A Guide to Harbin's Elegance and Romance with Detailed Travel Tips

Red bricks write poetry, breathing with musical notes 🎻 Harbin is the pinnacle of art and romance in Northeast China. Winter is just a "copy"; The timeless elegance of life here truly shines after the ice and snow melt. Save this Harbin travel guide 🕌 Let's step into this "Oriental Paris" together. 1⃣️ Saint Sophia Cathedral (Picture 2) Saint Sophia Cathedral is a romance built with 250,000 red bricks, and also Harbin's most popular spot for travel photography 📷 Everywhere you look, you'll find "Harbin Princesses" taking photos 🕌 Saint Sophia Cathedral is very close to Central Street, so you can walk there. 2⃣️ Central Street (Picture 3) Walking from the entrance of Central Street to the Flood Control Monument is Harbin's most classic city walk route 🚶‍♂️ Built in 1898, it is the longest pedestrian street in Asia and the earliest in China. Strolling here gives you a sense of traveling through Europe 🏰 It brings together more than a dozen different styles of architecture and is known as the Museum of International Architecture. 3⃣️ Songhua River (Picture 4) When you see the Flood Control Monument, you have reached the Songhua River. Locals in Harbin also come here for walks on weekends. Now, flocks of water birds gather here 🐦 You can bring some bread in advance to feed the gulls, which is quite interesting. 4⃣️ Zhonghua Baroque (Picture 5) Zhonghua Baroque is a rebellious aesthetic that combines Chinese and Western elements. The Western-style facade is full of Chinese elements, and the Baroque exterior wraps the soul of a Chinese courtyard 🏛️ The newly renovated Zhonghua Baroque Style Street is the hottest place recently. Go and see the Tongyi Qing Trading Company, known as the No. 1 Building of Zhonghua Baroque, and feel the aesthetics of maximalism. (Picture 6) Remember to check in at the McDonald's restaurant renovated from the Dong Yongde Hotel. It has just opened and has become an online sensation, perfect for taking photos. 5⃣️ Old Synagogue Concert Hall (Picture 7) The Old Synagogue was once a shelter for Jewish refugees and is now a concert hall. Come and listen to a concert to experience the unique charm of Harbin, the world's music capital. Concerts are very popular, so remember to buy tickets online in advance. If you take a walk on Central Street at night, you may also encounter old men playing the saxophone and accordion on the roadside, and you may even encounter performances on the music balcony. 6⃣️ Harbin Institute of Technology (Picture 8, Picture 9) When I took my computer to Jinxiu Technology Building for repair, I saw a very distinctive building opposite. It is the Civil Engineering Building of Harbin Institute of Technology, which has a very Soviet architectural style and is also great for taking photos. There are also many interesting shops nearby to browse. 🚗 Transportation This time, I took the high-speed train from Changchun to Harbin. The journey takes about an hour and the ticket price is more than one hundred. You can take a taxi or the subway in Harbin. The attractions are very concentrated, so it is very convenient to travel around. 🏡 Accommodation (Picture 10, Picture 11) This time, I chose the Sofitel Hotel Harbin next to the Dragon Tower, where you can see the beautiful scenery of the Dragon Tower from the room. Downstairs is Xiangjiang Park, where you can take a walk in the morning, which is very comfortable. The combination of Chinese elegance and French romance is very much in line with Harbin's style. The spring tea in the hotel lobby bar is of good quality, and the buffet restaurant offers a fusion of Chinese and Western dishes, which is also an unexpected surprise of staying here.