哈尔滨冰雪节
二月底我和莫宁同学去参观中国最北方黑龙江的哈尔滨冰雪节。一年一度的哈尔滨冰雪节持续一个月，大型冰雕、滑冰、冰上赛艇、狗拉雪橇、街边冰质酒吧以及冰灯等等比比皆是。冰雕里有彩灯，形成各种各样的模型。因为今年是羊年，一进冰雪大世界就能看到巨大雪做的羊雕。还有一个300米大冰滑梯，英国广播公司网站首页发布的。滑下来非常可怕，不能控制速度，到最后滑得越来越快！
冰雪大世界置于穿过哈尔滨市大河的对面。除了冰雪大世界意外，冰冻的大河上也举办很多冰雪相关的活动。越野车啊、滑雪场啊、冰屋啊，甚至还有白狐狸啊都有。还可以做缆车，在天上穿过下面河上所有的活动。所有年龄的人搜在参加，都在冰上摔倒！
哈尔滨城市发展较晚。1900年前主要还是一个小渔村。哈尔滨的发展归因于俄罗斯与欧洲大量的犹太人。犹太人因家乡的种族及宗教歧视而逃跑到靠近俄罗斯边缘的哈尔滨。现代哈尔滨的建筑大量是被犹太社会盖得。我和莫宁推荐去哈尔滨的游客去参观哈尔滨的教会堂，还得去中央街，两边都是俄罗斯式的建筑。我们在犹太教堂里参加了一场笑音乐会，演员都是哈尔滨本地音乐学校的学生，演的非常漂亮，环境很有历史感。我们还特别喜欢圣索菲亚大教堂，是拜占庭式建筑的典型代表。
哈尔滨的好吃有西式俄罗斯的，还有东北的，韩国的。逛街时，总能看到人在吃著名的马迭尔冰棍儿，是哈尔滨中央大街特色冷饮，有奶油色，特好吃。很让我吃惊的是，在哈尔滨人喝热可口可乐！不可思议会好喝的！
哈尔滨人因高身材、浪漫的性格而有名。据俗话，跟那边的男人交往非常有刺激，可是因为不靠谱，太浪漫的性质，而不应该嫁给那边的男人。
ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
Harbin Snow and Ice Festival 20th March 2015
At the end of February I went with my classmate Nina to the Snow and Ice Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang. Once a year the Harbin Snow and Ice Festival is held for one month. You can find large-scale sculptures, ice-skating, ice “rowing”, husky sleds, ice bars on the side of the streets and ice lanterns all about the place. Inside the ice sculptures are coloured lights, and the sculptures take on all kinds of forms. This year is the year of the goat, and thus as soon as you walk in the Ice and Snow World you can see a giant sculpture of a goat sitting there. There is also a 300 metre long ice slide, which made the front page of the BBC’s website. It was terrifying to ride, as you couldn’t control the speed and you just got faster and faster the further you went!
The Ice and Snow World is situated on the other side of the large river running through Harbin. Aside from the Ice and Snow World, there are also lots of snow and ice related activities on the frozen river. There are snow buggies, ice skating rinks, igloos and even snow foxes. You can also take a cable car up into the sky to see the bustle down below. There are people of all ages participating and falling all over the place.
Harbin’s development came comparatively late. Up until 1900 it was still a small fishing village. The reason for its development are the large number of Jews who came over from Europe and Russia. Facing discrimination at home, the Jewish people fled to Harbin, near the Russian border. A lot of modern Harbin’s architecture was built by the Jewish community. Me and Nina would recommend going to see the synagogues, and also to Zhongyang (Central) Street, which has Russian-style buildings on all sides. We also went to see a concert inside the main old synagogue. The performers were all studying at Harbin’s college of music, they performed quite beautifully, and the setting had a very historic feel to it. We also really enjoyed Saint Sofia Cathedral, which is a beacon for Byzantine architecture in the region.
Harbin cuisine is comprised of Russian style, Dongbei Chinese and Korean style, principally. When walking along the street, you can always see someone eating the famous “Modern” ice-lolly, which is local to Zhongyang Street itself. It’s very creamy and delicious. What made me most surprised was that in Harbin they sell hot Coca Cola. I can’t believe that that would taste nice!
The people of Harbin are well known for their tall stature and romantic natures. The saying goes that it’s very exciting to date a man from Harbin, but because they are unreliable and “too” romantic, one should not go so far as to settle down with one!