Harbin Fact Sheet
Harbin in Chinese Pinyin: Hā'ěrbīn
Harbin in simple Chinese: 哈尔滨
Location
Southern Heilongjiang Province
Abbreviation: Ha
Area: 53,100 square kilometers
Coordinates: 45°45'N, 126°38'E
Population: 10,636,000 (2010)
Area Code: (+86)0451
Zip Code: 150000
City Flower: Lilac
City Tree: Elm
Language: Harbin Dialect
Main Rivers: Songhua River
Administrative Divisions
Harbin administers 8 districts, 3 county-level cities and 7 counties:
◎8 Districts
Daoli District, Nangang District, Xiangfang District, Daowai District, Pingfang District, Songbei District, Hulan District, Acheng District.
◎3 County-level Cities
Sahngzhi City, Shuangcheng City, Wuchang City.
◎7 Counties
Fangzheng County, Bin County, Yilan County, Bayan County, Tonghe County, Mulan County, Yanshou County.
Transportation
◎Airport
Harbin Taiping International Airport
◎Train
Harbin Railway Station, Harbin West Station, Harbin East Station, etc.
◎Bus
Harbin's major long-distance bus station is located across the square from main train station.
Tourist Attractions
Harbin Flood Control Monument, Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival, Harbin Ice and Snow World, Harbin International Snow Sculpture Art Expo, Harbin Summer Concert, Central Street, St. Sophia Church, Sun Island Park, Zhaolin Park, Stalin Park, Harbin Polarland, Harbin New, Harbin Ice Lantern Show, Japanese Germ Warfare Experimental 731 Base, Harbin New Synagogue, Dragon Tower etc.
Ski Resorts
Longzhu Erlongshan Ski Resort,Harbin Institute Of Physical Education Skifield, Jihua Changshou Mountain Ski Resort, Yawangsi Ski Resort, Huatian Wumiji Ski Resort, Pingshan Shenlu Ski Resort, Mingdu Ski Field, Fanqi Shangjing International Ski Resort, Window of Eurasian Ski Field, Harbin Moon Bay Ski Field, Ice And Snow World Ski Field, Yuquan International Hunting Ground Ski Resort, Weihu Mountain National Forest Park Ski Resort, Xudong Lantian Ski Resort
Colleges and Universities
Harbin Industrial University
Harbin Medical University
Harbin University of Science and Technology
Harbin University of Commerce
Harbin Institute of Physical
Harbin Normal University
Heilongjiang Institute of Science and Technology
Climate
The climate in Harbin is temperate continental monsoon climate, its annual average rainfall is 569.1 mm, average temperature is about -19℃ in January and about 23℃ in July.
Sister Cities
◎Asia
Niigata, Aarhus, Asahikawa, Bucheon and Cagayan de Oro City
◎Europe
Sverdlovsk Oblast, Warsaw, Daugavpils, Khabarovsk, Ploiesti, Krasnodar, Rovaniemi, Magdeburg, Krasnoyarsk and Yakutsk.
◎Northern America
Edmonton, Minneapolis and Anchorage.
◎Southern America
Salvador
◎Oceania
Griffith and Wiener Neustadt.
◎Africa
Ekhuruleni
Special Local Products
Harbin Sausage, Parabramis Pekinensis, Salmon, Hedgehog Hydnum, Wild Mushrooms, Wild Black Fungus, Wild Ginseng, Wild Cartialgenous, etc.
Food
Big Loaf, Sausage, Double Cooked Pork Slices, etc.