Chen Xia, who came from Zhejiang province about 1,700 kilometers (1,000 miles) to the south, dived into the river even though she had a cold. She said the winter waters in her home city are warmer ...

As the 9th Asian Winter Games (AWG) approaching, Harbin, known for its stunning ice sculptures and deep-rooted winter sports ...

Harbin, which successfully hosted the 3rd AWG in 1996, is once again stepping onto the world stage. The whole city is under ...

Harbin resident Yu Xiaofeng said that winter swimming in her city can be dated back to the 1970s, after locals saw Russian Orthodox faithful being baptized in the river. The city is near the ...

Despite the frigid temperatures, visitors brave the cold while locals offer warm clothing to combat the chill.

HARBIN, China (AP) — Faced with temperatures dipping to ... the extreme cold and take in the sculptures built from ice blocks carved from the Songhua River, which freezes from late October to late ...

From the Ice Lantern Festival to the impressive Harbin Ice-Snow World, Chinese ice sculpting has become a major draw for visitors from all over the world. Standing beneath the towering sculptures, ...

Born in 1965 to Liu Zhongqian, a former speed skating coach of 1959 World Speed Skating Championships silver medalist Yang ...

Chen Xia, from the eastern coastal province of Zhejiang, dived into the river even though she was suffering from a cold. She said the waters in her home city were warmer than those in Harbin ...

HARBIN, China — (AP) — Even as the mercury dropped below freezing, enthusiasm soared among about a dozen hardy swimmers during an annual ritual in northeast China’s ice city of Harbin.