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Shangri-la Hotel Buffet

Upscale hotel dining with a huge assortment of western foods. Managed by a western head chef. The quality of this buffet is reasonable. Look out for the live silk worms in the chef station.

Price: Around ¥150-200 per person

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Harbin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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