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Published on November 7, 2015 13:43
Preface a journey, a mood, a story
Departure date 2012 / 12 / 20
Days 7 days
Character family
On the afternoon of the 20th, I checked in at Katz, put down my luggage and set out armed; Destination: innovation church on Gogol street, and aleksheyev church on the Internet. It is said that the buildings of Gogol Street are of different ages, which are more distinctive than central street. The Hongbo square is also worth visiting. So the bus goes on.
It's hard to move forward! Feel the heavy traffic jam in Harbin again! It's hard to get to Hongbo square. It's already dark after 3:30. Hongbo square is a traffic intersection, the traffic chaos is dizzy. Although the ice and snow on the road are very clean, they are still very slippery; When my husband was still laughing that I was stupid and couldn't walk, I was already sitting on the ground and falling. It was so funny... From then on, we had to hold hands more affectionately when we went to the street. The ice sculpture in the center of Hongbo square has not been completed. It's too cold after two turns; I saw a shop next to Qiulin lidaosi, a time-honored brand in Harbin. I went in to get warm first... So the online hot news of Qiulin lidaosi red sausage, Sophia Da Leba (a kind of burnt giant bread) and Qiulin gevas (a kind of burnt bread flavored soda) came into my pocket one by one; As a result, red sausage has become the main dry food in the next journey, and gevas has become a special drink for my husband these days. It's good and cheap. Why not? In the evening, I went back to Katz hostel and passed through central street. My left hand was matiel popsicle, and my right hand was ice sugar gourd... Ha ha, sir. He said with a smile that this was done by people in their 20s.
It's off topic. It's the church. Although it was dark, I thought that the church also had a night scene, so I went all the way along Gogol Street... After Qiulin company, I didn't plan to enter; After passing the Russian River Park, some workers are taking ice from the river. It seems that it is not crystal clear. It is estimated that the river is polluted; After the small commodity market, it's dark... Finally I come to Gexin road and see Alexeyev church, which is more beautiful than Sophia Cathedral in legend... There is no light outside! Woo hoo, it's freezing cold. Are you disappointed after running so far? Sad—— OK, I finally know where it is. Come again next time! There is LAOCHANG spring cake on the street, which is another time-honored brand in Harbin. Try it first; Later, I had another meal of Laochang spring cake opposite the hotel. It was good!
Next time, on the morning of the 25th. After breakfast and bus, go straight to the Church of Gexin road - look at the Catholic Church in the morning light
When I was a child, the popular songs "on the sun island" and "the song of happiness flying out of the waves" made everyone know that Songhua River and Sun Island are so beautiful, and how happy it would be to dream of visiting here! Later, when I grew up and went to more places, I gradually learned that the scenes in songs can only exist in songs, just like the ends of the earth and Wanquan River on Hainan Island. Of course, it doesn't affect my desire to go for a walk. I just know to arrange it at the right time. Therefore, we choose to come to Harbin in winter instead of traveling along the way during the last autumn trip in Northeast China, let alone in summer as described in the song.
The key points of this ice and snow tour are: first, Harbin's snow sculptures and ice sculptures; second, passing through the snow Valley and snow village; The church and central street we visited before were just by the way. Ice sculptures are now in full swing in the city. The opening ceremony will be held on the 24th, and it will be arranged to see them again after crossing; Today, the 25th Harbin Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo officially opened.
As mentioned earlier, we crossed the frozen surface of the Songhua River and came to the sun island on the other side; If you choose a bus, you can get to the snow fair directly at the intersection of central street. You plan to take it back. Go along the river, cross a bridge, turn right, and you will arrive at gate 1 of the snow Expo, said the snow sweeper on the road. There are only a few pedestrians and vehicles passing by will stop to ask if they want a ticket; It seems that the welfare of Harbin is very popular. Of course, the season is not right, and the romantic and energetic scene of Sun Island described in the song is gone; But at this time, there is another beauty, that is, the quiet and serenity under the snow! It's really beautiful. The trees here are very tall. The greening under them is natural or well planned. They are all covered with snow. There are few traces of disturbance and damage; As a result, we also walk on the road in a regular way, and dare not cross the Leichi half step, for fear that we will leave footprints and destroy the peace!
At about 11 o'clock, I came to gate 1 of the snow Expo, and there were many visitors. The entrance passageways are divided into adults, students, the elderly, citizens and distinguished guests. There are so many names; The adult ticket is 240 yuan per person; VIP tickets are not for sale. There is no price. You have to enter from gate 1 before 11:30. Most people take the VIP passage. Ha ha.
