Editing Harbin (section)

==Economy==

Harbin has the largest economy in Heilongjiang province.<ref name="hktdc.com HarbinInfo"/> In 2013, Harbin's GDP totaled RMB501.08&nbsp;billion, an increase of 8.9 percent over the previous year.<ref name="2013stat">{{cite web
 |url          = http://hb.my399.com/page/1/2014-03-19/09/89161395151557020.pdf
 |script-title=zh:2013年哈尔滨市国民经济和社会发展统计公报
 |publisher    = Harbin Municipal Statistics Bureau
 |date         = 2014-03-18
 |access-date   = 2013-04-16
 |language     = zh-cn
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140416180056/http://hb.my399.com/page/1/2014-03-19/09/89161395151557020.pdf
 |archive-date = 2014-04-16
 }}</ref> The proportion of the three industries to the aggregate of GDP was 11.1:36.1:52.8 in 2012. The total value for imports and exports by the end of 2012 was US$5,330&nbsp;million.<ref name="hktdc.com HarbinInfo"/> In 2012, the working population reached 3.147&nbsp;million. In 2015, Harbin had a GDP of [[RMB]] 575.12&nbsp;billion.<ref name="2015年黑龙江各市GDP和人均GDP排名">{{cite web |url=http://www.phbang.cn/finance/data/152416.html |script-title=zh:2015年黑龙江各市GDP和人均GDP排名 |access-date=2016-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109085627/http://www.phbang.cn/finance/data/152416.html |archive-date=2016-11-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[chernozem]] soil in Harbin is one of the most nutrient rich in all of China, making it valuable for cultivating food and textile-related crops. As a result, Harbin is China's base for the production of commodity grain and an ideal location for setting up agricultural businesses.

Harbin also has industries such as light industry, textile, medicine, food, aircraft, automobile, metallurgy, electronics, building materials, and chemicals that help to form a fairly comprehensive industrial system. Several major corporations are based in the city. [[Harbin Electric|Harbin Electric Company Limited]], [[Harbin Aircraft Industry Group]] and Northeast Light Alloy Processing Factory are some of key enterprises. Power manufacturing is a main industry in Harbin; hydro and thermal power equipment manufactured here makes up one-third of the total installed capacity in China.<ref name="China-briefing.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.china-briefing.com/regional-intelligence/harbin.html |title=China Briefing Business Guide: Harbin |publisher=China-briefing.com |access-date=2011-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023061641/http://www.china-briefing.com/regional-intelligence/harbin.html |archive-date=2014-10-23 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to [[Platts]], in 2009-10 Harbin Electric was the second largest manufacturer of [[steam turbines]] by worldwide market share, tying Dongfang Electric and slightly behind Shanghai Electric.<ref name="socgen">{{cite web|url=http://documents.mx/documents/socgen-china-losing-it-shine.html|title=Capital Goods: China Losing Its Shine|publisher=Societe General|access-date=2015-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223055243/http://documents.mx/documents/socgen-china-losing-it-shine.html|archive-date=2015-12-23}}</ref> Harbin Pharmaceutical Group, which mainly focus on research, development, manufacture and sale of medical products, is China's second-biggest [[drug maker|pharmaceutical company]] by [[market value]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100021342-1-harbin-pharmaceutical-issue-rmb-800.html|title=Trade Intelligence, Gain valuable business insights from our searchable database of thousands of articles and reports.|access-date=27 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310133712/http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100021342-1-harbin-pharmaceutical-issue-rmb-800.html|archive-date=10 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Harbin International Trade and Economic Fair has been held annually since 1990.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-06-14/09082801850s.shtml|script-title=zh:1990年创办至今 回眸哈洽会 十四年这样走过|publisher=生活报(Life Newspaper)|date=2004-06-14|access-date=22 April 2014|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517161258/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-06-14/09082801850s.shtml|archive-date=17 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> This investment and trade fair cumulatively attracting more than 1.9&nbsp;million exhibitors and visitors from more than 80 countries and regions to attend, resulting over US$100&nbsp;billion contract volume concluded according to the statistics of 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pt2.mofcom.gov.cn/article/bilateralvisits/201305/20130500124598.shtml |title=The 24th China Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair will be held from June 15th to 19th in Harbin |publisher=Departamento Econômico e Comercial em Portugal |date=2013-05-13 |access-date=22 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029183238/http://pt2.mofcom.gov.cn/article/bilateralvisits/201305/20130500124598.shtml |archive-date=29 October 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Harbin is among major destinations of FDI in Northeast China,<ref name="hktdc.com HarbinInfo"/> with utilized FDI totaling US$980&nbsp;million in 2013.<ref name="2013stat"/> After the 18th regular meeting between Sino-Russian Prime Ministers between [[Li Keqiang]] and [[Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev]] in October 2013,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://heilongjiang.dbw.cn/system/2014/03/21/055591091.shtml |script-title=zh:"哈洽会"今年正式更名为"中国-俄罗斯博览会" |publisher=黑龙江日报 |date=2014-03-21 |access-date=17 May 2014 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705235246/http://heilongjiang.dbw.cn/system/2014/03/21/055591091.shtml |archive-date=5 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> two sides come to make an agreement that the Harbin International Trade and Economic Fair will be renamed "China-Russia EXPO" and be co-sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, Heilongjiang Provincial government, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Russia's Ministry of Trade and Industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hlj.sina.com.cn/news/finance/qyjj/2014-05-15/09193311.html |script-title=zh:哈洽会升级中俄博览会 6月30日—7月4日举行 |publisher=黑龙江新闻网-生活报 |date=2014-05-15 |access-date=17 May 2014 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517130600/http://hlj.sina.com.cn/news/finance/qyjj/2014-05-15/09193311.html |archive-date=2014-05-17 }}</ref>
[[File:Harbin Bank 01.jpg|thumb|Headquarters of Harbin Bank]]

