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  • Harbin invests $4.2 billion in water ecological construction

    2014-10-23

    From 2014 to 2016, a total of 25.78 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) will be invested in Harbin water ecological projects, including 13.6 billion yuan on key demonstration projects.

  • Nestle launches dairy farming institute in Harbin

    2014-10-21

    Song Xibin, mayor of Harbin, attends the launching ceremony of Nestlé’s Dairy Farming Institute in Shunagchen, Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, on Oct 15.

  • Harbin railway helps deliver toothbrushes, cars

    2014-10-20

    From toothbrushes to cars, the express freight trains in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, can help people deliver parcels to 1,100 freight stations across the county.

  • Police crack down on traffic offenders

    2014-10-20

    The traffic administration has been cracking down on traffic offenses in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, as the city is stepping up efforts to become a national civilized city.

  • Heilongjiang pork re-enters Russian market

    2014-10-17

    A total of 800 tons of frozen pork produced by Wangkui Shuanghui, Great Northern Wilderness Food Co and Baoquanling Shuanghui Food Co were shipped in Dayao Bay in Dalian Port on Oct 12. The pork is expected to arrive at St Petersburg in Russia in 45 days.

  • Harbin takes measures to prevent smog

    2014-10-15

    The city of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, decided to conduct a satellite test from Oct 10 to Nov 20 to monitor any straw-burning cases within its territory on Oct 8.

  • Harbin becomes a mega city

    2014-10-15

    Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, has become a mega city according to the first Joint Inter-Ministerial Conference for the Promotion of New-type Urbanization in Beijing on Oct 8.

  • Shantytown renovation steps up in Harbin

    2014-10-14

    A total of 6,370 households in Daowai district of Harbin, capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, have been relocated as the local government has worked out a shantytown renovation project to keep them out of trouble from poor drainage facilit

  • Harbin promotional video appears on Times Square billboard

    2014-10-13

    Based on positive feedback from last year’s promotion, Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, will play the city’s promotional video on billboard-sized screens in New York City’s Times Square again to increase its popularity and influence abroad.

  • Harbin sounds music for National Day

    2014-10-08

    The city of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, presented a symphonic music feast to celebrate the 65th National Day at a theater in the Harbin International Exhibition Center Stadium on Sept 26.

  • Harbin stages anti-terrorism drill

    2014-10-08

    An anti-terrorism drill was held to test the police emergency response and strengthen security prior to the National Day holiday in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang province on Sept 25, 2014.

  • Green food expo opens in Harbin

    2014-09-29

    Governors of Heilongjiang province unveiled a plaque for the Heilongjiang Green Food Trading Center at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Heilongjiang Organic Food Expo at the Harbin International Exhibition Center Stadium on Sept 26.

  • Harbin launches new strategies to reinforce education reform

    2014-09-25

    Harbin will implement several measures to reinforce education reform, drive the balanced development of education, guarantee education fairness, and optimize the allocation of education resources this year.

  • Harbin receives recognition as beautiful city for tourism

    2014-09-23

    The city of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province, made the list of 2014 Most Beautiful Cities in China for tourism at the second Tourism Integration and Innovation Forum in Beijing, Harbin Daily reported on Sept 13.

  • Harbin to invest 30 billion yuan in livelihood improvement

    2014-09-22

    Harbin will mainly focus on further expanding investment in infrastructure construction this and next year.

  • Contracts reach $52.1 m in Harbin Agriculture Expo

    2014-09-22

    With contracts reaching 320 million yuan ($52.1 million), the four-day long 2014 Harbin World Agriculture Expo rounded off at Harbin International Exhibition Center Stadium, Heilongjiang province, on Sept 14.

  • Harbin's agri-products going global

    2014-09-18

    More Chinese cities as well as countries and regions overseas can enjoy green and organicfood produced in Harbin due to efforts by the city government to build a large modern foodstorage and distribution system.

  • Harbin using job rotation system for teachers and headmasters

    2014-09-18

    The city of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province has decided to institute a job rotation system for headmasters and teachers in compulsory education classes and to raise teachers’ salaries through a merit system as ways of reforming its education, Har

  • Advanced Materials Industry Exhibition opens in Harbin

    2014-09-01

    The 3rd China International Advanced Materials Industry Exhibition (CIAMIE) opened in Harbin, capital city of Heilongjiang province, on Sep 1.

  • 13th Heilongjiang Sports Meeting opens

    2014-09-01

    Amid the splendid dances and beautiful songs, athletes of 16 delegations from across Heilongjiang province embraced the opening ceremony for the 13th Heilongjiang Sports Meeting at Yichun, in the northeast of Heilongjiang province, on Aug 30.

  • NE China seeks harmony between human and nature

    2014-08-24

    In Heixiazi Island wetland reserve, a floating walkway passes through wavering reeds and budding lotus, with the blue sky and white clouds reflected on the water."We saw the beautiful scenery on TV, and decided to come here to experience it first han

  • Harbin Summer Music Festival kicks off in Harbin

    2014-08-08

    Splendid melodies filled the air of Harbin Engineering University as the 32nd China Harbin Summer Music Festival kicked off on Aug 6 in the capital city of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province.

  • Harbin train station finds a way to help foreigners

    2014-08-01

    Recently, in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang's province, a Russian tourist approached a train ticket booth and began to mime. Instead, he was shown a ticket-buying handbook for foreigners.

  • Harbin’s retail export to Russia exceeds $100m

    2014-07-30

    With the fully loaded cargo flight departing from Harbin Taiping International Airport for Russia’s Yekaterinburg for the 47th time, Harbin’s retail export value to Russia exceeded $100 million on July 25, ranking first in the national retail export field

  • Harbin to ban street barbecues

    2014-07-29

    The city of Harbin in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province will hand out harsh punishments to restaurants which violate operational rules.

Sun Island celebrates song's legacy

The iconic song On the Sun Island was performed by soprano Yu Hongfei on Harbin's picturesque Sun Island 45 years after its debut.