Because Harbin people are generous from generation to generation, not as quiet as southerners. For them, eating and drinking in small sips is a kind of torture for the impatient northeast people. They are used to that lifestyle, so they can't change it easily.

Influenced by the tradition of nomadic people in the north in history, as early as the 1990s, Harbin had the custom of outing. After liberation, the wind of outing became more and more popular. Many units organize employees to go out for outings in spring, summer and autumn, and some take family outings as units. With the improvement of people's material and cultural living standards, Harbin people's outbound tourism is developing into a larger-scale tourism activity and an important content of cultural entertainment in life.

In Harbin, picnics are essential to organize or carry out picnics. The picnic in Harbin has a historical origin. Influenced by the eating habits of northern minorities and the lifestyle of European immigrants in the later period, Harbin people gradually formed the custom of picnicking from the 1990s.

Harbin has been producing beer since the beginning of the 20th century. Harbin Brewery was founded in 1900 and has a history of one hundred years. Harbin's annual beer consumption is more than 300,000 tons, and the per capita beer consumption ranks first in the country. The main brands are "Harbin" and "New Samsung". People in Harbin like beer very much. Many people regard beer as an ordinary drink, and some people show the heroism and enthusiasm of northerners by drinking.