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The Heihe Port is located on the border between China and Russia and is an important land passage. In recent years, the visa-free policy between China and Russia has promoted the growth of personnel exchanges between the two countries.
China News Service, Heihe, September 15th (Wang Lin, Meng Lili) On the 14th, a celebration ceremony for "Heihe Port's inspection and release of one million inbound and outbound passengers in 2026" was held at Heihe Port in Heilongjiang. Russian tourist Natalia became the millionth passenger to enter and exit the country since 2026. The police at the Heihe Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station presented flowers and a commemorative plaque to her.
It is understood that the visa-free policy bonus not only simplifies entry and exit procedures and reduces cross-border travel costs, but also paves a convenient channel for cultural and tourism linkage and economic and trade negotiations.
On September 14, the celebration ceremony for "Heihe Port will release one million inbound and outbound passengers in 2026" was held at Heihe Port in Heilongjiang Province. The picture shows the ceremony scene. Photo by Liu Song
As of 17:00 on September 14, 2026, the number of inbound and outbound passengers at Heihe Port exceeded 1 million, a year-on-year increase of 56.18%, setting a new high for the same period in history. Among them, there were 505,000 outbound tourists, 495,000 inbound tourists, and more than 217,500 inbound tourists to Russia, a year-on-year increase of 110.15%.
At the entry hall of the Heihe Water Transport Port, Russian tourist Natalia became the millionth tourist to enter and exit the country since 2026. She received flowers and a commemorative plaque from the border police and gave a thumbs up for the port's customs clearance services. "This is my first time coming to China. This kind of ceremony is really gratifying and I am very happy." Natalia said.
On September 14, a celebration ceremony for "Heihe Port's inspection and release of one million inbound and outbound passengers in 2026" was held at Heihe Port in Heilongjiang. The picture shows the one millionth passenger (first from left) who entered and exited since 2026 receiving flowers and commemorative plaques. Photo by Liu Song
Faced with the continued increase in inbound and outbound passenger flow, the Heihe Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station continues to promote the online filling of entry cards for foreigners, and has added a "Chinese-Russian bilingual convenience team" at the duty site, equipped with multi-lingual intelligent translation equipment, and continuously optimizes the port customs clearance service experience. This summer, cross-border personnel exchanges continued to increase, with the average daily number of inbound and outbound passengers exceeding 5,000. (over)
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