Harbin: A Chinese city with a Russian feel

Walking through the centre of Harbin in China's northeast, you'd be forgiven for thinking you were in Russia!
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[@debunkinglies2865]

Best joke in Harbin is - Waiter: do you want refrigerated beer or normal temperature beer? The normal temperature beer is colder than the ones in fridge. LOL

[@chengsong6674]

哈哈哈哈

[@BlondieinChina]

Hahahahah

[@adaman6652]

对！

[@felixluk3167]

Come to think of it, you can't get a normal temperature beer. It would have been frozen. The funny part is you put things in the fridge to keep warm.

[@zeflute4586]

It should be: how do u want your beer? Cold or frozen?

[@ЕкатеринаУльянова-р6з]

As a russian,it truly melts my heart and yes the architecture looks like a mix of Moscow and Saint-Petersburg

[@adriangudino3412]

I'll be responding to you in russian real soon just you wait

[@leopoldonapos7433]

@@adriangudino3412 хорошо бумер

[@supercruiser4925]

Your heart is too cold to be melted :-P

[@ЕкатеринаУльянова-р6з]

@@supercruiser4925 that's a good one

[@fuyoutubechen688]

In China, we have the ethnic Russians which belong to the 56 minority nations of China. The mixed culture at boundary of two close countries is really charming.

[@docvideo93]

I just started learning Chinese and the moment I heard you talking about bread, I was all: *I KNOW THAT WORD I KNOW THAT WORD*!!!!!!!!

[@axe3425]

you are so cute

[@yujiewang6211]

her videos are good to learn chinese cities :)

[@wtyang8665]

bread-----面包

[@flyxanthus9805]

所以面包到底可不可数，我到现在都分不清蛋糕和面包哪个是可数的

[@yunluo3666]

FlyXanthus Lee 中文没有可数不可数的概念，像你说的面包和蛋糕可以说一个面包/蛋糕，两个/面包，都是一样的；需要注意的是，一个名词前面需要用到相应的“量词”（measure word）（比如一“条”鱼🐟，一“只”鸟🐦），在中文没有类似英文名词复数的形式。

[@elenaguseva5916]

I am Russian and I lived in Southern city in China but after watching your video I DEFINETELY will visit Harbin. Feels like home!

[@glebsokolov9959]

Or perhaps you should go back to Russia and stay with the rest of us

[@dr.zishan2309]

Most of Russian students study in Harbin night life extremely well

[@Oxxo408]

I love Russia

[@antonishedsp2036]

@@glebsokolov9959 Но Китай лучше.

[@glebsokolov9959]

@@antonishedsp2036 С какого это перепугу? Даже учитывая нашу стагнацию при Путине, у нас ваше ВВП. Тем более в Китае живёт совсем другой народ.

[@vffncl0]

I'm from Finland so I'm used to -25c weather during winters, but eating ice cream outside when it's that cold is still super weird to me, I've never done it. I'll have to try it next winter.

[@luckm8852]

The Swedes make a beeline for the ice cream truck in the snow. I thought their immediate neighbours in the Nordic region did that too.

[@i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i5394]

just imagine its +25 duh, no wonder ppl call finns slow))

[@vffncl0]

@@i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i5394 lol. it's still weird. though your comment made me remember that I've eaten ice cream outside during the winter... in Russia. But it was just like -5c or something, there wasn't even that much snow. It was alright.

[@i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i5394]

@@vffncl0 well if you love ice cream and summer is 6 month away, who cares? plus russian plombir is soo good, Chinese go crazy over it, to the point that Putin pulled up with few cases to Xi.

[@kobayashibadger6438]

@@i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i5394 Actually we eat ice cream INSIDE the room bcz it's very dry and kind of hot indoors... Outside it's cold, really cold.

[@huzefagirnary1064]

Majority of people coming to Harbin:........... Damn it feels cold in here.... Russians coming to Harbin:................. Ah feels just like mother Russia...

[@YummYakitori]

Well in Yakutia (Sakha Republic) of Russia the coldest recorded temperature is -71.2C so Harbin would almost feel like summer to them lol

[@huzefagirnary1064]

@@YummYakitori Trust me I am from Canada... I know what "actual cold" feels like too.... lmao

[@eipiplusone3791]

Unless you are from the Krasnodar region

[@MaxJanowiczSawicki]

Well, most Russians were visiting to Suifenhe, Hunchun and Heihe (especially before 2014 when ruble was not f*cked up by sanctions) since these are very close to the Russian border, and traveling there costs almost nothing for people from the regions bordering China, and you can just take a bus from Russia to China and buy Chinese products for cheap. Harbin is not too far from Russia, but still most Russians prefer going to the cities closer to border. But yeah, Harbin looks interesting, and that pedestrian street with old imperial era buildings reminds me of Arbat in Moscow or downtown Vladivostok, pretty cool.

