Get to know Daxing'anling Prefecture
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture · 地区
- Part of
- Heilongjiang
- Chinese name
- 大兴安岭地区
- Local areas
- 3 local areas
Area & population
- Population · 2022
- 388,000
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Daxing'anling (simplified Chinese: 大兴安岭地区; traditional Chinese: 大興安嶺地區; pinyin: Dàxīng'ānlǐng Dìqū; Russian: Да-Хинган-Лин), also known as Da Hinggan Ling, is the northernmost Chinese prefecture-level division, located in northwestern Heilongjiang Province. It is named after the Greater Khingan Range (Daxing'anling; ᠠᠮᠪᠠ᠋ ᡥᡳᠨ᠋ᡤᡤᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᡨ᠊ᡠᠨ; Amba Hinggan Dabagan) Mountains.
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Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Daxing'anling Prefecture
Central Mohe, seen from the Square of North Star in Xilinji. Photographed on 16 August 2019.Mohe漠河
Mohe's central town, Xilinji, is the service base for a much larger northern forest and border region. Its own compact circuit tells an important story: Songyuan preserves woodland within the town, the May Sixth Fire Memorial…
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Huzhong District · 呼中Huzhong District呼中
Huzhong offers a forest-and-rock landscape on the northern side of the Greater Khingan mountains. Cangshan Stone Forest is a particularly clear focus: large weathered volcanic rocks rise from dense woodland, with formations…
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A snow-covered house in Beiji Village · 北极村 Photograph date recorded by the source: 13 September 2011 (original upload date).Beiji Village北极村
Beiji Village builds its identity around northern latitude and the Heilongjiang border river. The Shenzhou Beiji monument gives that theme a visible centre, while the public riverside places the village opposite Russia's wooded…
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The riverside edge of Beihong Village · 北红村 Photograph date recorded by the source: 4 September 2024.Beihong Village北红村
Beihong is a northern border village where log-built mukeleng houses provide a tangible link to local Russian-influenced domestic architecture. The settlement is surrounded by forest, with the Heilongjiang River forming the…
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Luding Mountain · 鹿鼎山Luding Mountain鹿鼎山
Luding Mountain (鹿鼎山) in Huma is a cliff-edged viewpoint whose name is associated with Jin Yong's novel The Deer and the Cauldron.
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Shibazhan Oroqen Ethnic Township · 十八站鄂伦春族乡Shibazhan Oroqen Ethnic Township十八站鄂伦春族乡
Shibazhan Oroqen Township (十八站鄂伦春族乡) is a Tahe community in the lower Huma River forest region, with a name that means Eighteenth Station.
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The horseshoe bend of the Heilongjiang (Amur) River seen from the Longjiang First Bend viewpoint, Mohe, Heilongjiang · 黑龙江漠河龙江第一湾观景台俯瞰黑龙江河曲 Source-recorded photograph date: 2024-09-04.Longjiang First Bend龙江第一湾
Longjiang First Bend (龙江第一湾) is an omega-shaped sweep of the Heilongjiang River in Mohe's forested border landscape.
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Daxing'anling Prefecture local specialties
大兴安岭地区特色美食 · 11 specialties to discover
Beihong dark-wheat raised pancakes 漠河北红黑小麦发面饼AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图
The grain contributes a pronounced wheat flavour and a darker crumb. Freshly cooked cakes have a warmer, softer texture than cooled takeaway portions.
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Mohe pike-ball soup 漠河狗鱼丸子汤AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图
The balls offer a gentle spring against the warm broth. Their flavour is more concentrated than an empty starch dumpling.
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Mohe pork stewed with dried greens 漠河野菜干煲黑猪肉AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图
The combination is earthy and hearty, with the greens balancing the richness of the meat. It differs markedly from a quick fresh-leaf stir-fry.
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Cold-Water Fish Banquet 冷水鱼宴AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Cold-Water Fish Banquet (冷水鱼宴) is listed among the local specialties of Daxing'anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang. The name includes 鱼 (fish).
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Blueberry Jam 蓝莓果酱AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Blueberry Jam (蓝莓果酱) from Daxing'anling Prefecture (大兴安岭地区), Heilongjiang, in China's far north, is made from the wild blueberries of the Greater Khingan (大兴安岭) forests.
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Wild Mountain Vegetables 山野菜AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Wild Mountain Vegetables (山野菜) is the collective name for the edible wild greens picked in Heilongjiang's forests: a group of plants, among them bracken, houtui, cinenya and day lily, rather than a single vegetable.
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Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms 小鸡炖蘑菇AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms (小鸡炖蘑菇) is a Northeast Chinese stew of chicken and hazel mushrooms (榛蘑), a mushroom local to the Northeast, and Chinese Wikipedia gives the Northeast as the place where it began.
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Pig-Slaughter Stew 杀猪菜Dish photograph · see caption for context
Pig-Slaughter Stew (杀猪菜), literally pig-killing dish, is the north-east Chinese pot of pork cooked with pickled cabbage; in Heilongjiang it also takes the form of a Manchu (满族) whole-pig banquet from Lanling (兰棱).
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All dish names · 全部菜名 (11)
- Beihong dark-wheat raised pancakes · 漠河北红黑小麦发面饼
- Mohe pike-ball soup · 漠河狗鱼丸子汤
- Mohe pork stewed with dried greens · 漠河野菜干煲黑猪肉
- Cold-Water Fish Banquet · 冷水鱼宴
- Blueberry Jam · 蓝莓果酱
- Wild Mountain Vegetables · 山野菜
- Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms · 小鸡炖蘑菇
- Pig-Slaughter Stew · 杀猪菜
- Sticky Bean Buns · 粘豆包
- Roast Venison · 烤鹿肉
- Frozen Pears · 冻梨
More dishes from across Heilongjiang are in the Heilongjiang food guide.
Counties & districts in Daxing'anling Prefecture
3 areas belong directly to Daxing'anling Prefecture.
3 areas
Mohe 漠河市
Mohe is a county-level city in Daxing'anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang province. It is the northernmost city in China. As of the 2020 Chinese Census, it has a population of 54,036.
Explore the area →CountyHuma County 呼玛县
Huma County (simplified Chinese: 呼玛县; traditional Chinese: 呼瑪縣; pinyin: Hūmǎ xiàn; Manchu: Hūmar Siyan; Russian: Кумары) is a county in the far north of the Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China.
Explore the area →CountyTahe County 塔河县
Tahe is a county in the far north of Heilongjiang province, and is the northernmost Chinese county. It is under the jurisdiction of Daxing'anling Prefecture.
Explore the area →No areas match this name.
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Getting there
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Mohe and Huzhong District are about 125 km apart in a straight line. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Heilongjiang →More in Heilongjiang
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Background text adapted from Daxing'anling Prefecture — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1366545839.
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