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
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.
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.
@@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.
@@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.
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.
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
@@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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 😔
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
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.
Majority of people coming to Harbin:........... Damn it feels cold in here.... Russians coming to Harbin:................. Ah feels just like mother Russia...
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.
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!
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.
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?
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.
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
Hey! We have just stumbled onto your channel! Your energy, vibe, presentation of your content, and knowledge is a very rare to find on UA-cam. 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
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!
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. 👍🌹🥰
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.
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
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!
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.
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.
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
@@PolishGod1234 ага железную дорогу тоже строили поляки под покровительством польской империи да? Вам ваши политики националисты такую историю рассказывают?
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 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.
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.
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”.
@@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.
I LOVE UR VIDEOS!!!! Ur so sweet and positive and u truly respect and love the culture!!! AND the people see it!! Thank u for shining such a positive light on Chinese culture! My family has a mix of Chinese and Russian history so this video is a godsend!!!! Thank YOU BLONDIE!!! 💗💗💞W LOVE FROM CALI
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!
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.
😂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?
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.
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
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.
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.
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😂
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.
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!
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!
I sure miss harbin... my wife is from harbin which she is there now spending time with family along with our son! Harbin in the summer is also beautiful! Will be back soon! Gan bei!!
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). 🤦🏻♀️
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".
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
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 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
My hometown is right next to Harbin. I really miss the snow in Dongbei. Now I live in LA. I don't see any snow here unless I go to the top of mountains.
im from harbin, As I know,we usually don't eat ice cream in winter. the reason they eat that in zhongyang street. it's because that icecream(Modern ice lolly) is the most famous and special one in harbin ,so whatever the weather is, the ice cream sells good
Good video. One minor correction: you said that the Chinese Eastern Railway was built in the late 18th century. It should be late 19th century, which is when the Trans-Siberian Railroad was built.
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...
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
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
哈哈哈哈
Hahahahah
对！
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.
It should be: how do u want your beer? Cold or frozen?
As a russian,it truly melts my heart and yes the architecture looks like a mix of Moscow and Saint-Petersburg
I'll be responding to you in russian real soon just you wait
@@adriangudino3412 хорошо бумер
Your heart is too cold to be melted :-P
@@supercruiser4925 that's a good one
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.
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.
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.
just imagine its +25 duh, no wonder ppl call finns slow))
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
I am Russian and I lived in Southern city in China but after watching your video I DEFINETELY will visit Harbin. Feels like home!
Or perhaps you should go back to Russia and stay with the rest of us
Most of Russian students study in Harbin night life extremely well
I love Russia
@@glebsokolov9959 Но Китай лучше.
@@antonishedsp2036 С какого это перепугу? Даже учитывая нашу стагнацию при Путине, у нас ваше ВВП. Тем более в Китае живёт совсем другой народ.
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*!!!!!!!!
you are so cute
her videos are good to learn chinese cities :)
bread-----面包
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
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。
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.
Icecream feels warm in mouth when in winter
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.
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
@@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.
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.
I am Russian and I love visiting Harbin. It feels like a second home. Very beautiful buildings and ice sculptures.
Китайско-российская дружба длится вечно
@@令和风 Wish it didn't end in the Soviet era... Possibly the largest factor to its overthrow.
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.
@Рамис Карама thanks that’s very interesting knowledge.
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
Ice cream tastes best in winter. Everybody knows that.
Mate is it for real, ice cream to warm up?
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
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.
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 😔
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
Me too
Cool
HIT?
I’m harbin guy! Miss home!
harbin guyhere!
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.
Majority of people coming to Harbin:........... Damn it feels cold in here....
Russians coming to Harbin:................. Ah feels just like mother Russia...
Well in Yakutia (Sakha Republic) of Russia the coldest recorded temperature is -71.2C so Harbin would almost feel like summer to them lol
@@YummYakitori Trust me I am from Canada... I know what "actual cold" feels like too.... lmao
Unless you are from the Krasnodar region
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.
@@huzefagirnary1064 not really, russian siberian cities are actually colder. Unless youre living in the prairies or the territories.
“I’m not scared it’s gonna melt. “ Heaven
Tracy L heaven with coronavirus is odd
@@agdasqurshi2328 Nope, If you want Crona, go to the US. In China, Chrona is locked down so people don't have to worry.
What about Global Warming and/or Climate Change? I don't know if it is impacting Harbin's temperatures as of now but
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!
