Winter is considered as the best time to visit Harbin, but we suggest you'd better go there during December 25 - February 20 so as you can see the perfect ice and snow sculptures.

Getting to Harbin from Canada

Step A: Take International Flight to Beijing or Shanghai.

Step B: Take domestic flight to Harbin from Beijing or Shanghai.

International Air Tickets

http://www.cheapflights.ca/

http://www.aircanada.com/en/home.html 

http://cn.skyscanner.com/airline/airline-air-canada-ac.html 

http://www.tripbase.com/

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/

Domestic China 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

The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada (Ottawa)

Tel: (613)-7899608 

Fax: (613)-7891414

E-mail Address: chinaemb_ca@mfa.gov.cn

Mailing Address: 515 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa, Ont. K1N 5H3

Office hours: 9:00AM –1:00PM (Monday to Friday, closed on holidays) 

Website: http://ca.china-embassy.org/eng/lsfw/Chinese%20Visa/

Consular Service District: Ottawa Region, Quebec, Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Chinese Consulate General in Toronto

Tel: (416) 9647260 

Fax: (416)324-9010

24-hour service of automatic telephone information: (416)-9648861 

Mailing Address: 240 St. George Street Toronto, Ont. M5R 2P4

Office hours: 9:00AM –12:00AM 1:30PM-3:30PM (Monday - Friday, except holidays) 

Consular Service District: Ontario and Manitoba

Chinese Consulate General in Vancouver:

Tel: (604) 7365188; (604) 7347492

Fax: (604)737-0154

24-hour service of automatic telephone information: (604)-7340704/7363955 

Mailing Address: 3380 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3K3

Office hours: 9:00AM –1:00PM (Monday - Friday, except holidays) 

Consular Service District: British Columbia and Yukon.

Chinese Consulate General in Calgary

Tel: (403) 264-3322;  (403)5371247

Fax: (403)264-6656

Mailing Address: Suite 100, 1011-6th Ave. S. W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 0W1

Office hours: 9:00AM –12:00AM (Monday - Friday, except holidays)

Consular Service District: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Credit Cards

Currently there are seven main foreign credit cards available in China, including Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club, JCB, Federal and Million. Credit cards can be used for withdrawing money, shopping and other transactions in most major cities of the country, but generally not accepted in rural areas.

ATM

In China, most of the local ATMs machines accept Visa and Master. CITIBANK card and HSBC are also very popular in China because Citibank and HSBC have agreement with UnionPay. For other cards, you may check the ATMs you are going to use and see if they have the logos and signs for your credit cards. 

Electricity

Basically there are two main standards for voltage and frequency in the world. One is the standard of 120 volts at a frequency of 60 Hz, and the other is the standard of 220–240 volts at 50 Hz. China uses generally 220V, 50HZ, AC (Hong Kong is 200V; Taiwan is 110V).

Electricity in United Kingdom is 230 Volts, alternating at 50 cycles per second. If you travel to China, you will need a voltage converter and a plug adapter.

Communications

1.Internet: Most hotel rooms will offer an internet connection for your laptop. Airports, Starbucks, and a number of coffee restaurants provide free Wi-Fi. If you don't have a laptop, inexpensive internet bars are scattered around the city. 

2. Post Offices: Airmail letters to United Kingdom usually take between four days and a week to reach their destinations. Stamps are sold at the post office counters.

3. Telephone

♦ Call a fixed phone

If you are going to call a fixed phone in a particular city in China, please dial the exit number of your home country 0011 + 86 (China's country code) + 10 (i.e. Beijing's city code) + phone number.

♦ Call a cell phone

If you are going to call a mobile phone in a particular city in China, please dial the exit number of your home country 0011 + 86 (China's country code) + Cell phone number.

What To Do in an Emergency in Harbin

Hopefully, you won't have to deal with an emergency while you're in Harbin. However, if you do find yourself in a bad situation, it is important to know what to do.

In China the organization that is responsible for public safety is the Public Security Bureau (PSB). There are usually several PSB locations within a city district. If you feel you are in danger or need to call for help, you can reach the PSB by dialing 110 on any phone in China.

If you lose your passport, you should report the lost passport as soon as possible to your nearest Public Security Bureau and to your embassy or consulate in China. In order to get a new Chinese visa, a Police report about the loss/theft will be required. 

♦ Harbin Public Security Bureau

Tel: (0451)87661411

No.9, Hongxing Street, Daoli District

♦ Harbin Public Security Bureau, Daowai Branch

Tel: (0451)57606110

No.331, Dongzhi Road, Daowai District

♦ Harbin Public Security Bureau, Daoli Branch

Tel: (0451)87663190

No.27,  Aidemengdun Road, Daoli District

Below are some emergency phone numbers that you should make note of:

110 for the police

119 in case of fire

120 for an ambulance