[@Kevin-sq8sg]

@@huzefagirnary1064 not really, russian siberian cities are actually colder. Unless youre living in the prairies or the territories.

[@konstantingeist3587]

2:18 They call it "oriental Paris" although the streets look like typical St.Petersburg. Considering that most architects who came to Harbin were probably from St.Petersburg, it's more like "oriental St.Petersburg" than Paris. Although, of course, St.Petersburg had a lot of French influence itself.

[@lingni4553]

@Рамис Карама thanks that’s very interesting knowledge.

[@sguploads9601]

It is Russian tradition to eat icecream when it is cold outside. First of all icecream temperature is higher so it fells different (not these icecream you bought outside) and that's a way to fell and enjoy pure taste of iceream.

[@hakurowolfy5832]

Icecream feels warm in mouth when in winter

[@chinpinhon]

Yes, I also had ice-cream during my last visit to Central Street in Harbin. It's great that the ice-cream didn't melt and drip.

[@kirabby803]

Lol it's not. How many Russians do you know who eat icecream while outside in -25 degree weather? It have never been a tradition so why u said so? :/ This thing with eating icecream in winter is as weird to russians as it is weird to other foreigners

[@radziwill7193]

@@kirabby803 Today, some Russians even wear gloves at -10. In my childhood, everyone ate ice cream in the cold. I could not even think that this is something strange for non-Russians.

[@TheLaXandro]

I am a russian myself, and the only time I've seen anyone eat ice cream in winter was a bunch of chinese tourists at the red square. Probably from Harbin lol.

[@belkapreobrazhenskaya4909]

I am Russian and I love visiting Harbin. It feels like a second home. Very beautiful buildings and ice sculptures.

[@令和风]

Китайско-российская дружба длится вечно

[@st.altair4936]

@@令和风 Wish it didn't end in the Soviet era... Possibly the largest factor to its overthrow.

[@wangzunzhi]

I’m harbin guy! Miss home!

[@MingdaRui]

harbin guyhere!

[@dartharaneus67]

Best thing about those drinking glasses made of ice: washing dishes with a hair dryer! ;- )

[@BlondieinChina]

BAHAHAAHAA just making them disappear! classic

[@j-o-e-y1761]

Genius！

[@toratoratora7362]

good idea😂

[@joycesoh8900]

I am supposed to visit Harbin this winter but it got canceled :( *screaming internally*

[@BlondieinChina]

aarghhh that sucks :( sorry Joyce!

[@cheese-df1yx]

me too, family trip was cancelled due to Convid-19. It is a pity. Will re-plan when everything is over globally. Hope you can re-plan too. lovely ice world!

[@kora4185]

Dude same here haha

[@angw1268]

Oof

[@vwoeng7477]

I went to Harbin near 10 years ago and was planning to go again this year...

[@Ms.Me.MuRuiQi]

3:09 You translated "拜拜美女" as "Bye, blondie!"? 😂 While that's a very liberal translation (as you know 美女/mei nü means "beauty/pretty girl/compliment for female customers" and doesn't really refer to blonde people or your channel specifically), your video was nicely put together overall. Thanks for the effort and dedication! На здоровье/干杯/cheers!

[@johannanordwall3542]

Ms. Me I think she did that to be humble lol

[@MilA-eh3gf]

@@johannanordwall3542 Agreed, in her channel she refers to herself as 'blondie" so by using this word she's not claiming to be a "beauty". Both are cute nicknames anyway; translation doesn't need to be literal.

[@radziwill7193]

Does Chinese have the word "blond?" 金发? I suspect that this word meant another until the 18th century.

[@diggingmystyle]

@@radziwill7193 we just call all foreigners "old outsiders"

[@radziwill7193]

@@diggingmystyle Why old?

[@GeorgeMartinus]

I solo backpacked to Harbin and Changbaishan last Jan 2018 and that's the first time I felt the f**kin' insane cold. I checked the temperature on phone screen, it showed -32°C!! Beside of that, I also experienced the heartwarming interactions with some locals there even though I lack the language. Met local tourists and became travelmates along the journey, and we still keep in touch in WeChat ever since. Madier or Modern ice cream is one of the highlights on Zhongyang Dajie. At the first and second days, I wonder what this crowd at a street food vendor all about. Turns out they flock to buy a popsicle (vanilla ice cream). My thought like, _"How come these people eat ice cream in such freakin' cold day?!"_ I did curious and finally bought one at the 3rd day. A guy in hostel told me that tourists and locals eat the ice cream to warm up their bodies. Because ice cream temperature is warmer than the air. Nice one! :D

[@zztopz7090]

Ice cream tastes best in winter. Everybody knows that.

[@madmanjshum]

Mate is it for real, ice cream to warm up?

