Harbin (
哈爾濱 or
哈尔滨 in
pinyin: Ha1 er3 bin1) (
population 2.5 million) is a
city in north-east
China, the
capital of the
Heilongjiang province. It is located on the
Songhua River.
Japanese troups occupied Harbin during World War II starting on February 4, 1942.