We are now in December: time for mulled wine, sweets and search for the perfect gift for our loved ones.
The last month of the year is linked directly with Christmas and the New Year celebrations, thoughts fly directly to the markets of central Europe. Yes, but not only, but it is also a time of ancient rites.
On the border with Siberia, where the cold is the absolute master and winter brings temperatures that can reach -38 degrees, Harbin, the remote capital of Heilongjiang in Manchuria, attracts about 1.5 million tourists every year in this period from all over the world, compared to 11 thousand inhabitants.