Harbin - China | 中国 - 哈尔滨

Harbin is China's 10th largest city located in the far North East in what was once the heart of Manchuria. The city was founded by the Russians and retains some Russian architecture and heritage. It is famous in China for its frigidly cold winters - the January average min low is -23.9°C and the average January max is −12.3°C.
The locals are stereotyped as heavy drinkers, chowing down on hotpot and speaking with some of the clearest and standard Mandarin accents in China.
Also of note, is that the Chinese High Speed Rail network now reaches Harbin as of a few months ago, however in the Winter the trains are restricted to 200km/h rather than the normal 300km/h.


St Sophia Church, Harbin by Rincewind42, on Flickr


Harbin Walking Street by JAR of photos, on Flickr


Harbin City Streets by Nathaniel Kelly, on Flickr


Harbin streets by qejecit, on Flickr


Old Harbin. by Plark, on Flickr


Art Nouveau 02 by life_without_twisties, on Flickr


Russian buildings in Harbin, China. by Rincewind42, on Flickr


Night in Harbin by Frühtau, on Flickr


Ji Le Si, Harbin, Heilongjiang by adventurocity, on Flickr


Harbin Institute of Technology by Hannah Hong, on Flickr


Long Ta (Dragon Tower) by zdaddyo, on Flickr


Harbin Road Mosque, Urumqi by Ed Pulford, on Flickr


old houses in harbin by YangDan, on Flickr


Harbin Confucian Temple (in simplified Chinese哈尔滨文庙) by abaziyah, on Flickr


Old Collection : Harbin by paulook, on Flickr


Old Harbin by courtney dettrich, on Flickr


Chinese Street Food by IvanWalsh.com, on Flickr


Old Harbin by courtney dettrich, on Flickr