Border city thrives with Sino-Russian commerce

chinadaily.com.cn2025-07-22 22:24

　　A seller presents her blueberries and greets Russian customers in Russian at the outdoor morning market in Heihe, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. [Photo by Liu Xilei/For chinadaily.com.cn]

　　In Heihe, Heilongjiang province, Russian tourists are enjoying local snacks in the outdoor morning markets, while Chinese customers are filling up their carts with chocolate, vodka, and signature Russian violet candies at the Russian goods supermarket.

　　The scene has become a fixture of daily life in the small Sino-Russian border city.

　　Most of the stalls in the city have bilingual signs in Chinese and Russian, and the owners can communicate using basic Russian words and phrases.

　　He Yiran and Huang Wanru contributed to the story.

　　Russian tourists purchase flowers at the outdoor morning market in Heihe, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. [Photo by Hu Mengdan/For chinadaily.com.cn]

　　The owner of a honey shop skillfully splits honey from a beehive, attracting lots of locals and Russian tourists at the outdoor morning market in Heihe, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. [Photo by Huang Wanru/For chinadaily.com.cn]

　　Russian tourists buy fruit at a stall at the outdoor morning market in Heihe, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. [Photo by Hu Mengdan/For chinadaily.com.cn]