Zhang Yuting, Beijing Winter Olympic Games short-track speed skating gold medalist "Harbin, a city filled with deep emotions ...

Yu Xiaofeng leaps as she jumps into a pool carved from ice on the frozen Songhua river in Harbin in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 AP Some said their limbs ...

As the 9th Asian Winter Games (AWG) approaching, Harbin, known for its stunning ice sculptures and deep-rooted winter sports ...

HARBIN, China — (AP) — Even as the mercury dropped below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during an annual ritual in northeast China’s ice city of Harbin.

With 120 torchbearers participating the torch relay for the 9th Asian Winter Games was held Monday in Harbin The 11-kilometer relay route covered se ...

The torch relay of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, known as China’s “Ice City,” in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang ...

Despite the frigid temperatures, visitors brave the cold while locals offer warm clothing to combat the chill.

Harbin resident Yu Xiaofeng said that winter swimming in her city can be dated back to the 1970s, after locals saw Russian Orthodox faithful being baptized in the river. The city is near the ...

Chen Xia, from the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang, dived into the river even though she was suffering from a cold. She said the waters in her home city were warmer than those in Harbin ...