The largest city in Inner Mongolia, Baotou was once an arid and undeveloped region, inhabited by Mongolian herders of sheep and horses. Today, it is an industrial community. The city is divided into three principal areas – Donghe, the oldest part of...

A large and popular nature reserve situated in a volcanic field, Wu Da Lian Chi lies in a region in western Heilongjiang inhabited by the ancient Daur minority. Its name, meaning “Five Big Connected Lakes,” is derived from the five bodies of water...

Situated in the far north of China close to the vast sub-Siberian plains, Harbin is the pleasant capital of Heilongjiang Province. The railway and the Bolshevik Revolution brought large numbers of Russians to the city, prompting a change in Harbin’s...

The city of Jilin is a little-visited industrial settlement on either side of the Songhua or Sungari River. Like many other cities in the northeast, Jilin has a short history and was a small village until the 17th century when it was fortified. The...

The sprawling modern capital of Jilin province is cheerfully known as “Eternal Spring” despite its brutal winter. Changchun today has emerged as an attractive, green city in China’s northeastern “rustbelt,” famed for its car...