Foreigners return home to Harbin

Over 200,000 people relocated to northern city in the early 1900s

On Sunday, Ester Alon and 76 other people from Poland, Israel, Australia, Russia and Canada began a return trip to their hometown of Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang province.

They were invited to participate in the International Conference of Former Foreign Residents in Harbin, which started on Sunday and will run through Friday.