Harbin(simplified Chinese: 哈尔滨), is a sub-provincial city and the capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lies on the southern bank of the Songhua River. As well it's the tenth largest city in china, as the political, economic, scientific, and cultural and transportation hub in Northeastern China.
The main culture of the Harbin is Han culture and combined with Manchu and Russian culture. On the Central Street of downtown, stands a range of Russian and European-influenced architectures, Saint Sofia Church is the outstanding among them.
Located in the high latitude region, Harbin features a humid continental climate with the big temperature difference in summer and winter. Certainly, Harbin is well-known for its cold as ''Ice City'' and developed snow & ice industry. Due to the influence of cold snap from Siberia, Harbin's average temperature is -16.8℃ in winter, Ice and Snow World and Skiing are the typical characters of city, attract countless tourist of the world.