请翻译以下这段关于哈尔滨的介绍

East Heilongjiang Province provincial capital Harbin cities and areasplace Songnen Plain, right side the Songhua River, is the HeilongjiangProvince politics, the economy, the science and technology, thecultural center and the transportation key position. The specialhistoric course and the geographical position accomplish Harbin thisplace to have the exotic atmosphere the beautiful city, it not onlygathered together north national minority's historical culture,moreover fused the Chinese and foreign culture, is our country famoushistorical city and the traveling city, usually has "Giangthanh", "theice city", "the swan item of under pearl" as well as "the Moscow ofthe east" the laudatory name