5 Days Harbin Jewish Culture Private Tour

Assemble at International airport for your flight to Harbin, Harbin is a famous historical and cultural city and a tourist city in China, as famous as “Ice World”, “Eastern Moscow”, and “Eastern Paris”. On arrival, be greeted and start the sightseeing tour of Harbin city.  【Harbin Jewish New Synagogue】 Jewish New Synagogue lies in Jingwei Street, Daoli District, bordering the city center.It was built in 1918, with an area of 2400 square meters, is China's largest synagogue. 2006, for the protection of historical and cultural relics, it carried out repairs on the halls. The museum displays the "Harbin Jewish History and Culture Exhibition”, showing the production and living conditions of the Jews in Harbin in mid-20th century. 【Sites of the Jewish Free Soup Kitchen and the Home for Aged】by bus ,Designed by C.M. Rabinovitch and H.A.Rabinovitch,and with its construction completed in November 1920, the Jewish Free Soup Kitchen and the Home for Aged were the two of the charity institutions of the Harbin Jewish Community.  【The Old Synagogue】After the Russo Japanese War, the number of Jews in Harbin increased to more than 3000. According to the needs of religious life, the Jewish religious association of Harbin began to raise funds for the construction of synagogue hall in 1905. It was built and opened in January 15, 1909, and the designer is the famous Kiley. 【The Jewish middle school】Several Jewish organizations set up the school in1916. Later, Jews founded the famous Glazunov music school. 

After breakfast we will visit Jewish historical relics:  【Central Street】Central Street was built in 1900, which is still one of major business streets in Harbin. There are a lot of department stores, fashion shops and featured restaurants along two sides of this street. The buildings on the street are in all European styles like Renaissance architecture style, Baroque architecture style, eclecticism and so on. There are always a lot of people on the street to tour or shop.  【Modern Hotel】(You could taste a Modern Popsicle, each person gets one free) This is a comprehensive enterprise set up by the Jews in 1913, which is a collection of hotels and theaters. It won the world reputation soon. The name of "Ma Dier" has been used to the present.It is a typical French Baroque architecture during the Renaissance.  【Hua Mei Western Restaurant】,it was built in 1925,formerly known as Marrs Western-style food tea shop.  【A Jewish National bank】was created in 1923 following the efforts of A.M Pataka, D.N. Ganansky, Dr. A Kaufman, M Y. Elkin, M.I Trotsky, Dr. S.M.Vechter, G. B. Drisin, M.I Schister, and Y. Beiner that initiated this project already in 1919. The bank’s prime customers were Jewish businesses in need of cheap credit, but later it also catered to the needs of the wider business community. The bank ceased operation in 1950.  【Sites of Jewish hospital】the construction of the Harbin Jewish Hospital started in June 1933, and completed in 1939.Today it serves as the Harbin Ophthalmology Hospital.The Jewish Hospital was considered the best medical facility in Harbin.  【Originally Miniature Restaurant】was originally the Miniature Restaurant run by a Jew Named Karci .The construction began in 1926 and finished in 1927. It is in brick-wooden structure, featuring the Art Nouveau Movement Style.  【Originally Brother Samsonovky Chamber of Commerce】was originally the Brother Chamber of Commerce created by the French Jew named Samsonovky. It was built in early 20 century and later it was sold to Churin Company in 1915, become a branch company in Daoli Branch. The building is in brick-R.C. mixed structure with the features of Art Nouveau.  【A. L Aokun Building】 was built in 1917, it was originally the Mansion run by Jew named A. L. Aokun. The building is a brick-r.C. mixed structure with Eclectic architectural style.  After lunch you will experience: 【Northeast Folk Experience】: You can experience the traditional folk customs of northeast.(you can experience:Wear flower jacket,Make dumplings,Writing Spring Festival couplets……)  【Sun Island Snow Carving Exhibition】：It is the birthplace of the national art and sculpture, is an important part of the Harbin Ice Festival, is the biggest highlight of Harbin snow tourism.After 29 years, the Sun Island snow fair in Harbin has been in winter, the most beautiful and most happy meeting of people and snow, art and nature. 【Ice & Snow World 】:In the evening,we will visit the biggest ice carnival in the world—The Ice world. It is the essence of ice and snow art in Harbin. The night scene is more beautiful than day scene. Visitors will see the highest, the prettiest, the most magnificent and the grandest ice art. 

