The world's highest snow sculpture, measuring 35 meters high and 200 meters long, will be shown at the Harbin snow art expo, which is expected to be finished on December 20. (photo taken on Dec.10)		Workers collect ice from the frozen Songhua River in Harbin on December 6 and the Snow World plans to use 120,000 cubic meters of ice this year.

Click to read the article on CCC's Harbin Trip by That's Shanghai editor, who joined theCCC  trip in 2006. And please view photos of the Ice and Lantern Festivals in the past three years!

Note: Due to the popularity of the Harbin Snow and Ice festivals and the increased amount of travel associated with the winter vacation and Chinese Spring festival CCC may not be able to obtain as many train or plane tickets as ordered. To avoid disappointment please reserve your places on this tour as early as possible.  If train tickets cannot be purchased you will be contacted and informed of the increase in the tour price for the air tickets.

Upcoming tours departing from Shanghai

6 Days Yunnan: Lijiang & Xishuangbanna Dec.26-31 The 6-day Yunnan tour will explore the subtropical Xishuangbanna (known for various ethnic minority peoples and villages) in the south of Yunnan and Lijiang Ancient Town in the north, and its surrounding Jade Snow Mountain & Tiger Leaping Gorge >>> more

	Hakka Earthen Round Buildings Dec.26-29 Get to know Fujian province, the southeastern end of China's mainland facing Taiwan across the strait. Xiamen, beautiful seaport city with Gulangyu Island; then dirve into the villages in the mountains south and west of Fujian for the magical earthen >>> more

New Year Tour to Harbin--Snow World Dec.30 eve.-Jan.1 Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Safari Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more

	New Year Eve to Harbin--Snow World Dec.31 eve.-Jan.2 Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Safari Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors) Jan 2 eve.- 4 Take 2 days trip to visit the famous Terracotta Warrior Site; Ancient City Wall, Shaanxi Museum; Great Mosque and Muslim Street; Wild Goose Pagoda, etc. >>> more

	weekend Tour to Harbin--Snow World Jan.4 eve.-6 Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Safari Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more

Weekend Tour to Harbin--Snow World Jan.11 eve.-13 Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Safari Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more

	Winter Tour to Chengde Imperial Mountain Resort January 19-20 Take CCC's comfortable bus to Chende, Hebei Province to see the Summer Mountain Resort (Bishushanzhuang) and its Outlying Temples. The size of Chengde Summer resort is as big as the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace combined. It is surround >>> more

Weekend Tour to Harbin--Snow World Jan.25 eve.-27 Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Safari Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more

	Weekend Tour to Harbin--Snow World Feb.1 eve.-3 Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Safari Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more

Weekend Tour to Harbin--Snow World Feb.8 eve.-10 Go by air or overnight train to Harbin to catch the famous Snow Sculpture Exhibition and Ice Lantern Festival; appreciate the old Russian style architecture; drive into the Siberian Tiger Safari Park; and dine in the Ice Bar and Russian Restaurant! >>> more

	6 Days Yunnan: Lijiang & Xishuangbanna Feb.9-13 The 6-day Yunnan tour will explore the subtropical Xishuangbanna (known for various ethnic minority peoples and villages) in the south of Yunnan and Lijiang Ancient Town in the north, and its surrounding Jade Snow Mountain & Tiger Leaping Gorge >>> more

Ancient City Xi An (Terracotta Warriors) Feb.8 eve.-10 Take 2 days trip to visit the famous Terracotta Warrior Site; Ancient City Wall, Shaanxi Museum; Great Mosque and Muslim Street; Wild Goose Pagoda, etc. >>> more