Arctic Village

Arctic Village is a small riverside village at the northern tip of China's mainland, located on the south bank of the upper reaches of the Heilongjiang River at the foot of Qixing Mountain, facing Ignateno Village in Amur Oblast, Russia, across the Heilongjiang River to the north. Its geographic coordinates are: 122°21′05″ to 122°21′30″ east longitude, and 53°27′00″ to 53°33′30″ north latitude. Arctic Village was originally namedArctic Village, is the current location of the Arctic Township government, 87 km from Xilinji Town, the seat of Mohe City. People began to settle here in 1860, and in 1866 the Qing government established it as the 30th station on the river route to Yanzhigou. After liberation, the county was abolished and merged into Huma. In 1981, after Xilinji Town became the county seat, Arctic Township was placed under Arctic Town, Mohe City. The administrative area covers 16 square km, with 723 households and 1,861 residents. Known for its northern location and famous for its northern identity, it has a series of north-themed tourism products, including China's northernmost village, northernmost outpost, and northernmost household. It has long been known as the "Crown of the Golden Rooster," the "Head of the Swan," and the "City of No Night." It is China's northernmost tourist attraction, where the white night phenomenon can be seen, forming the distinctive "Northernmost China" brand. The Arctic Village attraction has rich and unique tourism resources, a strong local flavor, and well-preserved vegetation and ecological environment. It has outstanding advantages for developing ecotourism, forest tourism, and ice and snow tourism, with monopoly tourism resources such as Northernmost China, miraculous celestial phenomena, the source of the Heilongjiang River, and Santa Claus World. It features distinctive attractions such as Santa Claus Village, Arctic Sandbar, the northernmost post office, the northern border outpost, the northernmost village, the northernmost household, and the northernmost ski resort. It can meet tourists' needs for sightseeing and scientific exploration, leisure vacations, summer health retreats, and winter snow activities, and is a destination for tourism, scientific exploration, adventure, and vacationing. The Arctic Village attraction officially opened to the public in 1997 and has since received honors including national 5A-level tourist attraction, national forest park, and one of the first nationally designated characteristic landscape tourism towns.