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Mohe

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Mohe, it is said its water is as dark as ink and so it is called by the name(Mo, in Chinese, means ink). Mohe has a reputation of an emerald on the golden cockscomb (Chinese map likes a cock). Mohe is a town which is located in the northernmost border area of China. Because of its coldness and remoteness, Mohe has a nickname of “Chinese Arctic Town”. Mohe neighbors Heilongjiang River eastwards and neighbors DA HING GAN LING. Westwards. And there are mountains southwestwards and rivers around the mountains. So Mohe is a picture,which is surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers. Mohe is located in the north latitude 53.5 degrees, which is a high latitude belt. And there are beautiful natural scenic spots like “bright night” and“northern lights”. In the north above Mohe there are often“northern lights”, which are charming and magnificent. When the“northern lights” begins to appear in the north, it is a luminous ring which is changing from a small one to a big one and its colors are changing differently and when it is the most magnificent the“northern lights” will move slowly towards the east and is changing from a big one to a small one and then is disappearing gradually. In a word , the scenic spot of the“northern lights” is a miracle in the world. The village of Luoguhe is located in the west 82 kilometers from Mohe, where Heilongjiang River is originated, which is the longest river in China. Along it, the cradle of Heilongjiang River, which is the mother river of Northeast China, can be found. And there are relics of the old gold road, from which tourists can understand the hardness of those gold diggers at that time. Because of its peculiar geographical locality and its natural resources like forests, the great boundary river and others, Mohe is including the charms of four seasons annually. When summer begins lots of travelers come here to visit scenic spots of the“northern lights” and the polar day.

Around Heilongjiang River ,the great boundary river between China and Russia, is originated from Mohe. And its water is clear, stretching unevenly. Along its banks the scenery is charming and exotic. A large stone tablet, on which there are four Chinese characters which means one end of China, is established along the river Many travelers like to take photos here. Going about 3 kilometers eastwards along the bank a tourist will find a building. Beside the building, there is the northernmost sentry post in China. Opposite the northernmost  sentry post, on the north of Heilongjiang River, there is a small Russian lumbering village. Walking 4 kilometers along the above large stone tablet a tourist will find a house and it is said the house is located in the northernmost China. The primitive forest around Mohe is thriving and flouring where it is cool and fragrant. Expedition and camping are active there. In the meantime, because of its long history, there many relics happened in the time of Qing Dynasty (AD 1368- AD 1911)and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (AD 1937-AD 1945). Among the relics, the old “Gold Road” and Rouge River are very famous. And the natural wild resources are very bountiful in Mohe. There are 400 kinds or so rare animals like sika deer, wild boars, brown bears, snow hares, pheasants, sables, roes, reindeer, red deer and others. The cold water fish in Heilongjiang River is well-known in the world. Mohe is also good places for hunting and fishing. The plants in Mohe are famous too, which are characterized by their natural nature, pureness, nobility and non pollution And many of the plants are materials for brewing wines and other drinks. Furthermore, edible mushroom, edible fungus, hedgehog hydnum and edible tender leaves of brakes are all over the area and there are more than three hundred kinds of valuable traditional Chinese medicines.

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a tourist can go to Huifeng Building by bus out of the railway station and opposite the building, there is a bus station and there is a regular bus to the famous “Arctic Village”, which starts of at 1:30 PM . Its fare is 15 RMB. It will take 2 hours to “Arctic Village” by bus.

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(1).climate: Mohe is located in the southern bank of Heilongjiang River, which is the boundary river between China and Russia and whose latitude is 53 degrees north. It is usually very cold in most time every year. And its summer usually just lasts about half a month. And its highest temperature is also just about 20 degrees. At night it is usually just about 10 degrees. On the whole, day is long and night is short in Mohe The day time is over 19 hours.
(2).traffic: On the whole, it is far to go to Mohe. It will take him at least 16 hours if a tourist set off from the railway station of Qiqiha’er, which is the northernmost city in China. The nearest railway station to the scenic spots of Mohe is the Railway Station of Mohe and the former name of the Railway Station is Xilinji Railway Station. There are two main railway stations to Mohe.. One is located in the East Railway Station of Ha’erbin. The train will pass stops like Ha’erbin, Daqing, Qiqiha’er, Jiagdaqi and its terminal is Xilinji Railway Station. The number of the train is N41. and the travel time is about 21 hours. Another train is located in Qiqiha’er and its terminal is Gulian Railway Station and the train will pass Xilinji Railway Station. And the travel time of the train from Qiqiha’er to Mohe is about 20 hours and 21 minutes. There are buses from Xilinji Town to the ‘Arctic Village and the buses are 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM. A single ticket fare is 15 RMB. It is a good choice to chart a bus or a taxi to go there and the charting fare is between 100 RMB to 250 RMB for one day. The time for a single travel from Xilinji Town to the ‘Arctic Village is about 1.5 hours.
(3).Mohe is the coldest place in China and its temperature is usually between 30 degrees and 40 degrees below zero. It’s the coldest temperature in record 52.3 degrees below zero. Last year the local government gave suggestions to its local people to wear enough warm-keeping clothes like leather coats, cotton pants ,three pairs of stocking against the coldness. Those warm-keeping clothes will be bought in advance in large cities like Ha’erbin. or Qiqiha’er. And pen will be not used there because the ink will be frozen. Camera also will be kept warm for its usual use.
(4).Ever year, around Summer, sun will be observed 20 hours or so every day. The phenomenon is called a “polar day”. And it will be fortunate for a observer to observe the bright ,magnificent, gorgeous and colorful sight of northern lights ( aurora borealis) during the time. For every day, the day time will last over 20 hours. At midnight, observed northwards the sky is gray white seemed like dawn or sunset. At that time ,people can play chess ,play basketball .Because of the above reasons summer is the best tour time in Mohe. Ever year, around Summer Solstice, campfire parties will held magnificently along the bank of Heilongjiang River. People sing and dance from day to night at the parties.