Influence of foreign culture on Harbin

Harbin is recognized as the city with the most rich Russian architectural style: the famous Sun Island, which was originally a Russian villa area, is a concentrated reflection of Russian overseas Chinese culture, and its biggest feature is the architecture with Russian flavor. Some people think that Harbin is like a replica of reduced Moscow, because in some blocks of Nangang and Daoli in Harbin, we can see the Byzantine-style big dome and arch dome of Moscow Orthodox Cathedral, the beige walls of various public buildings in the urban area, the relief decoration on the external walls of buildings, the iron sloping roofs of suburban villas in ochre or dark green, and the granite road in Arbat Street ... We can clearly feel the deep imprint of ancient Russian culture in this city.

2. Home decoration

Most families in Harbin admire Russian home decoration that has been inherited from the 192s and 193s: painted colorful walls, decorative corner lines with various patterns at the joints between the walls and the ceiling, European classical Simmons beds with copper columns, heavy dark Russian furniture and matching wine cabinets and coat racks, rectangular or oval dining tables, Russian door buckets specially designed to keep out the cold, and bags covered with thick copper nails. After the Sino-Russian trade in the 199s, Russian copper tea pots, wooden paintings, various dolls and other handicrafts have also become fashionable furnishings for many Harbin citizens' families.

3. Eating habits

Russian food culture has a profound influence on the northeast of China, especially Harbin. In this city, there are not only splendid Chinese Macy's restaurants featuring Russian-style meals, but also all kinds of authentic Russian-style coffee houses and ice cream shops. No matter the size of the shops, their decorations and tastes are very Russian. From the dining habits of ordinary citizens, we can also feel the life taste of the Russian nation. Beer sausage bread, which is indispensable for Russians, has been widely accepted by Harbin people and has become an important part of their daily diet. Harbin people are good at combining Chinese food with Russian food skillfully. At the family breakfast table, there is sliced sausage (and occasionally a plate of butter or caviar) on one side, and porridge and pickles on the other-they are confused and enjoyed alternately at the same time. What makes Harbin people particularly proud is that the authentic sausage produced by Harbin Meat Joint Factory is the most famous domestic western-style ham cold food. During the holidays in spring and summer, Harbin people will carry beer sausage bread and pickled cucumbers, go to Sun Island to bask in the sun, dance and sing in the Woods, thus bringing the Russian holiday style to the extreme.

4. Dress

Harbin's dress style and aesthetic taste have absorbed the characteristics of Russian clothing more and more skillfully. From men's woolen coats, boat-shaped fur hats and high-waisted boots, men's shirts with small collars, to women's colorful dresses in summer, fur coats and shawls in autumn and winter, we can see the quiet infiltration of Russian clothing culture.

5. Popularization of Russian

Decades ago, Russian was the foreign language with the largest coverage and the strongest popularity in Northeast China. Russian words such as "Hello Dro" (barrel), "Blagi" (dress) and "Leba" (bread) are still skillfully used in daily life in Northeast China. From the 194s, Soviet songs began to be quietly popular in China, reaching its peak in the 195s, and became "old songs" that are still fresh in the minds of the generation born in the 195s. Many people can also sing Soviet songs in Russian and Chinese, even making native Russians amazed and ashamed.