ZhongYang Street, Lao DaoWai, and Saint Sophia Cathedral | Harbin, China
Harbin, China is known for its ice festival and freezing cold weather. We didn't see the snow festival, yet, but we definitely got the freezing cold weather our first day here. We made our first day a day full of sightseeing. We started on ZhongYang street and made our way to Sophia Cathedral. Check out our Harbin day 1 vlog to get a few tips on what to do in Harbin.
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The city of Harbin in China has one super cool twist: its proximity to Russia adds a ton of Russian flavor that makes the city so unique in China. We take to one of the city's most famous icons, the St. Sophia Church, which is the largest Eastern Orthodox Church in Asia (outside of Russia).
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Harbin's Saint Sophia Cathedral (China)
The Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom of God or Saint Sophia Cathedral / 聖索菲亞教堂 / Софийский собор в Харбине in Harbin is a former Russian Orthodox church located in the central district of Daoli, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
St. Sophia Orthodox Cathedral was built in 1907 after the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1903, which connected Vladivostok to northeast China. The Russian No.4 Army Division arrived in this region just after Russia's loss to the Japanese in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). St. Sophia Church was built and completed of timber in March, 1907 as part of a plan to reconsolidate the confidence of the army by building an imposing spiritual symbol.
In 1921, Harbin had a population of 300,000, including 100,000 Russians. The church was expanded and renovated from September 23, 1923, when a ceremony was held to celebrate the laying of the cornerstone, to its completion on November 25, 1932, after nine years. The present-day St. Sophia Church was hailed as a monumental work of art and the largest Orthodox church in the Far East.
According to Harbin municipal religious and Daoli district archives, Fr. Fotiy Huo Desheng was the ninth rector of St. Sophia Church of Harbin.
The church is located on the corner of Toulong Street (Toulong jie) and Zhaolin Street (Zhaolin jie). It stands at 53.3 meters (175 ft) tall, occupies an area of 721 square meters (0.18 acres), and is the perfect example of Neo-Byzantine architecture. The main structure is laid out like a cross with the main hall topped with a huge green-tipped dome. Under the bright sun, the church and the square area it stands on look quite like Red Square in Moscow.
Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in mainland China in 1949 by the victorious Communists, who ended all Christian missionary work, treaties were signed between the Soviet and Chinese governments that provided for the turning over of Russian churches to Chinese control. The cathedral was thus closed from the period of the Great Leap Forward (1958–61) and Cultural Revolution (1966–76).
Although the cathedral's sturdy structure withstood its intended destruction during the Cultural Revolution, its empty hull became a warehouse for a nearby state-run department store, its windows were bricked up and saplings grew from the roof. Prefabricated concrete high-rises boxed the church in on all four sides, coming within yards of its walls, making the cathedral inaccessible and invisible from the street. For decades it remained the invisible center of the city, surrounded by decorative material stalls, an auto body shop, a pen factory, and apartments for city government employees, until the Beijing government designated the cathedral a national cultural heritage site in 1996 as part of a nationwide campaign to protect historical sites.
Following its designation in 1996 as a national cultural heritage site (First class Preserved Building), a newspaper article about the hidden cathedral prompted donations from locals to restore the church. Local corporations, individual businesses as well as workers from nearby department stores donated money to restore the cathedral and renovate the square. A total of 12,000,000 yuan (approximately $1.5 million US) was eventually gathered and the cathedral regained its visibility in 1997, as the surrounding buildings were torn down.
A new Harbin Architecture Square conspicuously highlighted the cathedral with a huge new fountain at its entrance. The European-looking space was assigned a new meaning as the embodiment of culture and art and was re-presented to the public as the proud heritage of the city.
As of 1997 the cathedral was turned into the Municipal Architecture and Art Museum (Harbin Architectural Art Gallery), showcasing the multi-cultural architectural developments of Harbin throughout the ages.
SAINT SOPHIA CATHEDRAL HARBIN - CHINA TRAVEL VLOG DAY 3
It's China Travel Vlog day 3 and we are heading to Saint Sophia Cathedral Harbin! This is one of the best things to do in Harbin and had to be included on our own Harbin tour. We then head off for a wander around and eat some lunch of Peking duck! Peking duck in China is THE BEST!
