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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) — The second meeting of the Ussuri River and Lake Border Tourism Association and the presentation of cross-border tourist routes were held in Fuyuan City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province on Tuesday. Representatives of more than 50 tourism enterprises from China and Russia attended the event to jointly plan the development of the cross-border tourism industry, local media reported.
The Ussuli River, located in northeastern Heilongjiang Province, is a major tributary of the southern bank of the Heilongjiang River (Amur) and a border river between China and Russia. The association, which was established in August 2024, aims to optimize and integrate the cultural and tourism resources of the region, thereby jointly promoting the integrated development of tourism in the border areas.
At the meeting, relevant departments of Fuyuan City, known as the “East Pole of China”, introduced local unique tourist routes, demonstrated practices and achievements in preserving the fishing culture of the Hezhe ethnic group and the ecological protection of Heixiazi Island.
In addition, other cities and counties of the association, such as Mishan, Hulin and Raohe, presented their rich tourism and cultural resources along the Wusuli River. Guests from Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Korsakov, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk and other cities of Russia also introduced the meeting participants to local cultural and tourism resources that can help strengthen exchanges and develop cooperation in the field of Sino-Russian cross-border tourism. -0-