It was the largest Asian Winter Games yet with a record 1,275 athletes from 34 countries and regions participating. For the host city Harbin, China, it meant a more than 30% increase in the number ...

HARBIN, 30 January (BelTA - Xinhua) - With just over a week to go until the opening of the 9th Asian Winter Games, the streets of Harbin are alive with both the festive spirit of the Spring ...

The main festival covers 1 square kilometer (.6 square miles) of the city, with the sculptures using 13,000 cubic meters (460,000 cubic feet) of ice blocks cut mainly from the adjacent Songhua River.

The opening ceremony for the ninth Asian Winter Games is under way at Harbin International Conference, Exhibition and Sports Centre in Harbin, China, on Feb. 7, 2025.

By Nicoco Chan and Liz Lee HARBIN, China, Jan 5 (Reuters) - China's annual Ice and Snow Festival, with its fairy-tale ice sculptures, opened on Friday attracting throngs of tourists who shuffled ...

Asian Winter Games kick off in Harbin with 34 countries set to compete. Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Feb. 7. [XINHUA/YONHAP] ...

International visitors surged 94.2%. The digital offensive included 60 professionally produced YouTube videos showcasing Harbin's winter attractions, accumulating 52,000 views and 425 watch hours.

HARBIN, China, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Winter tourism in China has rebounded sharply in a welcome boon to economically weak regions in the north struggling to recover from years of pandemic gloom, and ...