A decade can make a person become more mature, but what are the changes for a city, how does it change during this decade? Locals in Harbin may be used to changes around them. Let’s see the changes of Harbin during these ten years with the help of foreigners’ eyes.

 

 

 

Character: Ronnie

Nationality: Papua New Guinea

Career: manager of coffee shop

Time for living in Harbin: 10 years

Impression: Rapid development of Harbin attracts many foreigners to seek their future here.

Dappled sunlight through the leaves casts in the room. Tidy cups on the table give tender lights. Make a cup of coffee and open a magazine. When there are no guests, Ronnie likes to do some reading to kill time.

“I have had many changes during the ten years in Harbin. Opened my coffee shop and got married.” Ronnie didn’t understand the question obviously until the reporter reaffirmed the question is changes of Harbin in the last ten years. He suddenly realized.

“Look” Ronnie pointed to the outside of the window. Looking ahead, 7 or 8 boards of coffee shop leaped into the view. Ronnie thought the biggest change is that there are more and more coffee shops. He said: “When I opened the shop, coffee shops could be counted on fingers.”

“Increasing of coffee shops has direct links with the development of a city, especially communication on international culture.” Ronnie said. In his opinion, more and more coffee shops in the decade in Harbin are connected with more and more foreigners working, living and studying in Harbin.

“I think there’s competition, thus there’s comparison, thus there’s development.” Facing to many competitors, Ronnie is not worried about his business. He said: “Rapid development of Harbin attracts many foreigners to seek their future here.”