Places
How Harbin Became China’s Ice City
Every winter, workers on the frozen Songhua River at Harbin cut the ice into heavy blocks.
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Places
History
From Jurchen Tribes to Manchu Emperors
In November 1635, the ruler of a rising state in what is now north-east China issued an order about a name. His people had long been called Jušen, known in Chinese as Nüzhen and in English as Jurchen.
