Qiqihar City

Land of the red-crowned crane: see cranes up close at Zhalong Wetland, and enjoy Qiqihar's signature barbecue.

Qiqihar City lies in western Heilongjiang in the Nen River basin and is an old industrial city of the Northeast. Zhalong National Nature Reserve is a vast reed marsh wetland famous for rare waterbirds such as the red-crowned crane, where you can watch cranes being released into flight. In the city, there are Longsha Park and Moon Island, and the local barbecue is very popular. Spring and autumn are the migratory-bird seasons, and the wetland is greenest in summer. The gateways are Qiqihar Sanjiazi Airport and Qiqihar South Station, and the Harbin–Qiqihar high-speed railway connects to Harbin.

Destinations

• Qiqihar

Itineraries

• Wudalianchi, Heihe & Qiqihar Northwest Loop – A loop starting from Harbin that connects volcanic landscapes, Aihui history, Zhalong red-crowned cranes, and the Daqin…