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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
CHANGCHUN, May 11 (Xinhua) — The May Day holiday has ended, but the tourism boom in the border city of Hunchun is still going strong. Tourists from all over China come here to taste the freshest seafood imported from Russia.
The city of Hunchun /Jilin Province, Northeast China/ is located at the junction of the state borders of China, Russia and the DPRK. The Hunchun checkpoint is 42 km from the Russian port of Posyet and 71 km from the port of Zarubino.
Every morning, trucks loaded with fresh Russian seafood arrive at the Hunchun checkpoint, bringing seafood from the deep sea to the tables of the city’s restaurants.
The 145-meter-long “Seafood Street” is the place most often visited by tourists. There are more than 20 specialized shops on both sides of this street. It not only sells a variety of seafood, but also provides comprehensive services such as processing, packaging and delivery.
When entering any store, a visitor will be able to see a wide range of seafood of different varieties and characteristics, such as Kamchatka crabs, hairy crabs and Sakhalin spizulas, among which Kamchatka crabs are the most popular.
Various cooking methods such as steaming, pepper-frying and char-grilling make seafood more delicious.
Liu Mengni, a tourist from Beijing, tasted various seafood dishes to write a guidebook for a food tour of Hunchun and posted it on social media. “The seafood here is very fresh, the meat is very tasty. I will definitely come here again!” she said.
Thanks to logistics networks, namely transportation by rail and air, fresh Kamchatka crabs can be delivered from Hunchun to all over the country on the same day.
In the Northeast Asia Cross-Border E-Commerce Industrial Park in Hunchun City, there is a Kamchatka crab shop covering an area of more than 1,000 square meters.
Wang Hai, the person in charge of the store, said that they have established close cooperation with Russian companies and the Kamchatka crabs caught from the depths of the sea are delivered to his store in original packaging.
“Kamchatka crab is delicious and affordable. At peak times, our store can receive over ten thousand customers daily,” said Wang Hai.
In addition, the Chinese businessman also promotes the sale of king crab through live broadcasting on social media. “Now we can sell about 100 king crabs daily in just two hours through live broadcasting. We have regular customers in Guangdong, Yunnan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. You can place an order online and the goods will be delivered in about 24 hours,” he added.
In 2016, the Hunchun border crossing received official status as an import point for chilled fresh seafood and edible aquatic animals, becoming the main channel for delivering Russian Kamchatka crab to China.
Hunchun Mayor Zhang Linguo said that more than 1.5 million crabs enter China through the Hunchun checkpoint every year. The Kamchatka crab has already become a tourist brand for Hunchun.
As it became known, this year the local authorities will actively promote the construction of a “smart port” and improve logistics services in order to further reveal the city’s potential in developing the maritime economy. -0-