1. All tourists from USA must obtain a visa or travel authority before travelling to Harbin for the annual International Ice and Snow Festival.

Where to Apply for China Visa? 
To make your trip to China an easy and pleasant one, you are kindly advised to consult the local Chinese Embassy or Consulates-General first for the tourist visa. They will readily help you go through the necessary procedures. We also hope you may find the following info helpful.

◎The Chinese Embassy in the United States
Automated Voice System: (202) 338-6688
Telephone Consulting Service: (202) 337-1956
Fax: (202) 588-9760

Office Hours:
9:30 am－12:30 pm
1:30 pm－3:00 pm
(Monday - Friday, except holidays)

Address: 2201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 20007
Email: chnvisa@bellatlantic.net
Website: http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/

◎Consulate-General in New York 
Tel: (212)868 2078
Fax: (212)465 1708
Email: cnnyconsulate@mfa.gov.cn

Mailing Address:
Passport and Visa Office
Consulate General of the P. R. China in New York
520 12th Ave.
New York, NY 10036

Office Hours:
10:00am-12:00am
1:00pm-3:30pm
(Monday - Friday, except holidays)
Website: http://www.nyconsulate.prchina.org/eng/lsqz/

◎Consulate General in San Francisco 
Fax: (415)852-5930
Email: visa.sf@gmail.com

Mailing Address:
Visa Office Consulate General of the P.R.C in San Francisco
1450 Laguna Street, San Francisco CA 94115

Office Hours:
9:00 am－2:30 pm
(Monday - Friday, except holidays)
Website: http://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/eng/qianzhen/

Note:
The entrance to the Visa office is on the Geary Blvd. ( From the main office, walk up north to the first traffic light, turn right and walk 1/2 block.)

◎Consulate General in Los Angeles 
Tel: 213-807-8006
Email: visa@chinaconsulatela.org

Mailing Address:
Passport & Visa Office, Chinese Consulate General
443 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020

Office Hours:
9:00 am－2:00 pm
(Monday - Friday, except holidays)
Website: http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/eng/visa/

Note:
The Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles covers Southern California, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico and American Pacific islands. If you do not live in this area, please contact the Chinese Consulate General in your area.

◎Consulate General in Chicago 
Tel: 1-312-453-0210
Fax: 1-312-453-0211
Email: chinavisachicago@gmail.com  

Mailing Address:
1 East Erie Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60611

Office Hours:
9:00am-12:00pm
1:00pm-2:30pm
(Monday - Friday, except holidays)
Website: http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/eng/qzhz/

◎Consulate General in Houston 
     
Tel:
713-5217459(24-hour automated voice and fax information system)
713-5219589*(answered by a consul from 9am-10am every working day)
Fax: 713-5210237
Email:  visahouston@hotmail.com

Mailing Address:
Chinese Consulate General in Houston 3417 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006

2. How to Get Harbin from USA?

Step A: Take International Flight to these major China cities:  Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Hangzhou etc.

Step B: Take domestic flight to Harbin from the above-listed cities. (If your arrival city is Beijing or Shanghai, you can also choose taking train to Harbin, see train schedule here)

Currently, 4 china's airlines: Air China(CA), China Southern Airlines(CZ), China Eastern Airlines(MU) and China Hainan Airlines(HU), 6 American airline companies: United Airlines (UA), American Airlines (AA), Delta Airlines (DL), Continental Airlines (CO), Northwest Airlines(NW) and US Airways(UA) are providing non-stop flights between United States and China Mainland. Hong Kong based airlines Cathay Pacific Airways(CX) offer some direct flights between United States and Hong Kong.

 ◎Booking International Air Tickets
Based on feedback from our American guests and our own travel experiences, we've found the following websites are very helpful for investigating and ticketing airfare:

http://www.united.com/
http://www.airchina.us/en/index.html
http://www.americanairlines.ie/intl/ie/index.jsp?locale=en_IE
http://www.letsflycheaper.com/index.php
http://www.southwest.com/
http://www.cheapflights.com/flights-to-china/
http://www.usairways.com/default.aspx

http://www.kayak.com/r/JQZ2oe
http://www.bookingbuddy.com/
http://www.expedia.com/
http://travel.travelocity.com/flights/AirSearch.do?SEQ=12694854675062242010
http://www.tripmama.com
http://www.farecompare.com/

◎Booking China Domestic Air Tickets
http://en.ceair.com/
http://global.hnair.com/en/index.php?start=9&language=1
http://www.airchina.com.cn/en/index.shtml
http://www.csair.com/en/index.shtml?country=China