the best time to visit my home town作文

the best time to visit my home townMy hometown Before you visit a city,it is always useful to know something about it。Harbin is a sub-provincial city and the capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast ChinaIt lies on the southern bank of the Songhua RiverHarbin is ranked as the tenth largest city in Chinaserving as a key political,economic。scientific cultural and communications center of Northeastern China。Harbin is originally a Manchu word meaning 'a place for drying fishing nets'。Harbin bears the nicknames 'The Pearl on the swan's neck' because the shape of Heilongjiang resembles a swan,and 'Oriental Moscow' or 'Oriental Paris' for the architecture in the city。Harbin is also known as 'Ice City' for its long and cold winter。Harbin was the birthplace of Jin and Qing Dynasties。the latter of which had a very considerable influence on modern Chinese history。At the end of the 19th century,Russia built the terminus of the Middle East Railway here