Harbin is the Milwaukee of China

Harbin (哈尔滨): The capital of Heilongjiang province, Harbin is the country’s northernmost big city. Famous for its local beer and annual winter ice sculpture festival, Harbin is China’s gateway to neighboring and resource-rich Russia. Russian culture has also left its mark on the city, influencing everything from the local cuisine to the architecture. Today Harbin’s economy is focused on textiles and power equipment manufacturing.  (http://www.newgeography.com/content/002330-a-guide-china%E2%80%99s-rising-urban-areas).   Harbin was founded by the Polish Adam Szydłowski in 1898, during construction of the Trans-Manchurian Railway.

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 30th most populous city in the United States, and 39th most populous region in the United States.  Milwaukee has a strong German and Polish influence.  During the cold winter months, Wisconsin is dotted with fishermen and ice houses. Milwaukee was once the home to four of the world's largest beer breweries (Schlitz, Blatz, Pabst, and Miller), and was the number one beer producing city in the world for many years.