Thank you for sharing this beautiful family history with us
Сочувствую вам😢😮😊🎉
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@@koruki这并不美好，是一个悲惨的经历，被迫背井离乡😂
Best thing about those drinking glasses made of ice: washing dishes with a hair dryer! ;- )
BAHAHAAHAA just making them disappear! classic
Genius！
good idea😂
I spent a year studying in Harbin, had an amazing time - thanks for the video, brings back so many memories ❤️
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.
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?
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.
Stellar KTG you guys are just too cold :P
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
Hey! We have just stumbled onto your channel! Your energy, vibe, presentation of your content, and knowledge is a very rare to find on UA-cam. 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
Don’t forget to visit the concentration camps.
@@FrenchViking466 wait what
@@FrenchViking466 you need to build them first.
scipion34 Look it up, millions of people have been taken to so called “re-education camps”..
@@FrenchViking466 yes ik but usually its uyghurs
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!
I am supposed to visit Harbin this winter but it got canceled :(
*screaming internally*
aarghhh that sucks :( sorry Joyce!
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!
Dude same here haha
Oof
I went to Harbin near 10 years ago and was planning to go again this year...
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. 👍🌹🥰
Great video Amy, looking forward to more.
thanks Alex!
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.
hope you see a nice warm beach someday!
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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.
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
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.
When the ice cream is -10, and outside - 70C °, it seems warm. (Resident of Novosibirsk, Russia)
Always so cheerful with vibrant positive vibes. Thanks!
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!
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.
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.
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
oh wow!!! hahah
I have been 5 times to Russia and indeed it reminds me of there. Two amazing countries!!
Harbin is my hometown, but now I'm in the U.S. Hence I'm so happy to see this video on UA-cam, thank you!
Harbin’s beautiful & awesome.The architectures are towards Russian styles,super amazing & it’s very modern,cool!👍🏻👏🏻The snow & ice sculptures are fantastic 👍🏻👏🏻😆
The architecture is Polish, not Russian. Polish engineers built the city, and first President of Harbin was Polish.
@@PolishGod1234 ага железную дорогу тоже строили поляки под покровительством польской империи да? Вам ваши политики националисты такую историю рассказывают?
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.
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
现在回黑龙江要居家隔离28天😂14天酒店+28天居家
哈尔滨人在悉尼＋1
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。
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。
哈尔滨人在悉尼+2
Amazing video the world needs more people like u. Learning different languages and culture in a positive light is amazing.
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
Aww thank you Jenny! What a lovely message to read
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
Oh wow, thanks for sharing this amazing place with us! Definitely need to visit it someday
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.
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.
...it is problematic.
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.
@gwynbleys7171 Canada and USA have no culture.
@@GwynBleyslmao absolutely brain dead take. Why don’t you move to China then buddy
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!
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!
Ms. Me I think she did that to be humble lol
@@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.
Does Chinese have the word "blond?" 金发? I suspect that this word meant another until the 18th century.
@@radziwill7193 we just call all foreigners "old outsiders"
@@diggingmystyle Why old?
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.
U go to uoft?
@@xinyaoyin2238 no
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”.
Олжас Есенбаев вы понимаете, что мы говорим об абсолютно разных контекстах?
Олжас Есенбаев коммент адресован автору, она поняла о чём речь. Видео совсем короткое, посмотрите и поймёте о чём я. Так вы только запутаете человека.
yeah im polish and we say na zdrowie and i think it is not the same as russian
@@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.
@@ErmakBrovar oh okay now i know thank you so much
I LOVE UR VIDEOS!!!! Ur so sweet and positive and u truly respect and love the culture!!! AND the people see it!! Thank u for shining such a positive light on Chinese culture! My family has a mix of Chinese and Russian history so this video is a godsend!!!! Thank YOU BLONDIE!!! 💗💗💞W LOVE FROM CALI
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!
Thanks, bro! nice to hear) you are also welcome in Russia!!
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Huge fan of your videos. They’re very informative. You sort of inspired me to take the leap with my family and move to Shenzhen. Thanks.
I love the way your mum said "OMG" when she knew you were in a place 7 degrees colder than the fridge.
hahahahh
@ Gaiseric Lee, no mate.She was comparing to the freezer, not the fridge.
Learned a lot about Harbin in 5 mins; thanks so much for documenting this!
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.
So thats why there's not a lot of Russians in harbin, guess they chilling at Siberia now
@@raymondwen4210 yes chilling on the bottom of lake baikal
😂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?
Что значит большевитское вмешательство в гражданскую войну?
nice music! As a graduate of ANU staying in Australia right now, I really miss Harbin, the city I lived in for four years.
my top place I want to visit in China, such an interesting city!
yeah! I had been wanting to visit for soo long
rather visit taiwan
@@russkayaimperiya5779 there is nothing is taiwan as compared to china
@@jtky7257 yeah there is, areas of cultural hertitage in taiwan are actually preserved, unlike in china where they are exploited and faked
@@russkayaimperiya5779 u mean taiwan has a longer heritage than China? Are u joking?
