Hongzhuan Morning Market in Harbin: a century of breakfast flavors

Hongzhuan Morning Market in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province /CGTN

Hongzhuan Morning Market in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province /CGTN

Food items are seen at Hongzhuan Morning Market in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

Food items are seen at Hongzhuan Morning Market in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

Food items are seen at Hongzhuan Morning Market in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

Food items are seen at Hongzhuan Morning Market in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

Food items are seen at Hongzhuan Morning Market in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. /CGTN

Hongzhuan Morning Market in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province /CGTN

Hongzhuan Morning Market in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province /CGTN

Hongzhuan Morning Market in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province /CGTN

Hongzhuan Morning Market in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province /CGTN

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Amid Harbin's -20 degrees Celsius morning chill, the Hongzhuan Morning Market steams with life and warmth. Since 1903, when Russian bakers first filled the air with fresh bread, this street has been a food lover's paradise. Today, the aroma of sticky bean buns, roasted pears and sweet potatoes wafts through the winter air, as tourists with suitcases mingle with locals. The century-old market perfectly captures the cozy warmth of life in northeast China.