It was the largest Games yet with a record 1,275 athletes from 34 countries and regions. But Harbin's popularity has long been underway.

The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival features ephemeral artworks built from ice blocks pulled from the Songhua River.

China topped the final medal table at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin with a record haul on Friday but its delegation's head stressed the need for improvement if the country is to be competitive at the highest level.

Exhortations of this sort have helped Harbin—one of China’s coldest cities with temperatures regularly falling below -20°C—become one of its hottest destinations. Last winter, the city received 87m visitors,

Mongolia and China have agreed to construct a new cross-border railway, significantly boosting coal transport capacity. The agreement, announced by Mongolian Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene during his visit to Harbin,

Two teenage figure skaters who died in the Washington plane crash that killed 67 people were poignantly remembered this week at the Asian Winter Games in China's Harbin.

Philippines, from left, Christian Haller, Enrico Pfister and Alan Frei competes against South Korea during the finals of men's curling at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on

Japan's Kento Suzuki, left, controls the puck against Kazakhstan's Danil Butenko during their ice hockey gold medal game at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Friday, Feb.

The Philippines curling team has been rocking it in Harbin, China, claiming the tropical country's first Asian Winter Games medal with a victory in the men's final against South Korea.

South Korea's Cha Jun-hwan performs during the men single skating free skating at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on . 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

John Lee meets senior officials upon his return from Harbin, stressing efforts must be stepped on Northern Metropolis and Hetao tech cooperation zone.

Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, exemplifies the country's thriving ice and snow economy. During the eight-day 2025 Spring Festival holiday from January 28 to February 4, the city has seen booming snow tourism.