In the financial sector, [[Longjiang Bank]] and [[Harbin Bank]] are some of the largest banks in Northeast China, with headquarters in Harbin. The latter ranks fourth by competitiveness among Chinese city commercial banks in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://harbin.dbw.cn/system/2011/10/11/053442238.shtml |script-title=zh:2011全国城市商行竞争力排名 哈尔滨银行居第四 |publisher=哈尔滨新闻网 |date=2011-10-11 |access-date=17 May 2014 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115213/http://harbin.dbw.cn/system/2011/10/11/053442238.shtml |archive-date=17 May 2014 }}</ref>

In commerce, there is [[Qiulin Group]], which owns Harbin's largest [[department store]].

===Economic development zones and ports===

* Harbin Economic & Technology Development Zone (National), mainly focus on telecommunications equipment, chemicals production and processing, automobile production/assembly, electronics, textiles, medical equipment and supplies.<ref name="hktdc.com HarbinInfo"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/harbin-economic-technology-development-zone |title=Harbin Economic & Technology Development Zone &#124; China Industrial Space |publisher=Rightsite.asia |access-date=26 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904163320/http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/harbin-economic-technology-development-zone |archive-date=4 September 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Harbin High and New Technological Development Zone, focus on optical-mechanical-electrical integration, biology, medicine, electronics and information technology.<ref name="hktdc.com HarbinInfo"/>
* Harbin Pingfang Automobile Industrial Zone (Provincial), mainly focus on automobile production/assembly, electronics assembly & manufacturing, heavy industry, instruments & industrial equipment production.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/harbin-pingfang-automobile-industrial-zone |title=Harbin Pingfang Automobile Industrial Zone &#124; China Industrial Space |publisher=Rightsite.asia |access-date=26 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904163359/http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/harbin-pingfang-automobile-industrial-zone |archive-date=4 September 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Harbin Limin Economic Development Zone (Provincial), mainly focus on trading and distribution, food/beverage processing, medical equipment and supplies, shipping/warehousing/logistics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/harbin-limin-economic-development-zone |title=Harbin Limin Economic Development Zone &#124; China Industrial Space |publisher=Rightsite.asia |access-date=26 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904163334/http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/harbin-limin-economic-development-zone |archive-date=4 September 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Harbin Port
;Harbin Songbei Economic Development Zone

