HARBIN (film) (19 images)

Harbin is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang province in northeast China. Harbin is a Manchu word meaning "a place for drying fishing nets”. The city was founded in 1898 with the coming of the Chinese Eastern Railway and prospered as a region inhabited by immigrants from the Russian Empire. It grew from a small rural settlement on the Songhua River to become one of the largest cities in northwest China. Today, the city serves as an important gateway in Sino-Russian trade....
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Harbin is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang province in northeast China. Harbin is a Manchu word meaning "a place for drying fishing nets”. The city was founded in 1898 with the coming of the Chinese Eastern Railway and prospered as a region inhabited by immigrants from the Russian Empire. It grew from a small rural settlement on the Songhua River to become one of the largest cities in northwest China. Today, the city serves as an important gateway in Sino-Russian trade. (All Images recorded on 35mm B/W film)
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