A Wild Encounter in Harbin 🐯🌲
by @betthogales
Mar 28, 2023
🌲 Summer in Yichun, stepping into a 22°C green light forest! Beautiful views, fewer people, and super cooling!
Who says summer has to be sweaty? Yichun's forests come with natural air conditioning❄️ Lush greenery refreshes the eyes. Take the kids hiking through pristine woods to find pine cones, observe bird nests, and pick blueberries🫐 while feeding deer🦌 and spotting squirrels🐿️. Stay in the forest at night, stargazing under the Milky Way, and fall asleep to the sound of insects🌙—it's my favorite kid-friendly spot lately!
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🌿 Sharing our itinerary
**D1**: Gather in Harbin - free time - check into hotel
**D2**: Harbin - Siberian Tiger Park - Harbin Institute of Technology - Yichun
Morning: Visit Siberian Tiger Park🐯 with a guide
Afternoon: Experience the academic vibe at Harbin Institute of Technology🏫, touring the museum and campus—full of scholarly atmosphere
**D3**: Yichun - Forest Museum - Tangwang River hiking
Morning: Forest Museum🌳, a unique northern forest-themed museum showcasing Yichun's plant specimens
Afternoon: Hike along Tangwang River🍃, featuring Xiaoxing'an Ridge's iconic landscapes, sea of forests, and peculiar rocks🪨 Collect plants for specimens
**D4**: Tangwang River - explore marsh wetlands - Stream Park - squirrel spotting - blueberry picking - Yichun
Morning: Visit marsh wetlands, learn at the science center, and spot white-naped cranes🦩
Afternoon: See squirrels🐿️ and pick blueberries🫐 at Stream Park
**D5**: Yichun - Intangible Woodcraft Exhibition Hall - Jinshan Deer Park - stargazing - campsite
Morning: Try wood carving🪵 at the exhibition hall and experience intangible cultural heritage
Afternoon: Find and interact with deer🦌 at Jinshan Deer Park
Evening: Stargazing🌟 and stay at the campsite🏕️
**D6**: Campsite - forest hiking expedition - transfer to Harbin airport
Morning: Forest hike🌳—immerse yourself in nature with your eyes and body
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⚠️ Tips
✔️ Yichun averages 22°C in July and August🍃, with fewer crowds—perfect for summer escapes
✔️ Yichun's lush greenery🌲 means more mosquitoes—bring bug repellent!
✔️ Attractions are far apart🚗—best to drive, rent a car, or join a family-friendly tour with transport included!
✔️ Northeastern dishes are huge🍜—one or two dishes are enough!
✔️ Plenty of family activities in Yichun👨👩👧👦: forest hikes, marsh wetlands, squirrel spotting, blueberry picking, deer feeding, wood carving, stargazing, and admiring forest landscapes and unique rocks
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