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On Jan 12th we organised a group from the Haerbinger community to go skiing at Maoershan, at great skiing resort about 2 hours south-east of Harbin. This is a great spot! Excellent facilities, good slopes, and during the week there are not too many p… more »

Following the show we were fed a lavish Chinese feast then loaded into about 50 buses which were escorted through the streets of Harbin. Roads were closed off for us and fireworks went off all along the 10km route from the Convention center on the east o… more »

I was a guest at the official opening of the 11th Harbin Ice & Snow Festival on Jan 5th, along with a thousand or so other VIP´s and government leaders. It started off with a gala ´5 Continents´ talent show. It was colourful and well produced, wit… more »

Christmas night, 2009. I´m visiting Suiling, Yolanda´s hometown. Christmas is a bit of a non-event in China and today was the first day of classes in our new kids school Around The World English. A white Christmas is also something of a novelty for… more »