OK, start to step into the world of snow and experience the dream of snow——
Sun father-in-law from time to time, although the snow has been flying. Select a few competition works to enjoy——
Get off the bus and find a restaurant nearby. Ha ha, shazhucai, stewed pig's paw, bracken, corn cake and Harbin beer! Go back and pass by, and have a matiel popsicle and a bunch of ice sugar gourds! Happiness is so simple, hand in hand, back to the hostel.
Central street, it is said that tourists to Harbin, there is no central street. Mr. Wang disagreed. He said that he had lived in Harbin for more than 10 years, but he didn't come to central street. I can only say: or you are not a tourist, or you are not an alien, ha ha. In a word, this time in Harbin, they lived in the East and west of Central Street respectively. In and out of Harbin, there was no day without stepping on the stone road.
If you come here for sightseeing, it will be the morning of the 21st, with overcast weather and light snow. Today's arrangement is to go to the sun island to see the snow Expo and visit the central street along the way. So I set out from Kaz and went to Jingwei street to see the New Synagogue. I didn't feel much and passed by; Go on and come to Central Street - look at my clothes. Are they thick enough? So many times I met local people and asked us where we came from. They were not surprised to hear that we came from Guangzhou. Today, it's more than 20 degrees below zero. Keeping warm is the first thing. I don't care about wearing myself into a column. Ha ha - later, in Xuexiang, on the morning of the 24th and the evening of the 25th, in the ice and snow world, it was more than 30 degrees below zero. I found that such equipment was still not good; It's cold. One experience is enough!
The famous Central Street is also well known in the world. Let's not go into details. Let's have a look at its characteristics——
There are also unexpected gains. A local middle-aged couple, who also went to the river, sold us VIP tickets for the snow Expo. Today, the snow Expo opened, saying how much they were issued by their units; The official price of 240 yuan tickets, they two as long as 50 yuan, surprise ah! So, follow them to the sun island! Later, because we were not only on our way, but also taking photos, we stopped them; Before leaving, the kind couple told me again and again that they would go to gate 1
Snow Valley is a place that I learned only after doing my homework before my trip, and I fell in love with it all at once. It is very likely that I will not come here. As it turns out, it's not the wrong choice! It's safe to cross the snow Valley by yourself; After all, he was a little afraid of the ice and snow world, so he signed up online in advance to take part in the three-day trip through the snow Valley and snow village in Kaz.
At 7:00 a.m. on the 21st, I arrived at the front desk of Kaz Hotel on time. There were more than 20 people and 8 people who wanted to take a ride and then transfer to Xuexiang. There is a phenomenon in today's society. How can women always outnumber men? It seems that we are old people - don't care, ha ha.
We started at 7:30 and got out of the city smoothly. The more you walk, the more beautiful the scenery is. The trees on the road turn into rime! Yesterday, there was a light snow, and the humidity in the field was high. As soon as the sun came out, rime appeared. Unfortunately, it's not self driving. Later, I found that the snow in the fields and on the small roofs was thicker and more beautiful. Yesterday, the snow on the sun island was a little bit of a mystery. It's impossible to take pictures except for exclamation, because the windows are covered with a thin layer of ice! It seems very cold outside, but in the car, the master turned on the heating, reduced the load while walking, and took off the hat... Except for the big scarf... The down jacket was taken off... There was only sweater left, so there was no reason to take off the snow pants?
At about 12 o'clock, I came to a fork in the road. I don't know why, almost all tour buses have to stop here to have a rest, just to let tourists shoot this stone? Anyway, it's so hot in the car. It's good to get some air out of the car
Keep walking and find that we have turned from the main road to the mountain road. Moreover, there is no one here to sweep the snow, the road is all covered with snow, where the roadbed is not very clear, so dangerous! The road should not be as wide as two lanes. When we meet, we have problems. Fortunately, there are not many cars coming from the opposite side, and they are all small cars. However, several times, we have to come back to a more spacious and safe place, and then we go there. I saw rime on the main road just now, and the road condition was also very good. I told my husband that I knew we had driven well. Is this the state now? I dare not! It seems that the purpose of stopping on the way just now is to let the driver have a rest so that he can cope with such a difficult mountain road. The snow in the mountain forest is thicker, and many trees are bent down. I think of the oil painting like colors I saw all over the mountains in autumn. Now they have become Chinese ink paintings. I marvel at the magic and greatness of nature!
Almost an hour's walk on the mountain road, passing a small mountain village, several girls who went to Xuexiang got off; There is a minibus waiting by the side of the road. They will take another road to Xuexiang. After another hour's walk, at 2 p.m., we came to a larger village, which is today's destination: snow valley. Look at the introduction. The real name here is Dongsheng forest farm. In 2008, the development of tourism started to be called Xuegu.
