Why is Harbin called Little Paris of the East?

Harbin has a long history. This is a city that has never had a wall. How did the nickname "Little Paris in the East" come from? Perhaps there is still no clear historical statement. With the steady development of Harbin culture, there are more and more arguments. The following are three statements about the origin of "Little Paris in the East". Let's have a look.

According to Shi Fang, a researcher at Harbin Academy of Social Sciences, the name "Little Paris in the East" first appeared among foreigners living in Harbin in the 1920s. There have been three versions about the origin of this title. A popular saying is that from the perspective of architectural art, Harbin was originally called Alekin, and it was called Harabin in Qing Dynasty.

From 65438 to 0896, after Russia seized the right to build a railway in China, it developed into the center of Dong Qing railway. At the beginning of the 20th century, Russia, Britain, Japan and Czech Republic set up consulates general in Harbin, and Germany, France and Italy set up consulates in 10 countries, which made Harbin rapidly develop into a unique international metropolis in 50 years.

As immigrants from many countries gather, it brings cultural diversity, one of which is the diversity of architecture. So all kinds of buildings have become a major feature of Harbin. Harbin's architecture can be divided into 1 1 types, such as church architecture, baroque architecture, Art Nouveau architecture, Renaissance architecture, classical Renaissance architecture, etc., which makes it a museum that embodies the world's architectural art, including many buildings with French eclectic style, thus gaining the reputation of "Little Paris in the East".

There is another saying that people have a good expectation. Harbin has experienced more than one hundred years of development, among which western art and culture have a far-reaching influence on this young city. People yearn for the romantic atmosphere of Paris, France, and the bustling scene of Paris. Nowadays, a vibrant, open, harmonious and inclusive Harbin has rapidly absorbed and promoted the culture from the West and improved its international taste. Perhaps it is the unremitting efforts of Harbin people that have created Harbin, a city of "Little Paris in the East".

The third argument is that the origin of the name "Little Paris in the East" has a certain historical origin, mainly because after the October Revolution, a large number of Russians fled Soviet Russia, fled to Paris in large numbers, and some fled to the East, mainly Harbin. In this sense, Harbin is "Paris of the East" for these Russian refugees.