Harbin Virág (Helyi Virágbolt)

A favourite winter destination, Harbin offers plenty of attractions to delight any visitor. From the excellent Harbin Ice and Snow Festival to the associated theme park, it’s the place to head for a winter getaway in China. Elsewhere, the Zhongyang Dajie pedestrian area offers an interesting place along which to take a stroll and take in the different architecture mish mash on the street. The Church of St Sophia is also worth a stop - the church is one of the city’s most famous sights and was lovingly restored in the nineties. If you are looking for greenery and flowers when in Harbin then you absolutely need to make a visit to the Harbin Forest Botanical Garden. This interesting park is host to many different cold climate plants. Over 1400 species are arranged across several delightful gardens – make sure to stop by flowers garden, as well as the rose area. There is a huge part of the garden dedicated to trees, as well as a medicinal plant garden full of the green medicine of the Chinese- from liquorice to ginseng the garden is an interesting place to explore. One particular highlight is the stunning Tulip Garden, which boasts of course tulips but also complementing flowers such as rhododendrons and others. Imported annually from Holland, the 20,000 tulips are an absolute delight for any visitor.