Dan In China: January 2010

Monday, 25 January 2010

Ice Festival

Hello everyone,
I spent a few days in Harbin over New Years which is is the north of China close to Russia. I met up with my flat mate Ben and his brother Charlie who was in China for a couple of weeks. At its lowest, the temperature went down to -38°C (-36°F for you oldies) while we were there which is unbelievably cold.

In winter they have the Harbin Ice Festival which is amazing, despite the cold it was something I really wanted to see while I'm here. They dig up the ice from the river which freezes in October and make it in to sculptures. We also went to a Siberian tiger reserve which is just outside Harbin. The city itself is quite nice with lots of Russian architecture.

Here are some links to more photos

Ice Festival photos:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/dan_jones/sets/72157623154908893/

Harbin photos:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/dan_jones/sets/72157623279489934/

Siberian tiger park photos:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/dan_jones/sets/72157623278850082/

Ice Festival

Close up

Sunday, 24 January 2010

Siberian Tigers

Crouching tiger...

Not many people have seen a Siberian Tiger less have seen an albino one, so imagine my excitement when one came over to where I was standing and had a poo.

Ben with a pigeon on his head.

Harbin's Pollution

St. Sophia Church

Saturday, 9 January 2010

Wreath in Xingcheng

Heres some photos from Xingcheng and Huludao the first place I lived and worked. I moved away about a week ago, I'm in Dalian at the moment getting my residents permit changed. Tomorrow I'm moving to Beijing. You can see all the photos in this set here:
http://www.fluidr.com/photos/dan_jones/sets/72157622993341035