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Harbin Taiping International Airport has flights to Russia, South Korea, Los Angeles and Japan. Flights to Beijing (2hr),Shanghai(2.5hr),Tianjin(3hr) and Guangzhou(4hr) are daily, 7 days a week.
Location of the airport is 46 km from Harbin, bus fare is 20 Yuan.
A taxi is about 120 Yuan.
- train
Harbin is a railway-hub. It has connections with cities all over China. Direct trains run to Dalian, Shanghai, Beijing, Wuhan, Tianjin and Shenyang.
There are 2 main train stations:
# Harbin Main Station
# East Harbin Station
- 9 trains a day departs to Beijing (travel time between 11-17 hours)
- 4 trains a day to Dalian (travel time between 9-13 hours)
- 27 trains a day to Shenyang (travel time between 5-8 hours)
- 32 Harbin hotels
hotels in Harbin & China: rates from 150 Yuan
Ice Lantern Festival
World famous festival, held every year from January 5 to February 5 in Zhaolin Park. Magnificent sculptures are made of ice and snow often with coloured lights inside them to create the atmosphere of a fairytale.
Admission is 40 Yuan.
shopping
- Daoli District's downtown area (large department stores and shops)
- Diduan Lu and Zhongyang Dajie: large department stores
- Sino-Russian Market: 30,000 square meters indoor and outdoor business halls (crafts and souvenirs)
China city guides
Redflag.Info 2007