Stop Three: the New Jewish Synagogue (Branch of Harbin Architecture Museum)

Add: No 162, Jingwei Street, Daoli District

Traffic Routes: Take Bus No 21, 105 or 116 to Jingwei Street.

Tel: +86-451-8468-6904

Website: www.sofia.com.cn

Tickets: ￥25 for adults, ￥15 for senior citizens between 60 and 70, PLA officers and students taller than 1.2 meters, and totally free for senior citizens above 70, children below 1.2 meters, and the disabled.

Open Hour: 8:30 to 17:00

Highlights: Located at the south of Tongjiang Street, Daoli District, Harbin, Harbin New Jewish Synagogue is the biggest synagogue in China. As the most typical synagogue, it was built in 1918, with a total area of 1,296 square meters, and a construction area of 2,673 square meters. The synagogue used to be the main gathering place for Jews in Harbin, then the club of Harbin Police, and then was rebuilt to an Oriental Club. In 2004, the government renovated the synagogue, strengthened its main structure, and rebuilt the 18.8 meters-wide steel-frame dome, making it a unique building in Harbin.

Stop Four: Central Avenue (AAAA scenic spot)

Add: Daoli District

Tel: +86-451-8765-0401

Traffic Routes:

It takes about 15 minutes walking from Saint Sophia Cathedral to Central Avenue, and you can walk along Toulong Street westward across the overhead pass in front of Daoli Bazaar, and keep walking along 14th Street in West Daoli to get there.

Highlights: Built in 1898, Central Avenue is 1,450 meters long and 21.34 meters wide, with a square-stone traffic lane of 10.8 meters wide. There are 51 European buildings, with various building styles ranging from 16th century Renaissance style, 17th century Baroque style, 18th century Eclecticism style and multiple modern European styles. These buildings cover four most influential building styles, showing the most charming European cultural history, making it a rare gallery of building arts.

Shopping: There are many souvenir shops along the Avenue, and you can buy souvenirs like birch rind handiworks, wheat straw pictures, decorative Harbin scene items, etc. We recommend the Heilongjiang Tourist Product Shopping Center on the B2 floor of Jinan International Building.