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China's icy Harbin rediscovers its Russian roots Russian swimmer Lyudmila Smolyakova strips down to a bathing suit and flip-flops and prances in front of Chinese tourists bundled up against below-freezing weather before diving into a pool cut into an iced-covered river. 2007-02-05 People: [Mao Zedong] Activities: [China-Russia] Chinese River Said Not Contaminated HARBIN, China - For Harbin resident Zhao Lichun, enjoying the city's giant sculptures made from ice from the Songhua River is an annual tradition - even six weeks after a toxic spill polluted the river and disrupted running water to millions of people. 2006-01-05 Activities: [2005 Songhua River Pollution] Headlines China's icy Harbin rediscovers its Russian roots 2007-02-05 Chinese River Said Not Contaminated 2006-01-05 Most-viewed China's icy Harbin rediscovers its Russian roots 2007-02-05

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