Harbin 哈尔滨 China 中國

‘Ice City,’ ‘Oriental Paris,’ ‘Oriental Moscow’

Presented by Tim Wilson 2/2011, IPFW, HIST T335 02 Contemporary China

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China

Geographical Location in China

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Heilongjiang_Harbin.svg

Unique Architecture

http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/3290379http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.e-architect.co.uk/images/jpgs/china/shidai_tower_harbin_as240409.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.e-architect.co.uk/china/shidai_tower_harbin.htm&usg=__wUBBQfm2fqvT4FKMm8bJunXgX2I=&h=848&w=800&sz=95&hl=en&start=12&zoom=1&tbnid=Vut5fIU7gYUqKM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=113&ei=un9QTaGWJYeSgQePua3rDw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dharbin%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gl%3Dus%26biw%3D1126%26bih%3D425%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C392&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=829&vpy=103&dur=2274&hovh=231&hovw=218&tx=149&ty=150&oei=rX5QTZbMNIbUgQfAu8DODw&esq=12&page=2&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:12&biw=1126&bih=425

Harbin Circa 1913: 53 nationalities, speaking 45 languages Russians 34313, Chinese 23537, Jews 5032, Poles 2556,…

Ethnically Diverse History

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harbin_Skyline_2008.png

Harbin has been called “back earth” because it has the best soil in China.

Former “Fashion Center “ of China

Harbin 哈尔滨 , China’s Tenth Largest City with a population of 9.87million

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%E5%93%88%E5%B0%94%E6%BB%A8%E5%B8%82%E5%BE%BD.jpg, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%E5%93%88%E5%B0%94%E6%BB%A8%E5%B8%82%E5%BE%BD.jpg

Lights

Part of Harbin’s Current Fame

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qytwtvWK6tY/TRiglL__AuI/AAAAAAAAAY0/iBm0dhNeB3Y/s1600/harbin-international-ice-and-snow-festival-609273.jpg&imgrefurl=http://ricaweb.blogspot.com/2010/12/harbin-international-ice-and-snow.html&usg=__7SCgRE4IRU437-a-vuXlQ4YHUyM=&h=413&w=550&sz=36&hl=en&start=402&zoom=1&tbnid=l48e69QtqVf1HM:&tbnh=122&tbnw=165&ei=aYdQTfOfNoH3gAelzNSkCA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dharbin%26start%3D243%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gl%3Dus%26biw%3D1126%26bih%3D425%26output%3Dimages_json%26tbs%3Disch:11%2C11471&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=261&oei=H4dQTfTMH4uSgQfN14WVCA&esq=83&page=38&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:402&tx=130&ty=72&biw=1126&bih=425

Ice

Part of Harbin’s Current Fame

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://incredibleworld.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/harbin-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://incredibleworld.net/2010/01/harbin-ice-and-snow-world-town-made-out-of-ice-and-snow/&usg=__pi4h94WDTzeTKbhWRD5UvCORKNs=&h=423&w=635&sz=46&hl=en&start=175&zoom=1&tbnid=ptwvQqxhIkIGvM:&tbnh=122&tbnw=157&ei=9IhQTaa8E9DdgQfB2bAh&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dharbin%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26gl%3Dus%26biw%3D1126%26bih%3D425%26tbs%3Disch:11%2C4901&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=271&oei=rX5QTZbMNIbUgQfAu8DODw&esq=132&page=17&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:175&tx=56&ty=88&biw=1126&bih=425

Ice Festival

Part of Harbin’s Current Fame

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/AP_Photo/2010/01/06/1262755309_1041/539w.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/01/06/harbin_ice_festival_a_feast_of_fancy_lights/&usg=__eH82ztR-8IpP9OFcRkOVxbjLbks=&h=358&w=539&sz=23&hl=en&start=268&zoom=1&tbnid=QqQdGuzjHUSvGM:&tbnh=121&tbnw=169&ei=9YlQTZ_dK4zUgQfq-_jBCw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dharbin%2Bice%2Bfestival%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26gl%3Dus%26biw%3D1126%26bih%3D425%26tbs%3Disch:11%2C7835&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=304&vpy=159&dur=647&hovh=121&hovw=182&tx=125&ty=118&oei=3IlQTcDuGcj0gAeG3tyvCA&esq=26&page=26&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:268&biw=1126&bih=425

Polar Bearing

Part of Harbin’s Current Fame

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www2.2space.net/images/upl_newsImage/1262593804.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.2space.net/news/about/swimmer/4/&usg=__R65xa3Qoxg7054FOPTP6OpboYO4=&h=273&w=410&sz=17&hl=en&start=194&zoom=0&tbnid=dXEAkcT_C8670M:&tbnh=83&tbnw=125&ei=3opQTc2OPMWBgAe5n9TCCA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dharbin%2Bwinter%2Bswimming%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26gl%3Dus%26biw%3D1126%26bih%3D425%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C5578&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=925&vpy=172&dur=110&hovh=83&hovw=125&tx=109&ty=33&oei=tIpQTdqmEsuugQfSt-ydCA&esq=19&page=19&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:194&biw=1126&bih=425

Harbin Beer

…the Oldest Brewery in China established 1900

Part of Harbin’s Current Fame

http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/1252672, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_Brewery

Harbin 哈尔滨 China 中國

Any Questions?Presented by Tim Wilson 2/2011,

IPFW, HIST T335 02 Contemporary China

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China