People walking along a street at a tourist centre in Harbin. Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists’ heads — AFP
BEFORE her trip to Harbin in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, 25-year-old Miriam Verzellino from Italy could hardly imagine just how cold it could be in the northernmost place she’d ever travelled to. “I wore about six layers, and finally – I felt too warm!” she laughs.
But it wasn’t the cold that left the biggest impression on her – it was the enchanting, snow-covered city.
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