What is Harbin?
[[File:Harbin.png|thumb|Location of Harbin Municipality in Heilongjiang Province]] [[File:Kitayskaya Street.jpg|thumb|Harbin]] '''Harbin''', is the capital city of [[Heilongjiang]], a northeast province of [[China]]. In recent years, Harbin is well-known worldwide for [[Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival]], Harbin Summer Music Festival and Harbin International Beer Festival. ==History== From 1897 to 1902, the [[Russian Empire]] built the [[Chinese Eastern Railway]]; A [[concession]] from [[Imperial China]] allowed that; Russia's [[administration]] of this railway and the Chinese Eastern Railway [[Zone]] - was from Harbin.<!--The railways were largely constructed by Russian engineers and indentured workers. The Chinese Eastern Railway extended the Trans-Siberian Railway: substantially reducing the distance from Chita to Vladivostok and also linking the new port city of Dalny (Dalian) and the Russian naval base of Port Arthur (Lüshun).--> The [[settlement]] founded by the Russian-owned Chinese Eastern Railway, quickly turned into a [[boomtown]], growing into a city within five years. The majority of settlers in Harbin came from southern Ukraine (in the Russian Empire).{{sfn|Karlinsky|2013|p=311}} ==Administration== Governing 12 districts and 10 counties, Harbin Municipality has a population of 9,873,743 and 4,754,753 of whom lives in the city proper of Harbin. Administrative divisions as below: * Daoli District * Nangang District * Daowai District * Xiangfang District * Pingfang District * Songbei District * Hulan District * Acheng District * Shuangcheng District * Shangzhi * Wuchang * Yilan County * Fangzheng County * Bin County * Bayan County * Mulan County * Tonghe County * Yanshou County ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.harbinice.com/guides.html Harbin Travel Guide ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924081943/http://www.harbinice.com/guides.html |date=2014-09-24 }} *[http://www.harbinice.com/ Harbin Ice Festi