At 09:00 am, pick-up from the hotel lobby.

Visit St. Sophia Church, which is a Byzantine-style building. It was first built in 1907 and rebuilt into a brick and wood structure in 1912. The original shape of the church and its Latin cross footprint was preserved during reconstruction. St. Sophia Church is the largest Orthodox Church in the Far East. 

Next, go for ice swimming on the Songhua river pool, then visit Central Street, originally built in 1898 during an abundance of Russian businessmen in Harbin, China. Central Street is considered an architectural art gallery with Baroque and Byzantine style structures lining up along both sides, including Russian bakeries, French fashion houses, and Japanese restaurants.

In the evening, visit Ice and Snow World, located on the north bank of the Songhua River, an amusement park and a major attraction of Harbin that hosts the International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival dunging the winter.

It is advisable to wear sufficient layers of clothing and insulated shoes to keep warm from the freezing temperature.