Although it may not be on the list of sports in the winter Olympics, 'Polar bear swimming' has become an increasingly popular winter event for many residents of northern Chinese. Residents who have come to love taking the plunge into sub-zero waters look forward to winter to practice their seasonal activity.
The annual "Polar Bear" swimming season is well under way in China's northeastern city of Harbin. The two-day contest has again prompted hundreds of brave swimmers from all over the country to plunge into a freezing swimming pool carved out of ice from the Songhua river.
Well there's been plenty of talk about movies in China over the past week. But one sector of the industry that has been quietly doing quite well is the Chinese animation industry. And one particularly successful initiative is located in the far Northeast of the country as.
Giants like Disney and Pixar may be the names you usually associate with animated films. But near the city of Harbin, capital of China's Heilongjiang province - another name has quietly been making headway in this fast-growing business.