Harbin Daoli District Cultural Center

Harbin Daoli District Cultural Center

The Harbin Daoli District Cultural Center was established in 1946 as the first urban cultural center under the leadership of the Communist Party of China in the Northeast region. Its current location is at No. 281 Jingwei Street, Daoli District, covering a building area of 2,802.25 square meters. It features a theater that seats 530 people and 17 activity rooms, with over 80% of the total usable space dedicated to public cultural activities.

Our center has 24 staff members, including 22 professionals who possess strong expertise and guidance capabilities, forming a highly skilled and dedicated team of public cultural workers. Guided by the principle of cultural benefits for the people, we continuously improve the public cultural service system, innovate service mechanisms, invigorate the stage for public cultural activities, actively promote the free opening of cultural institutions, and enhance our capacity to deliver cultural benefits—all to meet the growing and evolving cultural needs of the public, thereby creating a new paradigm for cultural work.

The Daoli District Cultural Center has fully opened all its facilities and spaces to the public free of charge, ensuring “barrier-free, zero-threshold” access. At the same time, we organize a large number of activities to maximize the benefits of these free offerings. We provide free access to the theater, exhibition hall, dance rehearsal rooms, instrumental music rehearsal hall, children’s rehearsal room, piano classroom, multi-purpose activity room, art training room, poetry and calligraphy activity room, and the Peking & Pingju Opera tea lounge. Currently, 36 public cultural teams regularly use our free venue facilities for rehearsals. The center's facilities operate at full capacity, open daily from 5:30 AM to 8:30 PM, including weekends, providing strong support for the development of these groups and earning widespread recognition and praise from the public who participate in these free activities.

In addition to providing free access to venues and facilities, we also arrange numerous opportunities for teams and the general public to take part in major public cultural events, ensuring that our free offerings are diverse and engaging, which enhances their appeal and vitality. Over the past three years, we have involved these teams and the public in more than 150 large-scale public cultural activities. For example, every year we leverage major events such as the Ice and Snow Festival, the Harbin Summer Music Concert, the New Year’s Music Concert, the “Welcoming the 18th CPC National Congress & Celebrating National Day,” the city’s campaign to build a civilized city, cultural outreach to rural areas, neighborhood festivals at both city and district levels, and the Daoli District Art Festival to engage public cultural teams and the public in these large-scale activities.

Our center’s Tongxin Choir, Sun Island Choir, Dance Troupe, Fashion Performance Troupe, Hongye Poetry & Calligraphy Research Association, and 39 other teams actively participated in major events such as the “Charming Harbin Summer” festival, Daoli District’s series of activities for striving to become a National Civilized City, the 4th Charming Daoli Art Festival, the Asian Arts Festival – Charming China series, the launch ceremony of the 7th Harbin Neighborhood Festival and 8th Daoli District Neighborhood Festival, the High-Art Calligraphy and Painting in Communities initiative, and the “Passionate Squares · Patriotic Songs Everyone Sings” event in Harbin. These teams showcased their strong collective strength and the fruitful results of free cultural openness through singing, dancing, calligraphy, painting, and other performances.

Transportation Guide

Venue Address: No. 281 Jingwei Street, Daoli District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province

Transit Routes: In Harbin, take bus route 13 (section) and get off at Daoli 12th Street Station, then walk 280 meters to reach the center.