[@samb5772]

harbin and changbaishan were 2 of the places i went to on my first trip to china. i’d love to return when i grow older😭 china is so nice

[@reneecheung6818]

I'm just surprised your mobile phone still worked in such cold weather. My iPhone battery died many times when I went to Beijing where the temperature was just - 11.

[@hpatdh077]

I went to both Harbin on January 2018 and to Changbaishan on October 2017. I was a student at Changchun for a couple years. Actually, that was an out of the ordinary winter, it was so cold!! I was back in winter 2019 and it was so warm that they had to close the ice festival the earliest in its history! Temperatures already rose above 0 in early February. the snow melted and everything looked so plain, also songhua river wasn't fully frozen 😔

[@ersa8400]

I'm Indonesian studying at one of the universities in Harbin, but because of covid-19, I can't go back to Harbin. Thanks a lot for ur video, I can feel Harbin’s vibes

[@mohammedmhina3973]

Me too

[@Mysterious_Person.87]

Cool

[@Indiansareallpajeets]

HIT?

[@rabbitazteca23]

As a chinese, I absolutely love Russian architecture. I think it is great that Russia and China are continuing their strong relationship to this day.

[@emallace447]

Yeah...two brutal dictatorships forging a bond out of convenience and self-interest. It is only a matter of time until the relationship implodes like it always historically has.

[@davidgraham952]

...it is problematic.

[@GwynBleys]

Im a Russian living in US for most of my life and i agree with you. I feel like im much closer to Chinese culture than i am to American... Well America has no culture.

[@overdrivelzma.9219]

@gwynbleys7171 Canada and USA have no culture.

[@Nonviableaccount]

@@GwynBleyslmao absolutely brain dead take. Why don’t you move to China then buddy

[@yehhshhs]

as a chinese i love this part of russia i am so happy to see this russian influenced architecture very proud of this. russia and china always help each other. russians are always welcome to china!

[@жительСпб-в4м]

Thanks, bro! nice to hear) you are also welcome in Russia!!

[@李大人-m7p]

呸

[@zztopz7090]

There's people that drink hot tea on hot summer days. In Russia it's common to eat ice cream in the winter, maybe because no freezer is needed and I would always see vendors in the winter. It doesn't melt and tastes better when it's ice-cold, just like tea tastes best scorching hot.

[@alexbro2558]

Not that common I would say... But I am just telling from my point of view - I live in Siberia, where it comes down to -40 in the winter. If you just try, definitely get sore throat. Maybe your words seem true for some warmer regions. Last year it was -35 in my hometown, I flew to Moscow and it was raining there - no glimpse of frost. Why not to taste some icecream then?

[@stellarktg5149]

I am from Siberia and I think that the best way to eat ice cream is melting hot summer when you can feel the coolness from ice cream, juisness and at the same time a very pleasant taste.

[@dennisheseri9982]

Stellar KTG you guys are just too cold :P

[@i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i_i5394]

you were in track but missed, see ppl in Uzbekistan have to drink hot tea during summer work in the desert in order to maintain contra, russuans do opposite at winter sometimes even driving with windows down

[@eugeniasyro5774]

My father's parents fled Russia and the revolution.Harbin had a large Russian contingency there. Papa was born and raised there. At 18 he went to Shanghai and left the country ahead of the advancing Communists. He went by ship to the Philippines and eventually arrived in San Francisco where he met and married my mother. Papa has been gone 8 years now. I love you, papa!

[@koruki]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful family history with us

[@Эрдэм-ы7ш]

Сочувствую вам😢😮😊🎉

[@jackdaw3088]

On foenem

[@入脑入心入魂-z1s]

​@@koruki这并不美好，是一个悲惨的经历，被迫背井离乡😂

[@王冠男-j8z]

This is my hometown，I like living here，I also like the life here，Of course, I appreciate your promotion of my hometown，Thank you.

[@am3818]

hope you see a nice warm beach someday!

[@sohailbacha8816]

Hi everyone I need master scholarships in chemistry

[@sohailbacha8816]

Please anybody help me?

[@王冠男-j8z]

@@sohailbacha8816 what?

[@dr.zishan2309]

@@sohailbacha8816 contact in heliongjiang university chemistry foreigners students study

[@tracyl5639]

“I’m not scared it’s gonna melt. “ Heaven

[@agdasqurshi2328]

Tracy L heaven with coronavirus is odd

[@AVWUVU]

@@agdasqurshi2328 Nope, If you want Crona, go to the US. In China, Chrona is locked down so people don't have to worry.

