BEIJING,Feb. 21, 2025/PRNewswire/ --A news report fromChina Daily:
![A tourist dresses up and poses for photos at Harbin Railway Station. [Provided to China Daily]](/d/file/p/2025/02-21/fdce72b860a29ab6deb734a1e84f6eb0.jpg?p=medium600)
A tourist dresses up and poses for photos at Harbin Railway Station. [Provided to China Daily]
Despite arriving inHarbin, capital ofHeilongjiangprovince, at midnight, Bu Shengyao rose early the next day and spent the entire morning having her photo taken in front of Saint Sophia Cathedral.
"This is my most important task during my trip to the city," said the 25-year-old fromHangzhouin East China'sZhejiangprovince. "Wearing European-style royal attire and holding a scepter, I enjoy the experience of dressing up as a princess."
The cathedral, one of the best-known landmarks inHarbinand a well-preserved example of Byzantine architecture inChina, is open to the public as an architectural art gallery.
Bu said: "As such photos are quite popular on social media platforms, I booked my assignment with a travel photography studio inHarbinseveral days in advance. I have never seen such magnificent Russian-style architecture before, and I am really looking forward to receiving my photos."
TheHarbinbranch of Daka Travel Photography has had 40 to 50 customers a day in the winter season.
Zhao Wenlin, manager of the business, said: "Most of our clients come from southern areas of China, such asGuangdong,Hunan,JiangsuandZhejiangprovinces, as well asShanghai. Their ages range from 8 to about 50."
"Daka Travel Photography, which is based inBeijing, has branches nationwide, but the one inHarbinis by far the company's busiest," she said. "There are at least 100 photographic studios in surrounding areas, and our staff members usually work from9 am to midnight."
Harbin Railway Station, with its European-style architecture, has also gained fame on social media.
Since China Railway Harbin Group operated the first photography-themed train in early January, approximately 1,000 passengers have taken photos during the journey on Train K5197 running fromHarbinto Yabuli, a ski resort cluster that has eight venues for the ninth Asian Winter Games.
The ongoing sporting event has attracted the attention of global tourists this winter, injecting strong impetus into the development of the local ice and snow economy.
As its snow and ice economy continues to boom,Harbinhas once again jumped to the list of popular tourism destinations domestically and abroad.