What are the historical stories of Harbin?

1. Shanghao

The Xiangfang area in history has many names, including "Tianjia Shaoguo Town", "Old Harbin" (Old Harbin) and "Shanghao" " is called.

There are several legends about why Xiangfang is called "Shanghao": First, there was a flood in the Songhua River in 1932, and the outside of the road was flooded. People fled to Xiangfang. Because of the high terrain of Xiangfang, it was called Shanghao. , outside the road, it was called the lower number; secondly, during the construction of the China-Eastern Railway, Xiangfang was a place where construction materials were piled. Because the terrain of the Xiangfang was higher than that in the road, it was called the "upper number".

In addition, people are also accustomed to calling the eastern part of Xiangfang Dongxiangfang (East number) and the western part of Xiangfang Xixiangfang (West number). The above-mentioned titles are still in use today.

2. Crotch Street

Tianyi Street, formerly known as Crotch Street, is undoubtedly one of the oldest streets in Harbin. A street is a piece of history, and what exactly is buried in Tianyi Street? How many ups and downs can only be known if you knock on the door of history on this street with your own hands.

As the name suggests, Crotch Street is shaped like a "human", and some pawnshops and small shops are located at the intersection of the two characters. This street starts to divide from Taikoo Street to Crotch Street. One leads to the ferry outside the road, and the other leads to Zhaolin Park (original Sanwu Fishing Shed) and Jiuzhan (original checkpoint) in the road. This is The origin of Crotch Street.

In 1933, because the word "crotch" was indecent, it was renamed Tianyi Street. Today, Tianyi Street has long disappeared from the urban map, but the entrepreneurial spirit and achievements of the people at that time will last forever.

3. Thirty-Six Sheds

Nowadays, people have almost forgotten this: in the area from Jingwei Twelve Streets to Engineering Street, there was a chilling house a hundred years ago. Name - Thirty-Six Sheds. Thirty-six sheds is the collective name of the old Harbin people for the railway rolling stock factory and its workers' residential area. This is a slum left over from the construction of the Middle Eastern Railway by Tsarist Russia. "Thirty-Six Sheds", as the name suggests, is the synonym for slums.

4. Peach Blossom Alley

In the old society, in Peach Blossom Alley, Laodaowai, Harbin City, shouts of "We are here to meet you" would be heard every night. This was the turtle slave of the brothel, The old bustard was at "Shoutang" (greeting and picking up guests). In its heyday, there were more than 7,000 fireworks women in Harbin, and places such as Taohua Lane were "prosperous" for a while, and the street got its name from the people.

5. Dibao

Every old Harbin person knows about "Dibao Small Market". This is the earliest market in Harbin and the most prosperous place in old Harbin!

In the old days, people called the Fushun area "Dibao", but it was not because of the high terrain! "Dibao" is the transliteration of "Locomotive Garage" in Russian. In the early years, there was a "Moscow Barracks" on Daminxing Street nearby, and many villagers gradually gathered around it. After the market was formed, people began to combine Fushun Street and Anning Street. The street area is called "Xiao Di Bao", and the area outside the railway depot and the lock factory is called "Dadi Bao".