Beat the heat

Heilongjiang is known as a winter wonderland. But the host of some of the world's largest ice festivals is also a cool summertime destination, in every sense. Yang Feiyue reports.

Primitive forests fleece the Hinggan Mountains. Waterfowl wander Wudalianchi's reed marshes and mineral springs. Paddies plate the fertile farmlands of Beidahuang.

Indeed, Heilongjiang province promises a cool place to beat the heat. It averages 20 C when summer scorches much of the rest of the country.