The coach stopped as soon as it entered the village, and the accommodation arranged by Katz was at the elder sister's house at the entrance of the village; The house is not a special family hotel, but a regular farmhouse. After several houses, they are all in the same pattern: the rectangular house is divided into three parts, the middle door is in, and there is a small living room, with toilets and shower rooms side by side at the back; There are two rooms at each end. Generally, the back room on the left is the kitchen. A large earthen stove is built against the inner wall, which is about the same size as I saw when I was a child in the countryside of eastern Guangdong; Each of the other three rooms has a heated kang. The direction of the heated kang depends on the size of the room—— This should be the pattern of relatively rich rural households. There should not be so many rooms in poor rural areas, I think.
Because when you sign up online, you are required to sleep on a hot Kang. Of course, each person adds 50 yuan on the basis of the tour fee; So those people arranged a heated kang for four or six people, and we were arranged to another family; Later, I found out that another couple from a middle school and a small one in the regiment also asked the leader to rearrange their single room. We lived in four families as a team.
Put down your luggage and go out for a walk. It's surrounded by mountains. It's called Fenghuangshan National Forest Park. Which is the Leymus chinensis mountain to go to tomorrow? Ignore it first; On the left side of the village is a gentle hillside, where you can take a panoramic view of the village from a high position and start——
No one has ever come to the hillside here. I don't know where the road is. Mr. Wang found a better place to climb up. One foot is deep and the other is shallow. He scared me to shout: stop, stop, high enough
On foot? I like it; Walking through snow mountain? I didn't think about it. However, before leaving, I did my homework and saw a video of walking through the yangcaoshan mountain from a TV station in Heilongjiang Province on the Internet; I recommend it to you, and you'll win! These are the words of the past. Now: at 7:30 a.m. on December 23, 2012, I will give my luggage to the driver and drive to Xuexiang. I will take my simple equipment and set out——
The weather is good. The red sky on the other side of the mountain indicates that the sun has risen; The good care of the old, through the worst weather did not appear
There are people in the mountains. It seems that they are aborigines. After all, it's colder in the mountains than in the villages. Why not move to the villages? Perhaps, the answer is: This is our family! The poem says: the great snow oppresses the green pine, and the ambition of the green pine is stronger. The aborigines in the mountains have the ambition of Qingsong. I admire them! The little trees can't stand it. They are all bent
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There are too many red lanterns in snow village! From yangcaoshan down, red lanterns hang on both sides of the road, all the way to the village, every door is also. As night falls, the red light is on. The whole street is red and warm. OK, let's take a look at two night scenes first. At about 5 o'clock after dinner on the 23rd, we came out armed again; The sky is very dark. I can see the moon when the sky is shining, but it's gone now. Don't be confused by red, it's cold——
At half past six on the 24th, I went out to see the sunrise. The street is so cold and cold that it's comfortable to stay on the Kang. In fact, like us, there are many tourists who get up early; It's just that they all go to the most suitable place in a hurry and don't stay on the street
After breakfast, most people go to Yabuli ski resort and leave at 8 o'clock; We and a few other mm to directly back to Harbin, asked for a long time, the leader said it was 10 o'clock car. The leader here is very lack of initiative, no solution! After 10 o'clock, no one was seen.
It's more than 8 o'clock. I'm going to the east of the village this time. When I went out, I found that it was colder than in the morning! It is located in the valley surrounded by mountains. When the sun comes out, the fog can't disperse, causing the cold air to sink. It's cold. It's the best part of this trip! Not one of them!
It's too cold. It's almost turned around. We'll go back to the hotel and have a good stay... At more than 10:30, we'll pack our bags and go to the tourist center, wait for the bus and wait for people to go back to Harbin. Fairy tale beautiful snow country, goodbye! I don't think I'll see you again.
Relatively speaking, the most famous church in Harbin should be St. Sophia's Cathedral. Back to Harbin from Xuexiang, the Manhattan Hotel is next to the cathedral, so it is arranged to visit after returning from Xuexiang.
On the evening of the 24th, it was nearly 6 o'clock when I returned to Harbin from Xuexiang. After getting off at the Katz Hotel on Tongjiang Road, cross central street and walk to the Manhattan Hotel on Zhaolin street; The road is busy area, visitors, Mr. strange to ask so many people? Ha ha, his head is frozen. It's Christmas Eve tonight! I still have my colleagues on duty tonight.