Songbei Economic Development Zone is located in [[Songbei District]] of Harbin. The zone has a planned area of 5.53 square kilometers. Electronics assembly & manufacturing, food and beverage processing are the encouraged industries in the zone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/harbin-songbei-economic-development-zone/ |title=Harbin Songbei Economic Development Zone &#124; China Industrial Space |publisher=Rightsite.asia |access-date=26 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215123719/http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/harbin-songbei-economic-development-zone/ |archive-date=15 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Many regional and provincial headquarters of large enterprises such as the [[China Datang Corporation]], [[China Netcom]] and [[China Telecom]] have joined in this district, preliminary constituting the economy concentration zone of the local headquarters. Regional Scientific research centers including Harbin Science and Technology Innovation Center and Harbin International Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Center are also located in this development zone. Profit from these major research institutes, Harbin ranked ninth among 50 major Chinese cities in scientific and technological innovation ability in scientific and technological competitiveness ranking in 2006, as well as ranking sixth among Chinese cities in the amount of scientific and technological achievements.<ref name="ScientificTechnologyandEducation">{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.harbin.gov.cn/english/Harbin_Overview/Scientific_Technology.htm
 |title        = Scientific Technology and Education
 |publisher    = Harbin Information Center
 |access-date   = 2014-04-23
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140408100054/http://www.harbin.gov.cn/english/Harbin_Overview/Scientific_Technology.htm
 |archive-date = 2014-04-08
 }}</ref>
;Harbin Economic and Technological Development Zone
[[File:Harbin Economic and Technological Development Zone.jpg|thumb|Office Buildings around [[Harbin International Convention Exhibition and Sports Center|Harbin ICE Center]] ]]
Harbin Economic and Technological Development Zone (HETDZ)  is one of the 90 national economical development zones of China. It was set up in June 1991, and was approved by the State Council as a national development zone in April 1993. In December 2012, Harbin High Technology Development Zone was merged into HETDZ. In 2009, the hi-tech zone was separated from HETDZ again.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=zh:哈尔滨经济开发区 - 简介|url=http://www.kfq.gov.cn/zsyz/tzhj/hrbkfqjj/index.htm|access-date=7 May 2015| language=zh-hans|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095843/http://www.kfq.gov.cn/zsyz/tzhj/hrbkfqjj/index.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> The area now has a total area of 18.5 square-kilometers in the centralized parks, subdivided into Nangang and Haping Road Centralized Parks. The 12.2 square-kilometers Yingbin Road Hi-tech Centralized Park, which was formerly part of HETDZ, is currently under the administration of Harbin High and New Technology Industry Development Zone since 2009.
* Nangang Centralized Park: designated for the incubation of high-tech projects and research and development base of enterprises as well as tertiary industries such as finance, insurance, services, catering, tourism, culture, recreation and entertainment, where the headquarters of large famous companies and their branches in Harbin are located.
* Yingbin Road Centralized Park: mainly focus on high-tech incubation projects, high-tech industrial development.
* Haping Road Centralized Park: designated for a comprehensive industrial basis for the investment projects of automobile and automobile parts manufacturing, medicines, foodstuffs, electronics, textile; Automobile production and assembly raw material processing are the encouraged industries in this region.
;Harbin High and New Technology Industry Development Zone
Harbin High and New Technology Industry Development Zone is one of the 56 national High and New Technology Industry Development Zones of China.<ref name=Parkintroduction>{{cite web|title=Park introduction of Harbin High and New Technology Industry Development Zone|url=http://en.kaifaqu.com.cn/sub11.jsp?urltype=tree.TreeTempUrl&wbtreeid=1565|access-date=7 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084107/http://en.kaifaqu.com.cn/sub11.jsp?urltype=tree.TreeTempUrl&wbtreeid=1565|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The zone was first set up as a provincial level development zone in 1988, and was approved by the State Council as a national development zone in 1991 respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/harbin-hi-tech-industrial-development-zone/ |title=Harbin Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone &#124; China Industrial Space |publisher=Rightsite.asia |access-date=26 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801013602/http://rightsite.asia/en/industrial-zone/harbin-hi-tech-industrial-development-zone |archive-date=1 August 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> It has 23.9 square-kilometers of built-area totally, and subdivided into two parts: Science and Technology Innovation Town and High-tech Industrial Development Zone.<ref name=Parkintroduction/>