[@hopelesshaddy3332]

What about Global Warming and/or Climate Change? I don't know if it is impacting Harbin's temperatures as of now but

[@ramen4131]

Aww it's my hometown and I missed this place. If you got time, Huamei Restaurant at the Central Avenue is a cool place to eat - semi Russian cuisine. Also the ice cream bar called "Modern" (or 马递尔 in Russian) is worth the visit - the icecream and kefir yogurt taste so great and unique comparing to north American ones. Also, for local Chinese food, I recommend "百年蒸饺“ or roughly translated as "centennial steamed dumpling" . Also "老边饺子" was pretty good but that's according to my memory from 28 years ago. For experience, if you got a chance, you can try some bathhouse, although they are not as lavish and traditional as Hammam in Turkey.

[@ErmakBrovar]

We don’t say “na zdorovye”. It was said by Polish actors playing Russians in Hollywood movies. We wish health (здоровье - zdorovye) an lots of different forms, but never in the form of “na zdorovye”.

[@ErmakBrovar]

Олжас Есенбаев вы понимаете, что мы говорим об абсолютно разных контекстах?

[@ErmakBrovar]

Олжас Есенбаев коммент адресован автору, она поняла о чём речь. Видео совсем короткое, посмотрите и поймёте о чём я. Так вы только запутаете человека.

[@juliabrylinska5850]

yeah im polish and we say na zdrowie and i think it is not the same as russian

[@ErmakBrovar]

@@juliabrylinska5850 “na zdorovye” is never used as “cheers” when we drink. We may say “na zdorovye” in response to “thank you”. Like “thank you - you are welcome”, but never as a drinking salute.

[@juliabrylinska5850]

@@ErmakBrovar oh okay now i know thank you so much

[@maxdc988]

36% C here in Malaysia, very hot, let's get some ice-creams,...reasonable. -25% C in Harbin, very cold, let's get some ice-creams,...weird. haha

[@moriart13]

wkwkwk

[@irawanadinugraha1527]

wwkwkwkwkwkwkkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkwkw lmao

[@al-jawi4074]

Beruk

[@radziwill7193]

Why is this weird? Outside, the temperature is -25, the temperature of ice cream is -15. Ice cream warms a person.

[@lambun246810]

Hmmm. .....Not wire see many Malaysian drink hot coffee hot tea very hot soap under hot Malaysian weather ya

[@m.a.118]

Went to Harbin in 2019 during the Ice and Snow Festival. It really is cool. Darker history as well you can see what's left of the Unit 731 site there and museum about Harbin under Japanese/Manchukuo control (Worth seeing too.). Most of the ethnic Russians that were there by the mid-twentieth century were of White Russian (Czarist/anti-Communist) exiles who were purged when the Soviet Union invaded Manchukuo in 1945. Similar story with Xinjiang- There were strong Russian communities there too but Bolshevik interventions in Civil War and later Soviet incursions in the 1930's saw a lot of the Russians there purged or sent to gulags.

[@raymondwen4210]

So thats why there's not a lot of Russians in harbin, guess they chilling at Siberia now

[@evil_daimyoe627]

@@raymondwen4210 yes chilling on the bottom of lake baikal

[@natalyaAstafyrova]

😂ага. В ГУЛАГ. Страшным KGB😂 Слушайте, а можно что нибудь действительно интересное придумать, окном страшного ГУЛАГа, КГБ и прочих финал ЛГБТ - ну что б забыть, забиться, захрипетт? Мне правда интересно - мифу про страшных пьяных русских в ушаеках и с медведями на Красной площади уже 500 лет. Вы там за жто время ничего пооригинальней сварганить не смогли?

[@滚地葫芦]

As a chinese i havnt even been to this many cities in China, nor do I know much about Haerbin Crying with envy also I love your vids!

[@TheLalawitch]

I have been 5 times to Russia and indeed it reminds me of there. Two amazing countries!!

[@TravelInteresante]

Hey! We have just stumbled onto your channel! Your energy, vibe, presentation of your content, and knowledge is a very rare to find on KZbin. We quit our jobs to travel full time before the current global crisis and were planning to visit China as part of our journey. We will just travel virtually with you for the time being but hope to purpose these videos as a guide in the future! Thanks! :) Gokce & Steve

[@FrenchViking466]

Don’t forget to visit the concentration camps.

[@scipion34]

@@FrenchViking466 wait what

[@marcusgoodsir6541]

@@FrenchViking466 you need to build them first.

[@FrenchViking466]

scipion34 Look it up, millions of people have been taken to so called “re-education camps”..

[@scipion34]

@@FrenchViking466 yes ik but usually its uyghurs

[@sally88tan]

Harbin’s beautiful & awesome.The architectures are towards Russian styles,super amazing & it’s very modern,cool!👍🏻👏🏻The snow & ice sculptures are fantastic 👍🏻👏🏻😆

[@PolishGod1234]

The architecture is Polish, not Russian. Polish engineers built the city, and first President of Harbin was Polish.

