 ℃ and experience the feast under the strong sensory impact of ice and fire.
Hotpot is heated by charcoal fire. It's very northeast style to eat here.
The hot hot pot was served.
Our greeting is northeast Maotai. Our drinking glasses are made of ice. Gloves are specially worn so that the glass will not stick to the hand.
Mutton from Mongolia, the parts of the body, are put into the beef platter, let a person see clearly.
Seafood platter, as well as Qinglong, Jiwei shrimp string, deep-sea scallops, river crabs, fish and so on.
I asked specially, because the temperature in winter in Harbin was often more than minus 20 degrees, and there was no fresh fruit before. At that time, all the fruits I ate in winter were frozen, such as frozen pears, frozen persimmons, frozen hawthorn, etc. so when I look at the frozen pears, there is a lot of water in them.
Snow house, the walls are carved with real snow, eating in it is really special.
Making snowmen and snowball fights are childhood memories of children in Northeast China. It's necessary to experience ice and snow when you come to ice city. Songbei Shangri La has developed a wide range of ice experience projects for its guests. The beautiful wonderland of "pouring water into ice" is created from here.
20 degrees below zero, sprinkle the boiling water in the cup to the sky, instantly atomized.
We're putting noses on the snowman. It's made of carrots.
I finished the snowman works, good looking?
After pushing the snowman, go back to the room and have a beer in the bar bar to keep warm. The bar bar is an industrial style design with a lot of pig elements in it. It's lovely.
It is said that there is a live band in the evening.
My friend said that she wanted to drink coffee, so she accompanied her to the pine coffee all day restaurant nearby.
The overall style of pine coffee cafeteria takes "birch forest" as the design theme, and provides all-weather dining service, including Asian and Western cuisine.
The recreational facilities are also perfect. In winter, if you don't want to go out, you can exercise in the gym and have a panoramic view of the Songhua River through the floor glass.
The indoor infinity swimming pool is constant temperature. With the heating on, it's very warm. It makes people realize their desire to swim in winter.
Sunset, reflection in the water, very beautiful.
Go out at night and visit St. Sophia's church at night. Songbei Shangri La Hotel is located in an advantageous location, only 10 minutes' drive away from the famous Flood Control Monument, Centenary Street "Central Street" and St. Sophia's Cathedral.
St. Sophia's Cathedral is a Byzantine Russian building with a classic "onion" on the top, which is very distinctive. Founded in 1932, St. Sophia Church was once the largest Orthodox Church in the Far East. It is a Byzantine architectural style church with brick and wood structure. It uses Russian style dome and Roman style high arch window, which is an organic combination of various architectural styles. This kind of typical architecture is not found in other cities in China.
Under the light of the church, the night scene is very beautiful!
Whatever the angle, it's intoxicating!
The window pattern on the outside of the church is also special.
There are also some lamp posts around the square, under which are carved bronze figures of ancient knights and modern soldiers.
Then punch in the century old street of Harbin Central Street, which is known as Oriental little Paris.
Walking on the central street of the century old street, you can feel the memory of civilization sealed in every piece of bread stone. Central street is the first beautiful street that can best represent Harbin. The street's architecture combines the Renaissance style of Europe from 15 to sixteenth Century, the baroque style of seventeenth Century, the eclecticism of eighteenth Century and the style of new art movement in nineteenth Century. It is the most influential school of architecture in western architectural history, which concentrates on the Centennial essence of western architectural art. So, when you get to Harbin, if you don't get to central street, it's like you're coming in vain.
There are many ice sculptures on the central street. Next year is the year of the ox. take a picture with them. I hope they will continue to be magnificent next year.
The square stones on the central street were designed and paved by Russian komtrashok. Each piece of water is uniform, 18 cm long and 10 cm wide. Because its shape is like a Russian bun, it is also called bread stone by the Chinese people. It is said that the original shape of this granite road comes from albard street in Russia.
In the central street, in addition to the Baroque architecture, the classical Renaissance architecture and the Russian architecture, this kind of new art architecture can also be found. This is the external wall decorated with Japanese martial arts. It is estimated that it may be a Japanese material store inside.
More than 100 years later, the old buildings left behind are very exotic.
It's a must to taste the matiel popsicle in Harbin.
After visiting central street, it's 7 p.m. and I just had dinner at the hotel. In the evening, you can taste Zaomu roast duck in the Xiangchu Chinese restaurant of the hotel. The casserole dishes here are very special.
Xiangchu Chinese restaurant is the hotel's main restaurant, featuring Beijing roast duck, casserole and local cuisine in Northeast China. The decoration of the restaurant is bold, with lilac and emerald colors, elegant and generous.
Net Red duck
Ice sugar gourd. It's very delicate.
Beef head
The master made Beijing roast duck on the spot.
Flower glue soup
Casserole vegetables
It's a very thoughtful dish. It's made of sugar.
The bunnies are made of matiel popsicles.
Ice persimmon, the equipment is very textured.
This time in Songbei, we live in the river view room. Standing in front of the window, we can not only overlook the city skyline and the beautiful scenery of Songhua River, but also enjoy the magnificent scenery of ice and snow world.
Harbin Songbei Shangri La Hotel across the river. The picture shows the ice and snow world at night.
The bathroom is spacious. After playing outside for a day, it's super comfortable to take a hot bath when you come back.
Cloakroom.
There are also exclusive spare parts in the room, including the mascot "Beibei Doll" and pillow.
Apartment Family Suite
Theme parent-child suites are apartment style, with restaurants, bedrooms and so on.
The guest room is double bed, suitable for two child families.
master's room
Toys in the bathroom for children to play with water.
It's 5 minutes' drive from the hotel to Harbin Northeast Tiger Forest Park. Hulin park is a 3A tourist scenic spot, which is specially set up to save the endangered Amur tiger.
Road signs into the garden are lovely little tiger instructions.
To pluck teeth from a tiger's mouth
Tiger Park is divided into walking area and ride area,
After wearing a mask, you can sit in the bus with thickened wire mesh.
There are many parks. This is the wild training area for East and West tigers.
There are a lot of tigers. In winter, tigers are on the thick snow, which makes them feel better.
Seeing us, the tiger approached the bus.
Siberian tiger has light yellow hair, thick and long hair, thick fat under the hair, and is big and brave. Among all tiger families, Siberian tiger is the most frost resistant and the largest tiger.
The scientific name of Siberian tiger is Siberian tiger. It is the largest carnivorous cat in existence, and is the king of the mountains.
Amur tigers used to live in a vast area, from coastal areas, Khabarovsk border areas to Chita Prefecture. However, in modern times, Amur tigers were once listed as the key protected rare and endangered species, and there were less than 20 Wild Amur tigers in China.
In addition to the Amur tiger, there are also scattered African lions. Lions live on the grasslands of Africa. They can survive in such a frigid place in Northeast China. It's a bit fierce.
The lioness is enjoying her lunch.
Lunch is this kind of frozen chicken.
2020 will soon be over, because of the epidemic situation, now domestic tourism is hot. Plus the free flight package of major airlines. Let's take a short trip on the weekend. It can be said that we can walk, measure the boundlessness of the earth with our feet, see the magnificence of the mountains and rivers with our eyes, and feel the unexpected surprise experience brought by the trip. Another way to spend the weekend, together with Harbin, to escape the daily life of a short trip it.
