Located in the Northeast of China，Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province. With the beautiful Song Hua River running through the city from west to east，it is made fertile and prosperous inexhaustibly and provided an ideal place for summer swimming. Harbin is located in the position of the Northeast Asian centre，praised as the pearl in Asia-Europe Transcontinental Bridge，it is the first Asia-Europe Transcontinental Bridge and important pivot of air corridor. There are five railways connecting home and abroad and the Song Hua River waterways can go to Russia directly. Taiping International Airport will transport more than 2 million people annually as well as handle the passenger-cargo business of 110 countries or more.
哈尔滨坐落在中国东北部，是黑龙江省的省会。美丽的松花江穿城而过，给城市带来了无尽的秀美和丰饶，也给人们提供了一个夏日旅游的理想去处。哈尔滨地处东北亚中心位置，被誉为欧亚大陆桥的明珠，是第一条欧亚大陆桥和空中走廊的重要枢纽。这里有五条铁路连通国内外，松花江黄金水道可直达俄罗斯太平国际机场年旅客输送量超过200万人次，可以办理110多个国家的客货联运业务。

Harbin has a temperate continental monsoon climate，with winter being cold and long there，usually lasting for 7 months from October to April. The long winter gives birth to the famous art of ice sculpture.
哈尔滨的气候属中温带大陆性季风气候，冬天既冷又长，通常持续7个月，从每年的10月一直到次年的4月。正是其漫长的冬季才诞生了举世闻名的冰雕艺术。
As an area that a number of multi-nationalities gather，Harbin is in habited by Manchus，Hui，Mongolia，Korea and other 40 or so ethnic minorities with the Han nationality as the core of course. Today，Harbin has jurisdiction over 8 districts and 11 counties(cities).The whole area is 53 068 sq. km.，among which the urban area is 4 272 sq. km. The total population is 9 748 400 with 3 989 600 urban ones among them. It is the largest provincial city in China，and is also the center of Heilongjiang's politics，economy，culture，science and technology as well as traffic and communication.
哈尔滨是一个多民族聚集的地区，居民以汉族为主，此外，还居住着满、回、蒙古、朝鲜等40多个少数民族。哈尔滨市现辖8个区、11个县(市)，总面积53 068平方公里，其中市区面积4 272平方公里;人口974. 84万人，其中市区人口398. 96万人。哈尔滨是全国省辖市中面积最大的城市，是黑龙江省政治、经济、文化、科技和交通中心。