Harbin to Qiqihar Winter Day Trip for Foreign Travelers: See Real Red-Crowned Cranes in China’s “Goose City”

“I came for snow. I left with tears in my eyes watching cranes fly over frozen marshes.” That’s what Ella from New Zealand told me last January—standing at Zhalong National Nature Reserve (Zhalong Shengtai Lüyouqu / 扎龙生态旅游景区), cheeks red from -25°C wind, phone dying fast but still filming the 12:30 crane release. Most travelers don’t know […]
