St Sophia Cathedral Harbin

St Sophia's Cathedral, Harbin 圣索非亚大教堂

Harbin's premier attraction is the lovely St Sophia's Cathedral, the largest Russian Orthodox church in the Far East.

History

Built in 1907, the Byzantine, red-brick church is topped with green onion-domed spires. The church is home to the Harbin Architecture & Art Centre with historic photos of Harbin's days as an outpost of the Russian railway empire.

St. Sophia Cathedral, Harbin, China. — St. Sophia Cathedral, Harbin - illuminated at night

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The Jingu Hotel and the Shangri-La Hotel Harbin are both convenient for St Sophia's and downtown Harbin.

Harbin Access - Getting There

There are daily trains from Harbin to Beijing (10-18 hours) as well as Changchun, Daqing, Qiqihar, Shanghai (31 hours) and Shenyang as well as connections to Moscow.