After breakfast we will drive to： 【Huangshan Jewish Cemetery】, the largest and best-preserved one in East Asia, which witnessed the special friendship between Chinese people and Jewish people. It was founded in 1903. In the same year, the Jewish religious association of Harbin established the Jewish Funeral Association to manage the cemetery. From 1903 to 1958, more than 3000 Jews were buried here. Former Israeli Prime Minister Olmert's grandparents, is also buried here.  【St. Sophia Church Square】(Visit inside),this is the biggest orthodox church in Asia, was built in 1907, is the military church of No.4 Siberia Infantry division of Russian army.  【Siberian Tiger Park】 is located on the northern side of the Songhua River and neighbors the Sun Island. Covering an area of 1,200,000 square meters, the park is considered the one and only place in the world to admire the purebred and scarce Siberian tiger (aka Manchurian tiger), one of the world's top 10 endangered animals.The park consists of five sections: Adult Tiger Garden, Adult Tiger Breeding Garden, Tiger Cub Garden, Lion Garden and the Walking Area. Currently, the park has more than 600 tigers, which are trained to get used to the natural environment.  【Kanto Ancient Alley】 go into here, it seems to pass through time.The Kanto feelings are all here,it show the ancient culture of Harbin.

After breakfast we will visit Jewish historical relics: 【Skidelsky's Former Residence】 It was a private house of Skidelsky, a Judaic merchant in Harbin, built in 1914. The designer was Troanovsky, The building is in brick-R.C mixed structure. in imitation of Classical Revival architectural styletural style. Skidelsky was a famous Jewish forestry capitalist. He had obtained the management right of five forest farms along the Middle East Railway and rent the zalan Nur coal mine.  【Meiluoviky Building】was originally Meiluoviky Mansion,built in 1921,The designer was Y.P Ridanov.The building is in brick-wooden structure with Renaissance architec-tural style. Meiluoviky was a famous Jewish animal husbandry expert and stockholder in that year. There were many properties in Harbin. This building was one of them. The first floor was the famous BiLiewosi Kaya hospital ever. The famous lotus School of art was also built in this building.  【Sites of the Muling Coal Mine Company】was built in 1912.The building is a brick-wooden structure, in imitation of Renaissance architectural style.It was Salomon. Skidelsky’s private residence. Salomon. Skidelsky collaborated with the Jilin provincial government official shares founded the Muling coal company, the total office was located here.  Out View by bus: 【The old site of the East Qing Railway Administration】, 【The old site of the British Consulate General in Harbin】, 【Original Moscow mall】 After lunch we will go to visit: 【Winter Swimming】We are going to visit winter swimming in the river, Harbin is famous for winter swimming and many people go to swimming in the iced river.  【Russian style town】The whole town is made up of 27 villas and houses which are simple and rich in Russian style and architectural art in the last century.  【Flood Prevention Monument Tower】with its unique western retro touch, stood out among all statues in the city and became the true representation of the city’s pride.  【Stalin Park】is one of the places for sightseeing and be away for the summer holidays on the river bank of Songhua River. It gazes at each other with the Sun Island from beyond the river. The park was built in 1953, old named Riverside Park. Park has a length of 1750 meters and is a opening park along the river.  【Middle East Railway Bridge】in Harbin is also known as the Songhua River railway bridge. This name is always associated with its history. The Middle East Railway Bridge is the first bridge across the river in Harbin and a Songhua River railway bridge across the Middle East Railway of Eurasia.  【Middle East Railway Park】,the park is 2.7 kilometers long, with a total area of 10.4 hectares.It is a open park with the theme of the Middle East Railway as the theme.  After dinner, 【Enjoy A Concert】 (The performance time is every MON、WED、FRI、SAT 19:30 - 20:30)after dinner we will enjoy a concert in the Main Synagogue. Harbin is a famous musical city with a hundred years Symphony Orchestra.In 2010, Harbin was awarded the "reputation of the capital of music" by the United Nations. 

Today we will transfer to airport for the flight back home!