Snow Town vs Snow Village vs Snow Valley in China: What’s the Real Difference? (And How to Get There from Harbin)

“I booked a room in ‘Snow Valley’… but ended up in Snow Town. Totally different places!” That’s what Mia from New Zealand told me last January—standing outside Harbin Railway Station, confused and freezing. She’d typed “Snow Valley” into a travel site, but the booking confirmation said “Xuexiang.” Turns out, she’d mixed up Snow Town, Snow Village, […]
