Tourists truly embrace winter in coldest region of China

Aoluguya, the Ewenki ethnic town in Genhe of Inner Mongolia, has recently become the perfect winter wonderland escape for tourists thanks to its natural scenery and improved tourism services.

As an ancient tribe, Aoluguya is located in “China’s pole of cold”—Genhe city, near the latitude of 50 to 52 degrees north, west of the Greater Hinggan Mountains. It is adjacent to Mohe county (52-53 degrees in north latitude) in Heilongjiang province, where has been crowned with the title of “China’s north pole”.

Despite being slightly lower than Mohe county in latitude, Genhe sits at a higher altitude and this makes it the coldest place in China. Its yearly average temperature is below 5.3 degrees Celsius, and the ice-bound season usually lasts for 210 days every year.

As China’s only reindeer tribe, the Aoluguya Ewenki ethnic town has a population of 1,465, and people there mainly live on raising reindeer and hunting in the wild. 

Night scene in Aoluguya Ewenki ethnic town in Genhe city, Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Dec 24. [Photo/Xinhua]