The kingdom of polar bears
Located in the Arctic Ocean, Svalbard is the middle point between Norway and the Arctic, and is also a famous tourist mecca, known as "the cleanest town in the world" and "the kingdom of polar bears".
With its off-the-beaten-track Arctic wilderness and unique wildlife, the natural environment is extremely harsh and fragile. In addition to about 3,000 polar bears, the island has nearly 2,500 residents, more than 2,000 of whom live in Svalbard's administrative center and the largest settlement, Longyearbyen.
Small town at night
Because it is located within the Arctic Circle, with mountains on one side and fjords on the other, and the almost unspoiled Arctic environment far from major sources of pollution, the air here is almost the cleanest in the world.
The island is home to many wildlife, there's always one you like. Thousands of puffins come and breed in the summer, reindeer forage around, chubby polar bears, lucky blue whales, the largest animal on earth, piles of walruses lying on the beach basking in the sun, Arctic seagulls flying north and south poles to feed...
Svalbard has different landscapes throughout the year
Svalbard in the Arctic Circle is, in my words, only three seasons a year...
Every year from March to mid-May is the sunny winter in the town, the sun shines on the archipelago, the snow is white under the sun, you can choose a snowmobile trip, if you are lucky, you can see polar bears, reindeer and other wildlife, you can also choose to take a dog sled around to enjoy the scenery of the island.
Dog sledding
Snowmobile
Every year from May to September is the polar summer of Svalbard, as recorded in the documentary "Polar Summer", the sun never sets, the surrounding world ice and snow melt, you can understand that the local spring and summer come together. Bears start their first swimming lessons, and the animals come out in search of food and stockpile food for the cold Arctic winter. You can go boating in the lake, or hike in the meadows with one person and one dog, and occasionally run past a few foraging wild animals.
Cruise
Wildlife on the island
Every year from October to February is the aurora borealis of the Arctic Circle in winter, and when night falls, there are often brilliant bands of light in the clear night sky of the island. In the dark night of the high latitude zone, the stars flickered, but in a moment a faint band of light suddenly appeared in the sky; Before it disappeared into the night, another band of light appeared on top of each other, until the whole sky was lit up with a red band of light, which made people intoxicated and gave birth to a sense of awe of nature.
Aurora borealis in Svalbard
A small town far away from the Internet and Wi-Fi, throw away the shackles of the complicated social networks, feel the nature, wash your own life-filled heart, and find a moment of peace.
All their lives, people are looking for a place that can awaken the spirit in their hearts.
And Svalbar, maybe that's where it is.
In addition, Chinese citizens have the right to freely enter and leave the archipelago, no time limit!