Festivals
Harbin international snow and ice festivals from 5 january until warm weather are the main events in the region and worth planning for if you can stand the cold. harbin is also home to a beer festival late august and a music festival every two years, next one in 2010. there are also a ice lantern festival in jilin and a ice and snow festival in shenyang.
Theaters and concert halls
One place to look for these kinds of cultural events is in zhongshan district in dalian.
Skiing
There are a number of skiing resorts in the region, one of the best is in wofoshan near jiamusiand some found around shenyang
Heilongjiang River
Cruises on the river from mohe and heihe. mohe has the best aurora borealis viewing in winter. it is also possible to take a swim in the river.
Benxi Water Cave
Cruise through the cave in benxi shuidong national park near benxi city. this is the largest water filled cavern in asia. you can also raft down the nearby river.
River Rafting
If you are into this kind of thrilling sports, go to fushun for honghu red river canyon rafting or su river rafting.
Beaches
The province does have some good ones including xingcheng beach in huludao, jinshi beach in dalian, dalian beach in dalian and dalian beach-lushunkou in dalian.
Hot springs
Are found around the region, eg in anshan.