17世紀,發源于黑龍江地區的滿族人統一中國,建立了清朝。清朝在建立之初遭到漢族人的激烈抵抗。1668年,清朝政府將整個東北地區封禁起來。把這個所謂的“龍興之地”當作他們一旦失敗之后的退路。1840年鴉片戰爭后,俄國人從北方入侵,邊疆危機嚴重,清政府不得不放寬對東北的封禁政策。于是,大批的移民從山東、河北涌入黑龍江地區。這段移民史被稱為“闖關東”。哈爾濱人大多是這批移民的后代。
Despite fierce opposition and resistance from the Hans in the 17th century, the Manchu people who originated in the Heilongjiang area united China and established the Qing Dynasty. In 1668, the Qing government decreed that the entire Northeastern region, the so-called “The Land of the Rising Dragon”, be closed off to keep it for the government’s retreat in case they were defeated one day. After the Opium War in 1840, the Russians invaded from the north, which created a severe territorial crisis and forced the Qing government to loosen its restrictions on the region. As a result, many migrants from Shandong and Hebei subsequently relocated to the Heilongjiang area. This wave of migration is known as “braving the journey to Northeast”.