Winter visitors give Heilongjiang warm praise
China DailyVisitors line up to use the slide at Sun Island in Harbin, Heilongjiang. ZHAO TIANHUA/FOR CHINA DAILY Despite arriving in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, at midnight on Friday, Tiantian rose early the next day and spent the entire morning taking photos on the square in front of Saint Sophia Cathedral. Data from the Harbin bureau of culture, broadcasting, TV and tourism show that during the three-day New Year holiday, the city welcomed nearly 3.05 million visitors, earning 5.91 billion yuan in revenue — a record high for tourism in Harbin during this period. A report by online travel agency Ctrip said that during the New Year holiday, more than 75 percent of the tourists visiting Harbin were mainly from Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen, Guangdong. The venue received 163,200 visitors during the New Year holiday, a year-on-year rise of 435 percent, and earned income of 46.18 million yuan, up by 494 percent year-on-year, data from the provincial department of culture and tourism show.