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St. Sophia Church in Harbin, China
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Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin China
Harbin,China is known for it's Ice Festival and Freezing cold weather. Today i see the snow and -30 degrees, today 30 December 2019 i take you to see Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin.
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Multicultural China - St Sophia's Cathedral in Harbin, China - Travel Clips 360
Location: Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Like many areas of Harbin, Saint Sophia's Cathedral represents a time of when Russia had a large influence on the city. And while the number of Russians living in Harbin has dwindle significantly, Russian culture can be seen all over Harbin. In food, culture and as in Saint Sophia, in architecture.
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It was St Sophia Church in Harbin China
It was a beautifull Orthodox Church St. Sophia in Harbin China before...but now is only a museum...It was very sad story indeed.
Saint Sophia Cathedral with whipped cream on the top in NE China's Harbin
Saint Sophia Cathedral with whipped cream on the top in NE China's Harbin welcomes a new round of tourists that admires its winter beauty despite the minus 15 degrees celsius.
Best Hotel Accommodation near Saint Sophia Cathedral, Harbin, Harbin
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List of Best hotels near Saint Sophia Cathedral, Harbin
A- Shangri-La Hotel Harbin
No.555 Youyi Road 150018
B- Holiday Inn City Centre Harbin
No.90 Jingwei Street 150010
080005 01395
C- 7 Days Inn (Harbin Central Street)
No.55 Tongjiang Street 150010
D- Home Inn (Harbin Zhongyang Street)
No.51 Shangyou Street 150018
E- Jingu Hotel
No.185 Zhongyang Avenue 150010
F- Modern Hotel
No.89 Zhongyang Main Street 150010
G- Sinoway Hotel
No.2 Yiyuan Street,
Nangang District 150001
H- Green Tree Inn Harbin Polytechnic University Express Hotel
No.499 Tielu Street, Nangang District 150006
I- New Paris Hotel Harbin
No.177 Zhongshan Road, Nangang District 150040
J- Holiday Inn Express Harbin Nangang
No.35 Wenping Street,
Nangang District 150001
080005 01395
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Walking and Flying around: St. Sophia Cathedral in Harbin
Walking and Flying around: St. Sophia Cathedral in Harbin
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Takehiko Nagakura
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Harbin St. Sophia Cathedral
Harbin Institute of Technology
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July 4-11, 2016
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[ 哈爾濱 聖·索菲亞大教堂 Saint Sophia Cathedral, Harbin ]
聖·索菲亞教堂始建於清光緒三十三年（1907年）三月，最初為沙俄東西伯利亞第四步兵師修建中東鐵路時修建的一座隨軍教堂。同年，俄國茶商伊·費·赤斯嘉科夫出資，以隨軍教堂為基礎，重新修建了一座全木結構教堂。 1911年，木牆外部砌了一層磚牆，形成了磚木結構式堂。
1923年9月27日，聖·索菲亞教堂第二次重建，歷時9年，於1932年11月25日落成，成為遠東地區最大的東正教堂。索菲亞教堂是俄國建築師科亞西科夫設計，富麗堂皇，典雅超俗，宏偉壯觀，通高53.25米，建築面積721平方米，可容納2000人。正門頂部為鍾樓，7座銅鑄制的樂鐘恰好是7個音符，要由訓練有素的敲鐘人手腳並用才能敲打出抑揚頓挫的鐘聲。教堂建築平面呈希臘十字方式佈置，既受拜占庭建築風格影響，主穹頂、鐘樓又有俄羅斯傳統的“帳篷頂”、“洋蔥頭”造型。
1986年，哈爾濱市人民政府將其列為一類保護建築。 1996年11月，被列為第四批全國重點文物保護單位。 1997年6月2日至9月2日，哈爾濱市人民政府對教堂按原設計進行了全面整修，擴建索菲亞廣場7000平方米，闢為哈爾濱市建築藝術館，以宣傳、弘揚哈爾濱獨特的建築文化。
2000年，哈爾濱市人民政府組織擴建了哈爾濱市建築藝術廣場、中心休閒廣場及城市建設規劃展示館建設工程。並於當年10月1日竣工投入使用。擴建後的建築藝術廣場面積由6000平方米增至10000平方米，中心廣場面積36154平方米。
St. Sophia Cathedral in Harbin is the largest Eastern Orthodox Church in the Far East. It is 53.3 meters (175 feet) high and occupies an area of 721 square meters (0.18 acres). In November, 1996, it was listed as one of the Key Cultural Relics under State Protection. Half a year later, the city government repaired it and renamed it as Harbin Art Gallery. It is a respectable landmark for Harbiners and for tourism.
