Song tells heartbreaking story from devastating blaze

By CHEN NAN in Beijing and ZHOU HUIYING in Harbin | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-12-06 07:37
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A winter games competitor shows her skills in Beiji, 88 kilometers from downtown Mohe. CHINA DAILY

Good opportunity

Some local residents have become curious about the ballroom, which they had never noticed before.

Zhang Wenqian, 30, a civil servant, visited the venue for the first time after she viewed Mohe Ballroom online.

"This is a good chance to promote our city nationwide," she said. "At the same time, the song also reminds residents of painful memories and of the need to prevent a similar incident.

"Although I didn't experience the fire, I have been told stories about it since childhood. Our city also holds commemorative activities on May 6 every year to remind us of the past."

Mohe is one of few places in China with a subarctic climate-long, severe winters and short, warm summers. Winter begins in early to mid-October and lasts until late April. The city holds the record for China's lowest temperature, minus 52.3 C in 1956.

But if the climate suggests an inhospitable place, this is not the case. The border with Russia has a raw beauty, attracting countless tourists every year, although they mostly visit in summer to witness the aurora borealis, or northern lights.

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