[@ChloeSv.7098]

there were lots of Russians living there,bhut during ww2 many of them were killed by Japanese because they want to protect their home...nowadays those living here arent their posterity.just want people to know what happened in harbin,what we did to fight against jnvasion of Japanese militarism and fascism

[@fyfn355]

Yea, it is really interesting how people that live in the cold love to eat cold things like ice cream. They do the same thing in Bulgaria where it is literally -10 or -5C which is not as extreme as Harbin, but they still love their ice cream in the freezing winter. lol.

[@FoufouBe]

Well, it's kind of the same for north africans... We live in very hot country but we also drink very hot tea because we think that's better refreshing drink

[@Vysair]

in warmer climate, somehow people wanted to eat hot thing and now I know why like how during rain or cold, people eat cold thing.

[@LunatTuT]

When the ice cream is -10, and outside - 70C °, it seems warm. (Resident of Novosibirsk, Russia)

[@rickyli27]

哈尔滨人在悉尼。今年春节回哈尔滨赶上了疫情从开始到严重。因为临近俄罗斯和外来输入现在哈尔滨控制疫情有很大压力。希望正常生活早日恢复

[@jch368]

现在回黑龙江要居家隔离28天😂14天酒店+28天居家

[@duranchen3222]

哈尔滨人在悉尼＋1

[@annerson3139]

绥芬河的口岸加上一些当地领导的不利应对，我父亲仍在当地，和你一样，希望疫情早日过去。

[@馬爽-t6j]

现在好多了，但是小区还没有解封，路过大家都不害怕了，大不了再封一次。

[@MsLazypiglet]

哈尔滨人在悉尼+2

[@haruno.shiobana7802]

I've spent half a year in Harbin for university. My hometown is Shenyang, also a freezing city in Dongbei as your previous videos said. But I have to say, HARBIN IS SO FREAKING COLD. But the temperature in our dormitory was usually 27 to 30 degrees. So we just bought dozens of ice creams and put them on the balcony. No freezers needed! XD

[@BlondieinChina]

oh wow!!! hahah

[@shanghai_city]

I love your channel and China is my favourite country to visit. I was going to visit these places like Shenzhen, Shanghai, Liaoning, Tianjin, Chongqing, Harbin, Xian, Beijing ...etc this year but because of the outbreak I have to postponed it to next year. I only hope the length of your vlogs increases to 15-20mins in coming episodes. I want to see more of it. Thank you. 👍🌹🥰

[@wowwow9679]

A lot of Russians live in Harbin. The city is focused on Russians. Signs and street names are duplicated in Russian. Many sellers, waiters and generally working personnel speak Russian.

[@MrWillypanda88]

Imagine being that guy that so used to removing his gloves when going inside a building, you risk ripping off skins of your finger when holding those ice glasses. Also, Amy, now you have eat ice cream on -25C, next, ultra spicy Indian curry in India during heatwave.

[@Xan3130]

Oh man. You brought back a lot of memories for me. I used to live there from 2017-2018. Harbin is certainly a unique place in China and I used to walk many of the streets you were on. I miss it so much.

[@KatiePrescott]

I spent a year studying in Harbin, had an amazing time - thanks for the video, brings back so many memories ❤️

[@dela960]

I lived in Harbin for 1 year while teaching English. Friendliest people ever! And yes, Harbin is indeed the Paris of the Orient, as well as the Moscow of the Orient!

[@hermesliteratus882]

I love the way your mum said "OMG" when she knew you were in a place 7 degrees colder than the fridge.

[@BlondieinChina]

hahahahh

[@htlow3598]

@ Gaiseric Lee, no mate.She was comparing to the freezer, not the fridge.

[@madisonschreiber5842]

my top place I want to visit in China, such an interesting city!

[@BlondieinChina]

yeah! I had been wanting to visit for soo long

[@russkayaimperiya5779]

rather visit taiwan

[@jtky7257]

@@russkayaimperiya5779 there is nothing is taiwan as compared to china

[@russkayaimperiya5779]

@@jtky7257 yeah there is, areas of cultural hertitage in taiwan are actually preserved, unlike in china where they are exploited and faked

[@jtky7257]

@@russkayaimperiya5779 u mean taiwan has a longer heritage than China? Are u joking?

[@paul_fierce]

Почему никто не говоил про этот город 😮😮😮 Реально кусочек россии в китае 🤯🤯🤯

[@sym3086]

coworker: where you from? me: China. coworker: which city? me: in the middle of nowhere.. Harbin.. coworker: oh okay.. This is happening all the time.. but next time when someone ask me the same question, I'll just throw in this vid. haha

[@BlondieinChina]

Yes please do! haha

[@deebee9120]

I thought Harbin is a pretty well known city

[@jinbateersha4070]

Me too,老乡

[@kirabby803]

@慈禧太后 only if among Russians, then yes, older people usually know about Harbin 🤔

[@anotherfoodvlogger2511]

Honey I'll eat ice cream still if the sun won't shine on earth for 6 days

[@Reporterfy]

Great video Amy, looking forward to more.

