Winter is arguably the most romantic season of the year. Imagine, the sky and the earth is white, snowflakes fall on the eyelashes, the tip of the nose, everything looks so pure and beautiful. Today we recommend a few good places to see snow in China, guaranteed to let you experience a fairy tale world feel.
Flakes of snow fall from the sky. The hot breath exhaled is covered with a thin layer of fog. The white of the sky is matched by the dazzling lights. It’s the fireworks of the pure world…China’s best snow enjoyment points so beautiful that you can’t take your eyes off it!
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Best places to see snow in China
Heilongjiang – Harbin
When it comes to seeing winter snow in China, the first thing that comes to mind for many people is definitely Harbin. This city is located in the northeast, the winter is really cold, but also because of this, it creates its unique wonders. Various colours of ice sculptures, ice lanterns decorate the whole city, adding the light of the earth in this snow-white world.
Every winter, this place will use ice and snow sculpture out of a variety of buildings, sculptures, night with colourful lights, it is like walking into the fairy tale of the Crystal Palace.
In addition to the Ice and Snow World, there are many other places to see in Harbin. For example, St Sophia’s Church, the Byzantine-style building, solemn and sacred. The old church stands above the square, like an old man in his prime, its bricks and tiles, its bells ringing every time, all telling the congregation of the past a hundred years ago.
By the way, to Harbin, don’t forget to try the local specialities, pot meat, pig killing dishes, frozen pears, think of all drooling.
Beijing – Forbidden City
‘There are hundreds of flowers in spring, moon in autumn, cool breeze in summer and snow in winter.’ The Forbidden City like a bridge. Dialogue with the ancients, dialogue with history. Can slowly listen to the sound of falling snowflakes from the red wall, in the thatched roof of the world’s fireworks…
The Forbidden City in the snow, the frozen world, a moment of love and hate, nameless forever. In the air, the pure snowflakes have fallen, another cycle of the end, everything is back to square one, start…
Thousands of years of love and hate, but only a heavy snow.
Whoever comes to the Forbidden City, like to hold this frost and snow memories. Linger in the light and shadow of the history of the Forbidden City, breathe in the breath of Chinese civilisation…
Hunan – Zhangjiajie
The hanging mist and the strange peaks are a wonderful ink painting from the hand of nature. From mid to late November to early March every year, it is the best time to see the misty pine in Zhangjiajie. Snow covers all the 999 steps in front of Tianmen Cave, swallowing clouds and fog, and opening the door to heaven, which is most like a real-life version of the fairy world.
Changbai Mountain
Changbai Mountain has different beauty throughout the year, but the winter of Changbai Mountain is definitely the most shocking. Thousands of miles of ice, ten thousand miles of snow, the whole Changbai Mountain is covered with snow, mountain peaks, trees, lakes, all covered with a layer of silver.
The most anticipated is of course the Tianchi. The Tianchi in winter is completely frozen into a huge ice surface, surrounded by snow, the magnificent scenery, really breathtaking.
Besides the Tianchi, there are many other attractions in Changbaishan, such as Changbai Waterfall, underground forest, hot springs and so on, each of which is worth savouring.
Heilongjiang – Mohe
Mohe, the northernmost city, is also one of the coldest places in China. The winters here are long and cold, and the lowest temperature can reach more than -50 degrees Celsius, which is cold when you think about it. But it is this extremely cold climate that creates the unique snow and ice landscape of Mohe.
Here, you can see thousands of miles of frozen river, trees with freezing fog, and the colourful Northern Lights. There are birch forests like the sea of snow, and Russian speciality wooden houses… The extremely cold climate creates pure snow fields and starry skies, with the snow season lasting 8 months.
Inner Mongolia – Hulunbuir
Hulunbuir has an eight-month long winter, with temperatures up to -40°C, making it ‘one of the coldest places in China’. In Hulunbuir, the snow is spread all the way to the sky. The branches of the grassland trees are covered with freezing fog, like ice crystals, which is really a great thing in the grassland.
100,000 square kilometres of the Hulunbeier Prairie, to the winter season on the whole into a snow plains. Snow this beautiful elf, covering the vast grasslands, yurts, villages, forests, rivers …… snow has been spread to the sky.
Tibet
Tibet, a place full of mysterious colours, is even more unique in winter.
Laiku Glacier
Tibet in winter is a pure paradise of snow. The world-class ancient blue ice on the shore of Ranwu Lake satisfies all your imagination of glaciers and snow mountains. The moment you cross the mountains, the glacier in front of you is like a dream, and the distant snow-capped mountains seem to recreate the spectacular scenery of the Ice Age. late December – around February is the ice period. You can walk on the ice and touch these 10,000 years of blue ice.
Under the reflection of the snowy mountains, the Potala Palace looks more majestic and magnificent, and the golden roof, under the sunlight, shines with golden light.
Namucuo, one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet, Namucuo in winter, the lake is frozen, surrounded by rolling snow-capped mountains, like a huge sapphire, set in the snowy plateau.
Yamdrok Yumtso, another beautiful lake, winter Yamdrok Yumtso, the lake is still crystal clear, the surrounding snow-capped mountains reflected in the lake, constituting a beautiful picture.
In Tibet, you can not only enjoy the magnificent snowy mountain scenery, but also feel the rich Tibetan culture and experience the unique Tibetan life.
Sichuan – Jiuzhaigou
In Jiuzhaigou in winter, the aura of water becomes more apparent against the backdrop of the icy sky and snow.
Each sea is like a glowing sapphire and a big watery eye. There is no need to worry about the beautiful water becoming milky-white ice; except for the Changhai, none of the other seas freeze.
When Jiuzhaigou sheds its autumn garb, it reveals its true simplicity. Flying waterfalls, colourful sea from the movement into the quiet, more dynamic beauty.
Blue lake withered wood, jade pavilions, mountain forests, silver ice flowers, occasional encounters with small animal footsteps, all of nature’s true nature, carved out of the intoxicating beauty of paradise on earth.
Shaanxi – Xi’an Ancient City Wall
Although every brick and tile on the wall has been scratched by time, which makes the wall quite old and appears to be full of vicissitudes, but it can’t subtract the sense of history that the ancient city wall has possessed through the long years. Especially when such cold snow sprinkled on the body of the ancient city wall, it is inevitable that people have a kind of illusion of walking into the river of time, so that people are eager to understand the stories and legends behind the ancient city wall.
Xinjiang – Kanas
Winter in the Northern Xinjiang hides a pure and breathtaking beauty. The sky and the earth seem to be very close to each other. Ice, jade, and silver, it’s everything you’d expect!
Kanas is situated in the deep forests of the Altai mountains, northern Xinjiang. From late October to May every year, the mountains are quiet and silvery, covered with snow for six months, and the snow spreads quietly like a quilt in the fields. From the valley of freezing fog and snow to the frozen lakes in the three bays…can satisfy all your fantasies about snow.
Tips for travelling China in winter
Be prepared for the cold: Long down jackets, hats, scarves, snow boots, wool socks, and fleece gloves are also essential accessories for seeing snow in the north. When going out on a snowy day, choose brightly coloured clothes.
Alert to snow blindness: because the snow on the sunlight reflection rate is very high, can reach nearly 95%, so look directly at the snow is like looking directly at the sun, so when you go to enjoy the snow must pay attention to the threat of snow blindness, wear good sunglasses.
Pay attention to moisturising: Winter in northern China is extremely dry, so make sure you moisturise your skin when travelling in the north-east and Xinjiang.
It is said that winter is a letter sent by God. And the snow is the most beautiful love poem on the letter paper. It’s true that stepping on the snow is the best way to respect the winter.
