Awe Inspiring in Summer or Winter

Location: St. Sophia’s Cathedral Harbin, China Experience: Awe Inspiring On a hot summer day, sun scorching your shoulders, you see St. Sophia’s Cathedral and feel as though you’ve stepped out of China and into Moscow. A gleaming, green minaret reminds sight seers that China once was a very different place, Harbin was a multicultural hub of Jewish and Russian railroad tycoons. You walk into St.Sophia’s and are rejuvenated with a cool quietness. Once a holy place that didn’t survive Communism is still treated with respect. Locals use the altar as a musical stage. A classical singer sang arias and a saxophone player played Silent Night, a nod to the traditional religious purpose of the place. The walls, once boasting beautiful artistic motifs have fallen into a disrepair that does not detract from the beauty, but rather adds to the mystique of history and time. Rest your feet and cool off. Fill yourself with the wonder of all of the historical events of the 20th century while you’re filled with the peace and serenity of classical music in a beautiful, holy place. #visitchina #summervacation #st.Sophia’s #awesomepic