What's the name of this city? If you are planning to visit or have just arrived you may be excused for the confusion - and we'll try to clear it up for you now:
In Chinese the name is 哈尔滨. In Pinyin it is written as "ha-er-bin". In standard English it's Harbin. We've chose to go with the pinyin spelling as it's closer to it's spoken sound in Chinese - but it really doesn't matter what you call it!
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Got a question? With more an ever-growing foreigner population in Haerbin, the Haerbinger online forums are a great resource for visitors, newcomers and long-time residents. Go ahead, ask your toughest questions, provide answers for others, share your views, ideas and experiences - the community is waiting to meet and welcome you.
Do you want to contribute to the Haerbinger Magazine or Web site? Go ahead, we'd love to have your participation. There's many different areas that you can contribute to, including features, reviews (restaurants, clubs, shopping, events, employers, books, music, movies and more)or if you've got an ideas for something new or different we're waiting to hear it.
Have you noticed that Google maps now offer English and pinyin on their map of Harbin?
 This is a great improvement and incredibly useful for those of us who don't read Chinese. All the street names and listed businesses and places of interest are now in English or pinyin.
 You can check it out for yourself by clicking on the Harbin Map link on the left-side Resources menu. We are also in the process of updating the business directory, reviews and local attractions sections with accurate map links.
It's early days for the Haerbinger Magazine and Website but we hope you'll join in with the community. We're passionate about helping people have the best possible experience in Haerbin and we're committed to providing as much information as we can through our monthly Haerbinger Magazine which is distributed for free to many places around Haerbin, and through our online community portal www.haerbinger.com. We will also be hosting some great events and invitation-only member functions that will be the talk of the town.
