2017 International Conference of Former Foreign Residents in Harbin
Schedule (draft)
Sunday, June 25th
16:00 Meeting with Rokiškis, Lithuania and Sister City Agreement SigningCeremony
between Harbin and Rokiškis
Participants from Harbin: Mayor Mr. Song Xibin, Vice Mayor Mr. Shi Jiaxing and
authorities from Harbin Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Harbin Culture
Bureau and Harbin Archives
Venue: VIP Lounge, 1st Floor, Wanda Vista Harbin (Meeting)
Function Room, 1st Floor, Wanda Vista Harbin (Signing Ceremony)
16:30 Group photos of all participants with Mayor of Harbin
Venue: Hall, 1st Floor, Wanda Vista Harbin
17:00 Cocktail Party &Photo Exhibition of Former Foreign Residents in Harbin
Venue: Gallery, 1st Floor, Wanda Vista Harbin
17:30 Opening of 2017 International Conference of Former Foreign Residents in Harbin
Host: Vice Mayor Mr. Shi Jiaxing
Agenda: *Warming-up video clips (5 min)
* Opening remarks by Mayor of Harbin (3 min)
* Opening remarks by officials from foreign embassies in China (3 min)
* Opening remarks by authorities from Provincial Government (3 min)
* Opening remarks by representatives from former foreign residents in
Harbin (3 min each)
1. Mr. Romuald Oziewicz, Chairman of Polish Harbiners Club, Szczecin
2. Mr. K. Makarov, Chairman of Russian Omsk Harbiners Association
3. Mr. Igor Savitsky, Chairman of Harbin-China Historical Society,
Australia (written form)
* Opening remarks by authorities from CPAFFC (3 min)
* Opening remarks by special guest (Mr. Joseph Zarzewsky)(3 min)
* Opening remarks by authorities form Ministry of Foreign Affairs (3 min)
* Launching ceremony of Former Foreign Harbin Residents Website (5 min)
* Mayor Song Xibin of Harbin issues Certificate of Appointment-Harbin Advisor
in History and Culture to panel of the Conference (5 min)
* Harbin Municipal People’s Government signs cooperation agreement with
Harbiners Club from abroad (10 min)
Venue: No.1 Banquet Hall, 1st floor, Wanda Vista Hotel
18:30 Receptionbanquet by the Harbin Municipal Government
* Host: Vice Mayor Mr. Shi Jiaxing
* Toast by Mayor Mr. Song Xibin
Venue: No. 2&3 Banquet Hall, 1st floor, Wanda Vista Hotel
Monday, June 26th
09:00-12:00Seminar of Former Foreign Residents inHarbin
Venue: Function Room, 2nd Floor, Hotel Modern
12:30 Lunch with Vice Mayor Mr. Shi Jiaxing
Participants: Chairman of Harbiners Club from abroad and foreign experts
14:00-16:30 Touring in Harbin (three routes )
1. Polish Catholic Church-Lopato cigarette factory-Previous mansion of Polish
Merchant W. Kowalski (No.1 Yiyuan Street )-Chinese Eastern Railway Park
2. Former sites of Moscow shopping mall (present Heilongjiang Provincial
Museum, visiting the Exhibition of Cultural Relics from Russian Community
Cultural Relics inside);
The Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God in Harbin;
Former sites of Chinese Eastern Railway Administration Guesthouse ( present
Longmen Plaza);
Chinese Eastern Railway Park
3. No.3 Yiyuan Street;
Former sites of Harbin Jewish Elderly Care Center and Dining Hall (present
Harbin Daoli Tax Bureau);
14:00-15:30 Harbin-Israel Industrial Cooperation Summit Forum
Promotion of the China-Israel Industrial Park
Participants: Vice Mayor Mr. Zhi Dayong and relevant departments and enterprises
of Harbin, government officials from Israel and Israeli companies
Venue: No.1 Banquet Hall, 2nd Floor, Shangrila Hotel
16:00 Unveiling ceremony of “Harbin Jewish Historical and Cultural Memorial Hall” ( for
delegation from Israel)
Venue:The New Jewish New Synagogue (No. 162 Jingwei Street)
16:30 Touring the Chinese Eastern Railway Park (for Israeli delegation)
17:30 Dinner with Vice Mayor Mr. Shi Jiaxing
Participants: Officials from foreign embassies in China
Venue: No. 3 Banquet Hall, Shangrila Hotel
18:00 Meeting with former neighbours and colleagues (for some former Harbiners)
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Musical concert at the Old Jewish Synagogue
Tuesday, June 27th
Trip to Harbin Historical Relics (1st Route)
08:00 Heading to Yimianpo in Shangzhi City
10:20 Visiting historical sites in Yimianpo
11:00 Dinner
12:00 Heading to Hengdaohezi
14:00 Visiting Entry of the Theotokos Orthodox Church and old Russian street
15:00 Visiting historical sites of Chinese Eastern Railway
16:00 Heading back to Harbin
19:30 Arrival in Harbin
20:00 Dinner
Trip to Harbin Historical Relics (2nd Route)
09:00 Heading to Sun Island Park
09:30-11:30 Touring the Sun Island Park and Indoor Ice Sculpture Museum
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Heading to Pingfang District
15:00-16:00 Visiting Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of Japanese
Imperial Army
18:00 Dinner
Wednesday, June 28th
09:00 Heading to Huangshan Cemetery
10:00 Visiting Huangshan Cemetery
11:00 Heading back to hotel
12:00 Lunch in the hotel
14:00 Unveiling ceremony of “Former Sites of Polish Consulate Name Plate” (for
officials from Polish Embassy and former Polish residents in Harbin)
Address: No. 67 Ashihe Street, Nangang District
14:00 Forum of Harbin Institute of Technology Alumni and visiting HIT Museum
(for Russian former residents in Harbin and officials from Russian Consulate in
Shenyang)
14:00 Visiting Nangang Museum and Photo Exhibition of Lithuanian Communities
( for Lithuanian Embassy and Rokiškis delegation)
Address: No.1 Lianfa Street, Nangang District
14:00 Visiting Harbin University and Photo Exhibition of Jewish Communities
Meeting with experts and scholars (for Jewish residents in Harbin and officials
from Israeli Embassy)
15:30 Unveiling ceremony of “Former Sites of Acheng Sugar Refinery Name Plate” (for
officials from Polish Embassy and former Polish residents in Harbin)
Address: Sugar Refinery in Acheng District
17:30 Dinner
19:30-21:30 Symphony Concert-My Hometown Harbin
Venue: Harbin Music Hall (Qunli District)
Thursday, June 29th
09:00 Heading to Jiuzhan Harbor
09:30 Touring the Songhua River on cruise
11:30 Lunch on cruise
13:00 Visiting the Harbin City Planning Museum
15:00 Heading back to hotel
17:30 Gala Party of Former Foreign Residents in Harbin
Venue: Harbin Railway Riverbank Club
Friday, June 30th
Departure