Harbin

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The People of Modern China

as seen in

Harbin

1991

People Train to Siberia

 

a waterfront park

Harbin, also Ha-erh-pin, city, northeastern China, capital of Heilongjiang Province, a port and rail junction on the Songhua River. A major commercial, industrial, and transportation center, it is situated in a productive farming region. Manufactures include electrical equipment, ball bearings, machinery, chemicals, processed food, and cement. The city, founded as a rail center in 1900 by Russian financiers, was known as Pinkiang while part of the former Japanese-controlled state of Manchukuo (1932-45). After 1949 it developed into a diversified industrial center. Population (1991) 3,433,629.

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boats for rent

 

boating

 

in the boats

 

 

 for the kids to get their photo taken

 

Harbin on the Beijing to Moscow Trans Siberian Railroad

Photos of the Railroad to Siberia

 

 

 

 

happy day in the park

 

food vendor

 

the market

 

 

on the street

 

bike hauling grandma

 

carrying goods

 

a serious discussion?  Is he out of gas?

 

log train crossing

 

riding on the bike trailer

 

twins

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