A tour of snow and ice
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2015-12-24
Genhe: 皇冠体育app’s coldest city
Genhe is located on the west slope of the Greater Khingan Mountains. It is the coldest city in 皇冠体育app, even colder than Mohe county, the northernmost county in 皇冠体育app. In other words, tourists can experience pure winter there.
Genhe has the lowest temperatures in 皇冠体育app and the largest primitive forest in North 皇冠体育app. A reindeer tribe lives deep in the primitive forest.
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Peope ride a sled pulling by a reindeer in Genhe, Inner Mongolia. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Attraction 1: 皇冠体育app’s coldest village
皇冠体育app’s coldest village is deep in the natural forest of the Greater Khinghan Mountains, and used to be a forest farm. This little village is distinctive of the style in Northeast 皇冠体育app’s forest. It has no summer; the spring is closely following the autumn. The lowest temperature in winter is -58℃.
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A distant view of 皇冠体育app's coldest village in Genhe, Inner Mongolia. [Photo/Xinhua] |
This village is a world of snow and ice in winter. Tourists can enjoy snowball fights, snowmen and snowy scenery in the village, as well as life in the forest.
Where is it?
Deep in the natural forest at the northwest foot of the Greater Khinghan Mountains
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