December to February: Harbin at −25°, the Wall in snow, hotpot and quiet galleries. China in its stillest, most cinematic season.
The Ice Festival before the gates open, Siberian tigers at feeding hour, a hotpot that thaws you whole.
Everyone sees the Wall. Almost no one has it to themselves.
Follow one leaf across a thousand years.
A named tailor replies within 12 hours. Your first proposal within 24.