As exchange and practical cooperation among China and its two neighbors, Russia and Mongolia, continues to deepen, a batch of high-quality tourism projects have been developed based on the joint efforts of the three countries in 2014.

A tourism train departing from Inner Mongolia reached Ulan Bator, Mongolia, in 2014. The train will extend its journey to the city of Irkutsk in Russia in 2015.

A photo taken on Dec 13 shows the winter scenery of Arxan in Inner Mongolia. [Photo/Xinhua]

As the biggest land port, Manzhouli is one of the most popular and familiar Chinese cities for tourists from Russia and Mongolia. Manzhouli has opened a transit travel route that includes a direct flight from Manzhouli to Hainan in South China, allowing tourists to appreciate the landscapes of South and North China over several days.

In 2014, three cross-border tourism routes starting from Arxan, a popular tourist destination in Inner Mongolia, to three places in Mongolia were approved by the China National Tourism Administration. China-Mongolia cross-border tourism is also supported by Mongolian tourism-related organs, which help to carry forward such tourism projects.

A photo taken on Dec 13 shows rime blankets Arxan in Inner Mongolia. [Photo/Xinhua]

A joint meeting mechanism was established by five regions in China, Mongolia and Russia – including the Inner Mongolia autonomous region in China, Ulan Bator in Mongolia, and Zabaykalsky Krain in Russia – last November to coordinate and solve tourism issues and promote cross-border tourism among the five places.

“Many travel routes have been developed by travel agencies in China and Russia. I hope the cooperation in tourism between the two countries will continue,” said a travel agency manager from Zabaykalsky Krain when he came to Arxan for a new route survey.

Edited by Michael Thai