Yuquan Hunting Ground is situated 55 km to the southeast of Harbin. It occupies a land of 3,000 hectares. It is the largest closed hunting ground in Asia. The forest coverage rate within the ground is 80%. There are more than 60 varieties of trees, 40 species of birds, thousand of red deer and sika. YuQuan was also the ear1iest base for skiing tourism in China. It is called the Hometown of Skiing in China. Meanwhile, there are several historical spots such as the Stone Sculpture Group of Jin Dynasty, the location where Jin Wuzhu, an emperor of Jin Dynasty, got down from the horse, the Magic Spring, and the Ancient Well, YuQuan is called a pearl on the tourist belt of Jin origin cultural tourism. Harbin North Nationalities Culture Exhibition Center built inside the hunting ground owns 1,700 pieces of real objects to reflect the customs of the north nationalities of China. The collection is a full indication of the spirits and cultural accumulation of the north nationalities and their deep meaning. The center is called by foreign scholars the Treasure of East Asia.
During this Ice and Snow Festival, the horse racing course, skating rink, skiing course, real bullet shooting ground will be open to visitors in the hunting ground. Events such as motorcycle on the snow ground, deer pulling sleigh, snow sledge, and winter hunting are available to tourists. This year, a new pulling cable-way of 320 meters long has been added. You will be intoxicated in the beautiful ice and snow scene, lingering and forgetting to leave.