On the morning of the 25th, after visiting the innovation church, I thought that Qiulin company is also a time-honored company. Don't miss it when you pass by; As a result, I've been entertained. I'm really surprised to see a lot of nostalgic Sweets: shrimp cakes, beef rolls, wine chocolate... Buy them back! Then there is the bus, back to the architectural art square; Harbin's bus stop is so far away, just after school time, worse traffic—— It doesn't matter. I believe I can go back before I am squeezed into a picture.
Architectural Art Square is a must for every visitor to Harbin——
The past and present lives of St. Sophia's Cathedral are introduced everywhere on the Internet. The inside of the church has been changed into a museum. You need to buy a ticket to enter the church. I've seen the original onion Cathedral in Russia. Here, let's have a tour.
Which of the two famous churches in Harbin, Alexeyev church and Sophia Cathedral, is more beautiful? I have different opinions.
Harbin Ice and snow world! Yes, ice and snow came to Harbin specifically for it. How, such a facade? grand and magnificent! Don't think it's midnight, it's 6:30; It's early dark here, so it's very late.
It is planned to visit the ice and snow world, but the implementation is the most tortuous thing in this trip; For this reason, my husband once felt a little guilty for a short time. All right, a few words, as a small interlude to commemorate——
Before the trip, I plan to return to Harbin from Xuexiang on the 24th, and do not make arrangements for rest at night; Later in the afternoon of the 25th, I went to the ice and snow world and played until the lights were on. What happened later? On the evening of the 23rd, when eating in Xuexiang, leader Katz asked men and women to sit at separate tables. After eating, I went back to my room to get on the Kang, and my husband was still drinking with them; When he got back to his room, the tour leader said that the ice and snow world trial would open tomorrow. In the evening, he could take part in their group tour. The round-trip transportation cost only 300 yuan, and the original ticket price was 300 yuan. I said no, it's too late to go back. I'll have a rest first. There's no other arrangement on the evening of the 25th. I'll go then. He still insisted on joining their regiment and said to give face to the leader. Alas, drinking is a mistake! Forget it, it's not a matter of principle. I agreed to go on the night of the 24th.
On the morning of the 24th, the group members who went to Yabuli left after breakfast; We went straight back to Harbin and left Xuexiang at nearly 11 o'clock. At least half way is Panshan Road, both sides of the snow mountain scenery is still beautiful, but the vehicle also can't walk fast; Near Harbin, there is a section of expressway, which is covered with ice and snow; It's dark at 4 o'clock. We haven't entered Harbin yet, not to mention the traffic jam in the city. On the way, the tour leader who visited the ice and snow world tonight called several times to ask where he was. After we arrived, we had to check in at the Manhattan Hotel first. My husband regretted while walking. He asked me why I didn't firmly oppose him last night. It's not a matter of principle. It's useful, I said. Fortunately, I didn't encounter a big traffic jam when I entered the urban area, and finally arrived at Katz gate at 5:50. When I got off the bus, I saw a gentleman shouting, did you sign up for the ice and snow world... What happened later? Later, the team leader called the driver and said that the car had already gone far and didn't turn back. He asked us how to go tomorrow night. Ha ha, that's what I want! Take out the suitcase in Katz and go to the Manhattan Hotel.
On the evening of the 25th, gather at the Kaz hotel at 5 p.m. according to the appointed time; See the front desk notice: ice and snow big world package transfer ￥ 290 - I smile but do not speak, as did not see; I don't know if my husband has seen it. In a word, he didn't say anything, or it's called tacit understanding. Ha ha. Then they wait for everyone to leave at 6:00, arrive at 6:30, and get on the bus at 8:30.
Enough twists and turns, ha ha. Let's get back to the point, ice and snow world, what a spectacular facade! Look at two partial ones. They're beautiful——
The real world, these ice sculptures are very huge! There are small ones, not many, such as "meet at a broken bridge" in the group sculpture of the legend of the white snake. The big background is very bright, the shooting technology is not at home, and it's painful to take off the gloves and adjust the camera, so the shooting effect is very general; Or look at the large ones. How many vertical ones——
Harbin Ice and snow world tour is over, isn't it beautiful? How about "seeing essence through phenomenon"? On the morning of the 26th, I visited all the places I wanted to visit. My husband said I would go to the market to see what I could buy; I asked to go to Zhaolin Park not far away to have a look. When I passed by, I didn't finish the ice sculptures at the gate; How does the beautiful ice lamp glow at night in broad daylight? Let's take a distant photo and a recent one——
It's time to say goodbye. We will fly back to Guangzhou in the afternoon.
