Harbin's ace ice and snow host shares in city's success
China DailyA drone photo shows the Harbin Ice-Snow World in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. ZHANG TAO/XINHUA HARBIN — Jiang Kedong still remembers his teacher's angry words when he was punished for talking during class — "Can you make money by talking?" This winter, Jiang became a celebrity in China, dubbed "Brother Left and Right", as host of performances at Harbin Ice-Snow World, a landmark theme park in the capital of Heilongjiang province. "Now, more people are beginning to see her beauty," he said, highlighting the growing appeal of Harbin, which has gained in prominence since the beginning of this year as a top winter destination in China. However, Northeast China, an old industrial base formerly known as China's "eldest son", later became a "rust belt" because of the difficulties it encountered in terms of transformation and development.