Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province in China, the political, economic and cultural center in the north of Northeast China, and also the largest megacity with the second largest population in China's provincial cities. Located in the center of Northeast Asia, Harbin covers an area of 538400 square kilometers, governs 9 districts and 7 counties, and manages 2 county-level cities. The urban area of Harbin is 10198 square kilometers, with a total registered residence population of 9.94 million in 2014. Harbin is known as the pearl of the Eurasian Continental Bridge, the important hub of the first Eurasian Continental Bridge and the air corridor, as well as China's famous historical and cultural city, hot tourist city and international ice and snow cultural city, and the strategic positioning of "development and opening up along the border of Heilongjiang and the northeastern region of Inner Mongolia", "the central city of development and opening up along the border" and "the central city of Northeast Asia". The special historical process and geographical location make Harbin a beautiful city with exotic atmosphere. It not only gathers the history and culture of northern minorities, but also integrates Chinese and foreign cultures. It is a famous historical and cultural city and tourist city in China. It is known as "Lilac City", "Ice City", "Pearl under Swan", "Oriental Moscow" and "Oriental Little Paris".