I grew up in the world’s #coldest city without central heating. Here’s what the world can learn from us

On #winter mornings in #harbin where the air outside could freeze your eyelashes, I would wake up on a bed of warm earth.

Harbin, where I grew up, is in northeast China. Winter temperatures regularly dip to -30°C and in January even the warmest days rarely go above -10°C.

I grew up in the world’s #coldest city without central heating. Here’s what the world can learn from us

On #winter mornings in #harbin where the air outside could freeze your eyelashes, I would wake up on a bed of warm earth.

Harbin, where I grew up, is in northeast China. Winter temperatures regularly dip to -30°C and in January even the warmest days rarely go above -10°C.