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.
omg, I HAVE BEEN THERE. I love it and miss it soooooo much,I still remember that I walked above a frozen river
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
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
I'm from harbin and welcome to my hometown I'm so miss my hometown thank you for your videos
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.
Welcome to my hometown :) I'm living in Sydney now. Love your vid!
That's my hometown
how much app in those russian houses cost?
👍👍👍👍👍
love your travel video and explanation on the history. keep it up gal
Harbin seems so lovely! Hope to be able to visit someday!
I'm from Harbin China and I like your videos, I had subscribed it.
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.
I studied in a college in Harbin.it’s a beautiful city.I have lots of memories about Harbin.
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😂
Great to see the views I should have seen in this Chinese New Year! I will re-plan to trip to go there in near future.
There were also many Poles in Harbin.
I love your channel sis! You’re so cute and your videos are just so relaxing and fun! Sending love❤️❤️
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.
Your videos are so interesting, educating and you even film like a pro, love your channel :)
And I also love that you put both eng and chinese subs
Oh thanks so much for the kind words!!
I'm studying in Harbin Institute of Technology but I need to return to my country currently, I miss Harbin so much
the place looks magical!
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!
there are Polish cemeteries in Harbin and Polish descendants in China are recognized as ethnic Russians.
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!
What a scenic piece of history this city is. Beautiful example of cultural amalgamation.
SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF FUN, those snags look pretty good in HARBIN & the ice city sculptures, see the infamous UNIT 731 never again.
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
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Why is this weird? Outside, the temperature is -25, the temperature of ice cream is -15. Ice cream warms a person.
Hmmm. .....Not wire see many Malaysian drink hot coffee hot tea very hot soap under hot Malaysian weather ya
I sure miss harbin... my wife is from harbin which she is there now spending time with family along with our son!
Harbin in the summer is also beautiful! Will be back soon! Gan bei!!
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). 🤦🏻♀️
My favorite UA-camr is back 😌😌
I love you Amy 🤗🤗
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".
You know, let it stay the way it is, it's somehow cute)
my grandmother says that all the time
@@Олег-ж9е8к But not when she drinks, right?
Thanks for another beautiful video footage Amy 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍
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
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.
Did Koreans derive from manchuria?
@@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
harbin russians are mostly Jewish russians and white russians
Wow! Such a unique city. Loved the video :)
It's a Manchurian city with a Manchurian feel. Proud of my hometown Harbin, and my motherland Manchuria!
My hometown is right next to Harbin. I really miss the snow in Dongbei. Now I live in LA. I don't see any snow here unless I go to the top of mountains.
That piece of bread reminds of sourdough so I would assume it's gonna taste a lot better after a good toast.
yeah I think it would taste better after toasting haha
here is my hometown. it's very beautiful and unique. i'm so glad u like it!
hoho, that's my hometown. thanks for sharing~
Nice video! Really miss my hometown in this special year.
Yeah I can imagine, hope you get to go back soon!!! Stay safe wherever you may be xx
@@BlondieinChina thanks for your reply, once the condition becomes better I will go back and eat 10*Guo Bao Rou for sure hahaha
A mixed city, cool. Those grilled sausages look very moist and tasty.
SO MOIST
@@BlondieinChina That's great. The more moist the better tasting and fun.
and it is not too salty like the wurstel
ice cream in such a cold weather??? blondie it is really fun watching your adventures.....hahaha...
Beautiful. As a Chinese, I have never been to there.
as a russian - i would say that it has some russian traits, but they are buried under chinese life
im from harbin, As I know,we usually don't eat ice cream in winter. the reason they eat that in zhongyang street. it's because
that icecream(Modern ice lolly) is the most famous and special one in harbin ,so whatever the weather is, the ice cream sells good
Good video. One minor correction: you said that the Chinese Eastern Railway was built in the late 18th century. It should be late 19th century, which is when the Trans-Siberian Railroad was built.
cool!! my mother was born in Jiamusi ( not far from where you were) before move to beijing!!! love your content
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...
Harbin is my hometown. Welcome there! But don't forget to wear a down jacket in winter
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
Yes please do! haha
I thought Harbin is a pretty well known city
Me too,老乡
@慈禧太后 only if among Russians, then yes, older people usually know about Harbin 🤔
Thanks for your sharing on the interesting parts of Harbin, on the food, culture and weather. Meanwhile, your Mandarin is superb good!