The St. Sophia Cathedral has a complex history. Shortly after the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901), the Russian built the church of timber in March, 1907. Then, the Russian rebuilt it using masonry and timber four years later. The onset of a second reconstruction by Russian was marked on September 23rd, 1923, and a ceremony was held to celebrate laying the corner stone. It was completed on November 25th, 1932, after nine years, and was hailed as a monumental work of art.
The Byzantine style church is so beautiful, it is said to look as if it had been made by God's hands. In fact, St. Sophia means 'God's wisdom'. Having a Latin cross footprint, the church's original shape was preserved during reconstruction. The St. Sophia Cathedral has four floors and is accessible by a door on each side.
Harbin, China - St. Sophia Cathedral
Harbin is known for its Russian architecture, so L pretending she's Russian.
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Yabuli Skiing Resort , Volga Manor , St. Sophia Cathedral , Harbin Ice Snow World & Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo.
St Sophia Cathedral and walking the streets in Harbin
we are walking to St. Sophia which is a Russian Church in Harbin.
I was closed by the communist party and then refurbished and opened as a museum in 1996, sorry about my dodge editing still learning how to film and edit. I didn't see many Russians, but you might spot a few in my video, they have blonde hair, crossing the intersection. actually I did'nt see many westerners here. great city very beautiful
Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin
Um passeio descontraído ao lado da Catedral de Santa Sofia, a maior catedral do estilo gótico russo no extremo oriente. Uma jóia da arquitetura que se encontra na linda cidade de Harbin na China.
A relaxed stroll next to the Saint Sophia Cathedral, the largest Orthodox church in the Far East. An archtectural jewel that lies at the beautiful city of Harbin in China.
Harbin Vlog: Snow & Ice Festivals!
January 10-11, 2015
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While we were in northeastern China, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to travel to Harbin for their world famous annual ice and snow festivals! The fast train can get from Shenyang to Harbin in just three hours. We decided to stay just one night because we knew it would be much colder in Harbin. Fortunately, an overnight trip allows plenty of time to see both festivals, which are in locations about 3 km apart.
We were advised to see the snow festival - ironically located at Sun Island - during the day then head over to the ice festival at night. This was sound advice, which we followed. It should be noted that the snow festival is also worth seeing after sundown; it also utilizes mood lighting to highlight the snow sculptures. But we physically could not stay at Sun Island after sunset because there were no warming stations. We tried going indoors for some hot chocolate and instant wontons, but the shops are ad hoc and do not have good heating.
We took a shared taxi to the site of the ice festival. We have never seen so many enormous - castle size - ice sculptures or such a fantastic use of colored lights! No one can do it like the Chinese can.
We should not that the cost of admissions for both festivals was expensive: 240 RMB/person for the snow festival and 300 RMB/person for the ice festival.
If you have some extra time in Harbin, a visit to St. Sofia Church/Cathedral is highly recommended. This is something we missed.
Also, don't forget face masks to protect against pollution and for added warmth. We each wore two layers on the bottom and 3-4 layers on top. If you find yourself short on winter warmies, check out Uniqlo, which sells an excellent range of fleece-lined and heat tech clothing every winter. In addition, we got good use out of hand warmers that our friends gave us. Apparently you can also get toe warmers and even electric socks in China!
Stay warm! And happy travels!!
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