On the frozen Songhua River, China’s “ice city” #Harbin kicked off its annual ice-harvesting festival on Sunday — officially launching the city’s peak winter tourism season.⁣ ⁣ The date also marked Daxue (Major Snow), the traditional solar term that marks the arrival of deep winter. Meteorologists say that after Daxue, the river ice usually thickens beyond 30 cm, reaching the perfect conditions for harvesting.⁣ ⁣ #IceCity #Daxue #WinterFestival #ChinaTravel #IceHarvesting