Sometimes referred to as "Little Moscow," those links are still evident in some of Harbin's architecture, including the central Saint Sophia Cathedral, a former Russian Orthodox church.

The annual Harbin Ice and Snow World delights ... draw for the former industrial centre, a city with Russian legacy and Tsarist-era architecture found nowhere else in China. The festival’s ...

The ice sculpture festival is a major tourist draw for the former industrial center that still boasts of its proximity to Russia with Tsarist-era architecture found nowhere else in China.