Hegang Travel Guide - Brief Information on Hegang

Hegang in Chinese Pinyin:  hè gǎng
Hegang in Chinese Writing:    

Hegang in Chinese Pronunciation:    Click the button to learn how to say Hegang Mandarin Chinese. Or you can download it to your hand device to play it to a conductor when buying a train ticket to Hegang.

Hegang Overview:  Hegang is in the northeastern part of Heilongjiang Province, located in the buffer zone of Xiaoxinganling and Sanjiang plain. Hegang has a vast area and is rich in mineral resources, especially coal and black lead. This city is also developed based on the coal industry.

Map of Hegang:  Here is a rough map of Hegang showing where Hegang is located on the map of China.

 

Hegang Climate & Weather:  Hegang’s climate is influenced by the monsoon; dry and cold in winter, warm and rainy in summer. The yearly average temperature is 3.4℃. The rainfall during June to Aug takes up 60% of the whole year rainfall. Summer is the best time to visit Hegang.

 Hegang Transportation:  Hegang’s traffic is very convenient and it is easy to reach Harbin, Luobei port and Jiamusi city by road. There is no airport but Heilongjiang channel that connects the river and Japan Ocean. A5000 ton ship may sail easily on the river.  

By Train: The railways make it easy to reach Harbin and Dalian city from Hegang.

By Bus:  Heyi, Hejia and Heluo road are all high grade highways. It takes just 4 hours to Harbin, l hour to Luobei port and less than 1 hour to Jiamusi city by bus.

Hegang Food:  Hegang is the main grain production unit of Sanjiang plain. Rice, soybean and wheat are main products here as it has favorable conditions to develop the “green food”.

Major Hegang Tourism Resources:  

Tourist Attractions: Hegang has special tourist resources due to its proximity to the Jewish autonomous state of Russia. Romantic and exotic mix of Russian and Jewish makes people get addicted to the beautiful scenery. Dajie Jiang, the valley of Helongjiang is old and mystical. Hegang National Forest Park with about 53 square kilometers has beautiful scenery.

Travel Agencies:  There are 1 licensed tour operators which can offer travel services to international travelers. Please refer to all these Hegang travel agencies.