https://www.scmp.com/rss/326514/feed Brett McKeehan is a former Online Editor at the South China Morning Post, based in Hong Kong. Responsible for digital content distribution across all platforms and products, he managed production, video, social and experimental content teams across wider Asia and the United States. Brett has also held key digital roles at News Corp Australia’s Sydney HQ, and worked in newsrooms including the Daily Telegraph and London’s The Sun. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It takes all of three seconds for the harsh truth of what minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 30 degrees Celsius) feels like to sink in. It’s real. It’s horrible. It hurts. But not enough to stop taking selfies, of course. Constantly removing two pairs of gloves to take pictures of one frigid marvel after another during a fleeting visit to the annual Harbin Ice Festival in northeastern China means your hands never get a chance to warm up. Soon, they stop working altogether, a pair of frozen... https://www.scmp.com/travel/harbin-ice-snow-sculpture-festival/article/3043296?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/travel/harbin-ice-snow-sculpture-festival/article/3043296?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Dec 2019 11:55:48 +0000 It takes all of three seconds for the bravado to disappear, for the harsh truth of what minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit) feels like to sink in. It’s real. It’s horrible. It hurts. Not enough to stop taking selfies, of course. Constantly removing two pairs of gloves to take pictures of one frigid marvel after another during a fleeting visit to the annual Harbin Ice Festival, in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, means your hands never get a chance to warm up. Soon,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2134337/chinas-harbin-ice-festival-you-soon-learn-what-cold-go?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2134337/chinas-harbin-ice-festival-you-soon-learn-what-cold-go?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:45:30 +0000