NORTHERN TOURIST AREA (PART 2)
HEIHE PORT
As a national first class port, Heihe is separated by a
river with Blagovescensk Port in Russia‘s Amur Prefecture. The port has both
passenger and cargo wharfs and forms a transitional transport network
integrating railway, highroad and aviation. Each year the port handles 1.2
million tons of goods and one million of passengers.
WONIU LAKE SCENIC RESORT
The scenic resort lies 15 kilometres away from the
Heihe-Hohehot Highway to the west of urban Heihe and has water surfaces totaling
480 hectares.It adjoins the Heilongjiang River in the north and is separated by
a river with Russia’s Blagvescensk in the east.
The Heihe Longhu Far east
International Ski Ground in the Scenic resort is the biggest is the biggest of
its kind all over the border area of Heilongjiang Province and the Far East
region of Russia. The scenic resort has now integrated sightseeing, summer
recreation, holiday entertainment, skiing facilities and catering.
FIVE INTERLINKED LAKES SCENIC RESORT
Located 250 kilometres away from Heihe in northern
Heilongjiang, it is known as a national nature reserve and one of the World
Geoparks.There are scattered 14 volcanoes, the oldest of which broke out
hundreds of thousands of years ago and the youngest only some 200 years ago.
Magmas from erupting volcanoes blocked the Bailong River and formed 5 lava
dammed lakes that are connected to one another, hence their name Five
Interlinked Lakes.
Here, tourists can enjoy such breathtaking lava formations s
the Sea of Stone and a lava cave that is frozen all year around. There is a
mineral spring reputed as one of the World’s Three Most Famous Cold Springs and
its water contains more than 400 kinds of microelements necessary to humans and
has magical remedial effects. In addition, mineral mud here is found helpful to
human health. The Five Interlinked Lake Scenic Resort is an ideal place for
health recuperation and holiday recreation.
