Heihe | Mother Square | Come to the border town to chase winter
On both ends of the city, one side is a volcano, the other side is a forest.
✨I really, really like the city of Heihe. Now that I think about it, I realize there's a magical sense of familiarity. It's so much like old Hankou. The entire city is spread out along the Mother River, with a wide and endless riverside park, shallow beaches where you can play in the water, and a super beautiful night view.
✌️The riverside road is wide, clean and tidy, with classical Western-style buildings lined up. The longitudinal road extends slowly, and the deeper you go, the more you can feel the warm and lively atmosphere. All the eras I've experienced and haven't experienced can meet and reunite in this time tunnel. They blend together without any awkwardness, and everyone lives comfortably in their own time and space.
🎈What's different is that the average temperature here is more than ten degrees lower than Wuhan, and you can't feel the heat without direct sunlight; the roads here rarely see traffic lights, and cars will consciously avoid pedestrians; the entire city's parking lots are free, they are perfect places for campers.
🌸There are characteristic walking teams from the Northeast, very lively morning markets, countless ice cream stalls, authentic and delicious Russian food, surprising island botanical gardens, and riverside courts that are lit up until late at night... Of course, a large part of the happiness comes from the friendly prices here, 1.5 yuan for a large bag of soy milk, 2 yuan for double-layered rice cakes, 0.6 yuan for a large bun, 7 yuan for a basket of fresh meat buns, 10 yuan per jin for blueberries, 0.7 yuan per jin for watermelon, 10 yuan per jin for girl fruit, 7 yuan per jin for honey peaches, 1 yuan for an ice cream ball, 100 yuan for a full Northeast barbecue...
I really love Heihe, with a volcano on one end of the city and a forest on the other, with delicious food, beautiful scenery, and warm and friendly people. Before setting off, I read a lot of guides and had a good impression of it early on, but it still exceeded my expectations with its strength, making me love it even more.