Harbin is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest city by metropolitan population in Northeast China. Harbin has direct jurisdiction over nine metropolitan districts, two county-level cities and seven counties, and is the eighth most populous Chinese city according to the 2020 census. The built-up area of Harbin had 5,841,929 inhabitants, while the total metropolitan population was up to 10,009,854, making it one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world.
Heilongjiang,, formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. It is the northernmost and easternmost province of the country. The province is bordered by Jilin to the south and Inner Mongolia to the west. It also shares a border with Russia to the north and east. The capital and the largest city of the province is Harbin. Among Chinese provincial-level administrative divisions, Heilongjiang is the sixth-largest by total area, the 15th-most populous, and the second-poorest by GDP per capita.
Jews and Judaism in China are predominantly composed of Sephardi Jews and their descendants. Other Jewish ethnic divisions are also represented, including Ashkenazi Jews, Mizrahi Jews and a number of converts.
The term Harbin Russians or Russian Harbinites refers to several generations of Russians who lived in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. Russians and other Europeans settlers were responsible for turning Harbin into a European city with the majority of the population being ethnic European. From approximately 1898 to the mid-1960s. Harbin, a major junction city on the Chinese Eastern Railway (CER), came successively under the control of the Qing dynasty, under Russia's Sphere of influence, the Republic of China, Japanese puppet state Manchukuo and the People's Republic of China in this period.
Heilongjiang is a province in northeastern China. Its capital city, Harbin, is regarded as a center for musical innovation in China and is a "major concert center." The city is home to one of the most renowned symphony orchestras in the country, and also celebrates Harbin Summer Music Festival. The city's large historical Jewish population are particularly known for their musical talent, having founded the Harbin symphony, for example.
Suihua is a prefecture-level city in west-central Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, adjacent to Yichun to the east, Harbin, the provincial capital, to the south, Daqing to the west and Heihe to the north. It has 3,756,167 inhabitants at the 2020 census, of whom 698,025 lived in the built-up area made of Beilin District.
The 2009 Winter Universiade, the XXIV Winter Universiade took place in Harbin, China. Student athletes from 44 countries took part in the games.
Harbin Normal University (HNU) is a university located in Harbin, Heilongjiang province.
Northeast Agricultural University was established in 1948 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China.
The Center for Jewish Studies Shanghai was established in 1988. It is a department of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. Under the leadership of Dean Professor Pan Guang CJSS has become the most influential research institute in China studying Judaism and Israeli affairs.
Harbin University of Science and Technology is a university in Harbin, China. Previously known as Harbin University of Science and Technology. It is colloquially known as Hakeda, or Harbin Institute of Electrical Technology(Chinese: 哈尔滨电工学院; pinyin: Hā'ěrbīn Diàn'gōng Xuèyuàn). It is colloquially known as Hadiangong.
Northeast Forestry University, located in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, is an institution of higher education and research under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. It serves as the largest forestry university in China and a key university within the scope of the national "Double First Class University Plan" and former "211 Project." It is a Chinese state Double First Class University, identified by the Ministry of Education.
Harbin Medical University is a public university located in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
Dr. Abraham Josevich Kaufman was a Russian-born medical doctor, community organizer and Zionist who helped protect some tens of thousands of Jews seeking safe-haven in East Asia from Nazi atrocities during World War II.
Fangzheng County is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. It borders Tonghe County to the north, Yilan County to the northeast, Yanshou County to the south, Bin County to the west, and Mulan County to the northwest, as well as the prefecture-level city of Mudanjiang to the northwest.
Mulan County is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. It borders Tonghe County to the east, Fangzheng County to the southeast, Bin County to the south, and Bayan County to the west, as well as the prefecture-level city of Suihua to the north. The county is not related to Chinese figure Hua Mulan.
Yanshou County is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. It borders Fangzheng County to the north, Shangzhi to the south, and Bin County to the northwest.
University of Heilongjiang is a national university in the city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China.
The Daowai Mosque or Harbin Mosque is a mosque in Daowai District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. It is the largest mosque in Heilongjiang.
The Harbin Old Synagogue Concert Hall is a concert hall in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China, and formerly the old synagogue of Harbin from 1909 to 1963. Upon its renovation in 2014, it was reopened as a major concert hall in the city.
