Harbin and the Russian-Chinese cinematograph

Fter the construction of the Sino-Eastern Railway, Harbin quickly turned from a small fishing village into an industrial city, in which a large number of immigrants from Russia lived. Harbin is home to China's first professional film industry, and a thriving film culture and film industry has emerged that has become a milestone in the history of Chinese cinema. The article examines the entertainment and cultural life of Russians and Chinese in the first half of the twentieth century