Jiamusi Travel Guide - Brief Information on Jiamusi

Jiamusi in Chinese Pinyin:  Jiā mù sī
Jiamusi in Chinese Writing:    

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

Jiamusi Overview:  Jiamusi is a prefecture-level city in the Heilongjiang Province. It is located behind Sanjiang Plain, which formed by the merging of Songhua River, Heilong River, and Wusuli River. With a population of 1,755,000, it is the city where the sun rises earliest in China.

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

 

Jiamusi Climate & Weather:  Jiamusi has a continental monsoon climate. It has a lot of sunshine with plenty rainfall in summer, very windy in spring and autumn, and cold and snowy in winter. Below table shows yearly climate averages for Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province, China.

Language in Jiamusi:  Jiamusi dialect that belongs to the official language of north east has very special features due to its special history and its geographical position. But Mandarin speakers can easily understand it.

Jiamusi Transportation:   Jiamusi has opened domestic and international air routes to Beijing, Harbin, Russia etc. The large airport is under construction now and there are four main railway lines in Jiamusi, including Harbin to Jiamusi, Jiamusi to Mudanjiang, Jiamusi to Hegang, and Jiamusi to Fujin, which can take you easily to almost everywhere in China.

By Train:  A train ride to Jiamusi costs 6 Yuan to 10 Yuan and takes one and half hours from Hegang, 70 Yuan to 120 Yuan and around 7 hours from Harbin and 30 to 50 Yuan to Mudanjiang.
 

By Bus:  There are two national highways in Jiamusi; one is 201 (from Hegang to Dalian), the other is 221(from Harbin to Tongjiang). 

By Taxi: The flag-down fare is 5 Yuan. 1 Yuan per kilometer is charged after the first 3 kilometers. Most taxi rides within the city cost around 10 Yuan.

Jiamusi Food:  Local delicacies include Stewed Wild Chicken with Mushroom, Meat with cayenne pepper etc.

Major Jiamusi Tourism Resources:  

Tourist Attractions:  Tourist Attractions:  Jiamusi has a lot of tourism resources, among which the major attractions are Chenxing Island, which consist of ten large and small islands; Children Park, whose original name is Xinglin Lake Park, and rebuilt as Children Park in 1990; Sifengshan Scenic Spot etc.

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