[@BlondieinChina]

thanks Alex!

[@command_unit7792]

Harbin had a decently sized Russian Population after the first world war with many White Russian's fleeing to Harbin. Most of the Russian's in Harbin left for Australia after the Japanese invaded Manchuria but it became the home base of the Russian Facist Movement mostly with the support of the Japanese and Italian's.... After the Soviets Liberated Manchuria most of the Russian's that where left either gone back to Russia or Emigrated to Australia...There are still a fairly large Ex Russian-Harbiner Community in Australia that regularly meets and visit's Harbin

[@radziwill7193]

In fact, the fascist movement was created in 1930 as part of the Republic of China. Every Russian resident of Harbin was a member of the fascist party and in the army. But after the occupation, the party turned into a puppet of Japan, all the adequate party leaders were eliminated.

[@itsmidtrib1569]

Did Koreans derive from manchuria?

[@xinyiquan666]

@@itsmidtrib1569 korean has nothing to do with northeast china, they are from mixture between chinese and some local natives in south end of korean pesnisula, korea claims that because they want more land

[@xinyiquan666]

harbin russians are mostly Jewish russians and white russians

[@gy8411]

Harbin is my hometown, but now I'm in the U.S. Hence I'm so happy to see this video on KZbin, thank you!

[@msataraxia-nx2wg]

That's my hometown

[@moriart13]

how much app in those russian houses cost?

[@sdarkao9297]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@LetticeTravels]

I went to Harbin 2 years ago. It was a great trip. I took a night coach to go there. It was very cold once I arrived but I loved the ice sculptures. I'd love to visit the north east of China again.

[@derekhung6625]

I was in Asahikawa, Hokkaido in Feb 2020 and the overnight minimum on the 9th was -26°C, while just 25 min from the city in Etanbetsu River it got as low as -36°C. There was a display of photos and souvenirs from Harbin Ice Festival - a sister of Asahikawa Winter Festival. Harbin and Asahikawa are friendship cities. Harbin is certainly on my bucket list, but at least I won't be shocked by the cold anymore!

[@thedeemon]

Funny how so many Western movies show `Russian` people saying the toast "Na zdorovye" but in Russia nobody says that. It's not a toast. It's a popular reply to "thank you".

[@irish2517]

You know, let it stay the way it is, it's somehow cute)

[@Олег-ж9е8к]

my grandmother says that all the time

[@thedeemon]

@@Олег-ж9е8к But not when she drinks, right?

[@lewycraft]

Actually this city is a strong cultural mix of Russian, Ukrainian and Polish, like the oldest beer manufactury in China was created by Poles in Harbin for example

[@eprst45]

Вы знаете, это очень по русски - есть мороженное при -25 С !!!! Это тоже традиция :))))

[@jossdionne9810]

I have met mixed Russian-Chinese people all over China... wonderful mixture!! Btw, eating ice cream outside for me, only in icy weather. I like eating ice cubes in the morning...break fast!

[@tamterence5561]

omg, I HAVE BEEN THERE. I love it and miss it soooooo much,I still remember that I walked above a frozen river

[@RockyBilbao21811]

It is better to eat bread with Russian borsch and then drink vodka. After the revolution in 1917, many Russians fled to Harbin. Who parted around the world, and some stayed there. A lot of descendants of those Russians live there, but they mixed up with the Chinese and now they can’t be distinguished from the Chinese. P:S Borsch is a Russian soup

[@BlondieinChina]

omg yum! Sounds like a winning combo. I'm half polish so have had my fair share of Borsch over the years haha

[@llamaalpaca5563]

That piece of bread reminds of sourdough so I would assume it's gonna taste a lot better after a good toast.

[@BlondieinChina]

yeah I think it would taste better after toasting haha

[@Pidalin]

Selling ice cream with no freezer needed....Russians.... :-D

[@itsmidtrib1569]

😂 Russians indeed lolol

[@Pidalin]

@@itsmidtrib1569 I can't imagine such temperatures, when we have -10°C for few hours, it's like apocalypse for us, most of winter we had between 0 to +10°C :-D Freezing is very retro for me because it reminds me childhood when lower temperatures were common every winter.

[@ranshi6222]

I've been living in Harbin from birth until 12 yrs old, then my family moved to Ontario, Canada. Honestly, even Ontario is warmer than Harbin. Your video really brings me nostalgia, miss Harbin so much.

[@xinyaoyin2238]

U go to uoft?

[@ranshi6222]

@@xinyaoyin2238 no

[@Danderman888]

Do you know why vodka is the drink of choice in one of the coldest countries in the world? Because it usually has one of the highest content of alcohol, and along with other such high alcohol content drinks, they freeze at much lower temperatures, which makes them stay liquid and thus more drinkable.

