Harbin 哈爾濱

Harbin (Hāěrbīn 哈爾濱) Other names include: Pokai

Nearby Locations: Chángchūn 長春

Northeastern China Region

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Harbin 哈爾濱 is a city in northeastern China whose modern history can be traced back to the construction of the Chinese Eastern Railway in 1898. Today it is the capital of Hēilóngjiāng 黑龍江.

Important Buddhist Sites

• Huáyán Temple 華嚴寺
• Jílè Temple 極樂寺
  • Tánxū 倓虛 reestablished this temple in 1924 with the help of Zhū Zǐqiáo 朱子橋 and others
  • Ordinations were held here in 1929; Dìxián 諦閑 was in attendance
• Pǔzhào Temple 普照寺

Other Notes

• Zhū Zǐqiáo 朱子橋 was stationed here in the early to mid 1920s
• Táiyuán 台源, who was born in Jílín 吉林, received tonsure here in 1924
• Tánxū 倓虛 lived here from 1924 to 1929