Every time winter comes, the northern cities are like a race, constantly refreshing the minimum temperature; everywhere is the winter beauty of "thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow". For people who like ice and snow tourism, they should have heard of the Mohe River located at the northernmost point of our country; for a long time, the Mohe River was considered the coldest place in China. However, how cold a place is is not determined by latitude factors alone; it is determined by the comprehensive nature of the place, the environment and other reasons.
The coldest place in China is not in Mohe, but in Genhe City, the northernmost part of Inner Mongolia. If you compare the latitude, the Root River and the Mohe River are around 50 degrees north latitude, and the Root River is closer to the south than the Mohe River, with a latitude difference of 1-2 degrees. The distance between the two places is only more than 250 kilometers, and the climate type belongs to the cold temperate zone. It was in Genhe that in 2009, an extremely low temperature of minus 58 degrees Celsius was measured; in 2018, the National Meteorological Center issued a "China Cold Pole" logo certificate to Genhe, and no city has surpassed it for more than 10 years.
The latitude and climate are similar, and the reason why the Root River is colder than the Mohe River is mainly because of the higher altitude. Usually, within the same temperature zone, the higher the terrain, the lower the temperature. Although both the Genhe river and the Mohe River are located in the northern part of the Daxing'anLing Mountains, the average altitude of the Mohe area is 600 meters, while the average altitude of the Genhe River is 1000 meters. In addition, the Mohe River is on a sunny slope, that is, a leeward slope, which is less affected by cold air; while the Root River is also a back-yang slope in the windward slope, and cold air is more likely to accumulate here. According to meteorological data for nearly 20 years, the number of days of continuous minus 40 degrees Celsius in the Root River is as high as 13 days, while the Mohe River has only 11 days.
How cold is the Root River? Minus 58 degrees is simply challenging the limits of people's imagination for cold; for small partners in the southern region, just thinking about it, it is going to tremble. The city freezes for more than 7 months a year, and more than half of the time is in the snow and ice. The heating period is as long as 9 months, indoor and outdoor temperature differences are often 50-60 degrees, locals in the winter less than the last resort is not willing to go out, even if you have to go out can not be exposed to the cold outdoors for a long time.
When many cities enter the scorching July of the red sun, the highest temperature of the Genhe River at this time is only 18 to 20 ° C, which has become a representative summer resort in the Daxinganling area. Therefore, summer summer tourism and winter ice and snow tourism have made the Root River a dazzling pearl for the entire Hulunbuir Ring Road tour.
"China Cold Pole" has also become a business card of Genhe Tourism. China Cold Pole Tower, located in the Cold Pole Square at the southwest entrance of Genhe City, has a height of 24.meters and can detect extreme low temperatures in winter in real time. It is a place where you must punch in the river in winter to take photos.
There is also the China Cold Pole Village located in the Jinlin Forest Farm of the Jinhe Forestry Bureau, which is the closest village to the cold pole in Daxing'anling. Every household in the village is illuminated, and large red lanterns can be seen everywhere, maintaining the historical style of the forest shantytown house. In order to resist the cold, the family has a hot fire wall and a warm kang. In the winter silver wrapping, there is a different flavor.
Named after the river, Genhe City originates on the southwest side of mount Yijiqi in Daxing'anling, and runs through the city from northeast to southwest through the city and joins the Erguna River. In the Genheyuan National Wetland Park, due to the large number of rivers, a variety of ecosystems such as forests, swamps, rivers, and lakes have been formed. It is also home to many waterfowl breeding grounds, and is one of the most important breeding grounds for red-crowned cranes in the world. In winter, the wetland park presents a snowy, crystal clear landscape of ice and snow.
The Genhe region is also home to China's last hunting tribe, the Aoluguya Evenk, the only reindeer breeder in China. The Aoluguya deer tribe is also a must-see attraction on the River, where reindeer are stocked almost everywhere. In winter, visitors can ride a reindeer-pulled sleigh through the primeval forest. Because the reindeer are docile, visitors can get up close and personally fed, pet or take photos.
Now, Genhe is about to usher in the most extreme cold time of the year. Stretches of primeval forests, the migration of thousands of migratory birds, and the last deer tribe in China, no matter how cold the weather, can not stop the beauty of life emanating from the life here.