Posts Tagged ‘Heilongjiang’

Spectacular sights of Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

The capital of Heilongjiang province is located in Northeast China near the border of Russia and its neighbor’s influence is clearly seen in the city’s charming European architecture. Harbin’s biggest tourist attraction is the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival each year – find out more in the China Daily article Ice to see you.

Two new applications for UNESCO World Heritage list

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Yunnan province’s Chengjiang fossils site and the site of Inner Mongolia’s Yuan Dynasty Upper Capital have both made application to UNESCO to make the coveted World Heritage list in 2012. Find out what makes these sites so special in the CNTV Culture Express story Two new applications for UNESCO World Heritage list. Last year’s two applications, the Hangzhou Westlake and Five Linked Lakes in Heilongjiang province, will be reviewed at the World Heritage Conference this June.