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.