[@BadassLapin]

It's a Manchurian city with a Manchurian feel. Proud of my hometown Harbin, and my motherland Manchuria!

[@pekingman3034]

Macau: Portuguese culture and architecture Hongkong: British culture and architecture Harbin: Russian culture and architecture Yanji: Korean culture and architecture.. Erdos:Mogolian culture and architecture Xishuangbanna:Thailand and Laos culture and architecture Ningxia:Arab Islam culture and architecture Xinjiang:Turan Islam culture and architecture

[@narendrakhilnani6578]

Lhasa: Tibetan Culture and architecture.

[@pekingman3034]

@@narendrakhilnani6578 tibet is not foreign country,taht is part of CHina,if that can repeat many city in China,Miao,Hui,Tujia,Shui,Yi,Mantruria....all have special culture city

[@narendrakhilnani6578]

@@pekingman3034 Nice places to visit. What is the temperature in Harbin in Summer.

[@pekingman3034]

@@narendrakhilnani6578 20+C VERY COOL

[@narendrakhilnani6578]

@@pekingman3034 Thanks.

[@wuqi6197]

I was studying in Beijing early this year, but all my plans got cancelled due to covid. Thank you for sharing this :) now I can at least get an insight

[@彭新懿]

不是哈滨人冬天爱吃冰棍，是呢家店很有名。不管本地人还是外地人去中央大街溜达都会买

[@soulonagh1276]

My Girlfriend is from Harbin ❤️ and I'm from India 🇮🇳❤️🇨🇳

[@corvuslividus677]

Very nice video, but two remarks should be made to make it accurate: 1) Harbin was not only developed by Russians but founded by them as "Sungari- 1" railway station. 2) The architectural style is not Baroque, it is Russian modernist style (popular in late XIX- early XX centuries).

[@kinagioro9671]

Sungari? in our language Sunggari is the name of a branch of Amur River

[@sdarkao9297]

Thank You !

[@PolishGod1234]

Harbin was founded by Poles, and made by both Russian and Polish architects. First President of the city was Polish - he got the idea of building the city.

[@大魔王2012]

@@PolishGod1234 These ethnic groups are from Russia,Russians,Jews,Ukrainians,Poles,Germans,Armenians and Tatars.

[@rhodium1096]

There is another Russian style city in China = Manzhouli

[@satviksomya4311]

Central street's ice cream is so famous. I literally ate it on a day with - 30 temperature just because one of my friends said that if you are in Harbin, you got got eat that ice cream😂

[@lydiaalhassan4127]

It’s 47 degrees in my country 🥵

[@KonradCieślik-w5x]

It is also great to add that Polish people left also their heritage (if Im not wrong there's a railway bridge made by a Polish engineer). They built churches, schools, but unfortunately the Polish elements didn't make it until today and there aren't any Polish people living from that time. :) Great video, Harbin's definitely on my travel list!

[@maga20244-i]

there are Polish cemeteries in Harbin and Polish descendants in China are recognized as ethnic Russians.

[@KajaKubicka]

I don't know what it is with ice cream in colder places! In Denmark it's pretty common to see people eating ice cream in winter too! ;D

[@zzccolin]

My hometown... Harbin BBQ is the best for me

[@ariyasung1251]

same here, 一天三顿哈哈

[@jennybian5697]

I really love your video today .You such a lovely person to speaking perfectly Chinese these days .I am so admire you .Lots of love ❤️ to you all

[@BlondieinChina]

Aww thank you Jenny! What a lovely message to read

[@jennybian5697]

Blondie in China I am your loyal fans for a while .I am so glad you have had fun to living in China these days .Love you

[@Righteous1ist]

A mixed city, cool. Those grilled sausages look very moist and tasty.

[@BlondieinChina]

SO MOIST

[@Righteous1ist]

@@BlondieinChina That's great. The more moist the better tasting and fun.

[@stefanosong9314]

and it is not too salty like the wurstel

[@total2199]

My family lived in Kharbin after the 1917 Russian revolution. My mother was born there. I grew up among Russian immigrants from China. ❤!

[@nadia_h3792]

Oh wow, thanks for sharing this amazing place with us! Definitely need to visit it someday

[@mkktbkkt3236]

欢迎来我的家乡 welcome to Harbin

[@taf209]

HRBer plz sign here!

[@moriart13]

how much a m2 in those Russian BUILT houses cost?

[@richardpony]

here

[@Terrus_38]

There were also many Poles in Harbin.

[@bramantyopamungkas2368]

I'm studying in Harbin Institute of Technology but I need to return to my country currently, I miss Harbin so much

[@ghoststreet7301]

LOL never been to Harbin, but I think how they like to eat icecream when it's cold, is kinda similar with the fact that ppl in Sichuan/Chongqing like to eat hotpot in summer.

