city in NE China, on the Songhua River; capital of Heilongjiang province: pop. 2,519,000
See Harbin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
A city of northeast China north of Jilin. It grew after Russia was granted a trade concession in 1896 and the completion of the railroad to Lüshun in 1898. The city is the capital of Heilongjiang province. Population: 2,670,000.