Icy Harbin warmed hearts to become a tourist hotspot. Can other Chinese cities do the same?

Between Dec 30, 2023 and Jan 1, 2024, Harbin welcomed more than three million visitors. - Reuters

BEIJING: China’s north-eastern provinces are frosty places not known for their service.

But even as tourists to Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, slipped and fell on its iced-over ground in January, the local authorities rolled out the proverbial red carpet for these out-of-towners.