[@skajuoker23]

Not Russians but a Polish engineer Adam Szydłowski drew plans for the city of HARBIN following the construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway.

[@sempreviva4564]

Last time I checked Poland was a Russian province back then, so yes technically he was Russian, plus he studied in Saint-Petersburg - the capital of the Russian Empire and Poland was a part of it at the time.

[@skajuoker23]

The greatest military defeats in Russian history. Three are losses to Poland. Russia has fought many wars over the centuries. Several of them ended in total defeat of Russian forces. The greatest victories over Russia in its history were against Poland. However, the Crimean War and the war with Japan were equally severe for Russia. Russia is a country of losers.@@sempreviva4564

[@alexrockstone9035]

Nice attempt to lick arses of westerners, skajuoker! The problem is that Poland was a part of Russian Empire and Adam Szydlowski was working in accordance to Russian general plan of development of the city.

[@jli3789]

Harbiner's here! Left home almost 8 years ago and I miss my hometown so much. Zhongyang street was where I grew up on and you brought back so much memories! Wish to be able to see the lovely street and eat ice cream in winter on the street (it's the best thing haha) again soon.

[@yueyinggong9344]

Beautiful. As a Chinese, I have never been to there.

[@sodinc]

as a russian - i would say that it has some russian traits, but they are buried under chinese life

[@Эрдэм-ы7ш]

Харбин-самый русский город в Китае!😮😅😊🎉

[@mikhailvasilkov4125]

The cuisine in Harbin tastes nothing like Russian cuisine, don't be fooled!

[@xiaotaowu1169]

The only russian cuisine I know is caviar.

[@irish2517]

@@xiaotaowu1169 Borsch (bitroot soup), buckwheat, pelmeni and vareniki (same stuff as pierogi in Poland), Shti (sourkraut soup), the bread like the one in the video, pickled mushrooms, cucumbers, tomatoes, sweet rice porridge with milk, butter and honey, bakery such as pierojki (dont mix em up with polish stuff) and much more😁 Apart from that, there's lots of other kinds of quisine in RF: the peoples of Central Asia, Siberia, the Far East, Caucasus really make it varied. Come to see it all for yourself!

[@tudiren]

my dad went to Harbin in 1950, my mum 1956, according to them, in 1950s more Russians than Chinese in the city. My first 10 years was in Harbin. Need to go back and visit it again.

[@twwuwu7527]

Harbin is one of the places where I wanted to visit but won't cause of the temperature. Born and raised in Malaysia, our tolerance to temperature are so narrow we can only accept 21-25℃. We complain when it's too hot (most afternoons in the year reaches 33℃), we also complain when it's too cold (we experienced a cold spell in end of 2018 and 2019). 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ddiesel1836]

chinese in harbin appear to be more cultured, disciplined and polite than their countrymen in Beijing

[@orangecobraEU]

In my city in Russie it s -45 and +50

[@eugeneimbangyorteza]

Vladivostok is a Russian city with Chinese feel.

[@DaniilMedwed33]

I am Chinese. Respect to Russia 🇷🇺 hopefully China 🇨🇳 and Russia 🇷🇺 become closer 😊

[@amann9963]

I hope not

[@massalleh5255]

@@amann9963 I hope so

[@馬爽-t6j]

it is not the coldest city. you can go to Heihe

[@ningboflyer3871]

I remembered when I visited Harbin with my parents more than 10 years ago, when the plane landed, we couldn't disembark. Since the cabin door was frozen due to low temperature...

[@youfeerich540]

Always so cheerful with vibrant positive vibes. Thanks!

[@xiupingwu3952]

真的希望Amy的粉丝能快点涨上来。

[@mingshili4101]

不可能的，现在反中是政治正确

[@sdarkao9297]

艾米飯加油💪💪💪

[@TomoMomoDomo]

Thank you for making this! I will never not be proud of being born in such a beautiful place ; w; The Snow and Ice Festival is a must see for anyone brave enough to handle the cold winter! Last I heard, the Sophia cathedral has been turned into an art museum. Ma-di-er ice cream is best ice cream :p though my brother's logic for eating ice cream in the winter is that it doesn't melt xD Da-lie-ba bread is Rye bread. I get my fix of harbin sausage from the russian markets in the states which I'm thankful we have TT A TT Funny thing about growing up in Harbin in the 90s... almost everyone knew how to ice skate because the school I went to had a very shallow lake that froze solid in the winter. So everyone had skates and learned how to skate. LOL

[@Razear]

What a scenic piece of history this city is. Beautiful example of cultural amalgamation.

[@Rudolf_E]

It was also a bit Polish

[@dlandis8146]

visited Harbin 5 years ago (living in Tianjin back then) the coldest and one of the most difficult places to travel too (no English spoke anywhere) but a fascinating trip. Ice Festival was great. Would love to return some day.