Southeast Asian tourists flock north, fueling China's ice-snow economy boom
Xinhua | January 20, 2026


A tourist from Malaysia (L) experiences painting techniques of Elunchun nationality on K7041, a train themed on folk culture of northeast China, in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 19, 2026. Recently, tourists from Southeast Asian countries have been flocking to Harbin, hailed as China's "Ice City," with unprecedented enthusiasm. (Photo by Xu Shuai/Xinhua)


