Heilongjiang a cool summer getaway

Xingkai Lake in the southeast of Heilongjiang is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast China, with a total area of 4,380 square kilometers. Tourists have flocked to play in the water and sunbathe on the beach.

"I brought my kids here for the summer holiday. The view is pleasant, and fish from the lake tastes very good," says tourist Li Xiaoyuan.

The scenic lake's administration has also developed facilities for beach football and volleyball, as well as speedboat and motorboat activities to enrich the tourism experience.

Located in the northernmost part of the province, the city of Mohe boasts a comfortable daily temperature of 18 C.

This summer, Mohe launched a number of featured boutique tourist routes around the themes of summer vacation, forest health, family gathering and arctic self-driving, says Zhang Xinze, deputy director of the city's tourism bureau.

Entering summer, the "ice city "of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang, also ushered in the tourist season. As of July, the Harbin airport had seen a daily passenger flow of more than 45,000. On July 30, the single-day passenger throughput exceeded 50,000, half of whom were tourists who had flown from southern China.