Harbin is now headquarters of the 78th Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, one of the three group armies that comprise the Northern Theater Command responsible for defending China's northeastern borders with Russia, Mongolia and North Korea.

93 percent of Harbin's residents are the Han Chinese. Ethnic minorities include Manchu, Koreans, Hui, Mongolian, Xibe, Daur, Ewenke, Elunchun, Keerkezi, Hezhe.... Among them the first largest minority group is Manchu, contributing 70.26 percent to the minority population.

Harbin is an area inhabited by most of the Chinese ethnic minorities, characterized by large distribution and small concentration. There are 47 ethnic minorities such as Manchu, Koreans, Hui, Mongolian, Xibe, Dahaner, Ewenke, Elunchun, Keerkezi, Hezhe, and etc. in the whole city.

2024年12月24日 · Harbin, being situated in the northeast of China—a region called Manchuria—was located in a very strategic location, being a center point between China, Korea, Mongolia, and the expansionist regimes of Russia and Japan.

Harbin has been honored as the "City of Music" by the United Nations and has been granted such honorable titles by China as the "National-level Civilized City", the "National Public Transport Urban Construction Demonstration City", the "Gorgeous Wetland City", the "National Double-Support Model City", the "China's Most Competitive Regional ...

2025年3月21日 · Harbin was a base for Russian military operations in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05), and after the war it was temporarily under joint Chinese-Japanese administration. It became a haven for refugees from Russia after the Revolution of 1917 and for a time had the largest Russian population of any city outside the Soviet Union .

Harbin is a large, multi-ethnic city with a significant population of ethnic minorities, known for its diversity and strong mobility. The city is home to 45 ethnic groups, with the main ones being the Manchu, Korean, Hui, Russian in China, and Mongolian, primarily distributed in areas such as Nangang, Shuangcheng, Wuchang, Shangzhi, and Yilan.

In 1923, the first organization of the Communist Party in Northeastern China was founded and then Harbin became the leading center where the Communist Party of China led the people in Northeastern China to wage revolutionary struggles and later wage war …

2023年11月23日 · Harbin is a dynamic and cosmopolitan city. Its local people work hard and play harder. They have blended the local culture with exoticism in a way unique to Harbin.

In 1913, the Jewish community of Harbin was 5,000 people, and by 1920 there were more than 20 thousand Jews in the city on the Sungari River. Nowadays, there are very few people who profess Judaism in the Chinese metropolis, but two ancient synagogues and a large Jewish cemetery remind of the Jewish population.