Mudanjiang

Mudanjiang (牡丹江; Mǔdanjiāng) is a city in Heilongjiang Province in China.

Understand

Mudanjiang is in the southeastern part of Heilongjiang province. The city has a population of around 700,000 and the prefecture a population of around 2.7 million. Mudanjiang consists of the following districts:

• Aimin District (爱民区; Àimínqū)
• Dong'an District (东安区; Dōng'ānqū)
• Yangming District (阳明区; Yángmíngqū)
• Xi'an District (西安区; Xī'ānqū)
• Muling City (穆棱市; Mùlíngshì)
• Suifenhe City (绥芬河市; Suífēnhéshì)
• Hailin City (海林市; Hǎilínshì)
• Ning'an City (宁安市; Níng'ānshì)
• Dongning County (东宁县; Dōngníngxiàn)
• Linkou County (林口县; Línkǒuxiàn)

Get in

By plane

• 1 Mudanjiang Hailang International Airport (MDG  ^IATA). From Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Qingdao and Yantai.  

By train

Trains from Harbin take 4h30 to 6 hours and cost ¥25-75. There are also trains from Dalian (18–19 hours; ¥81-438), Beijing (21 hours; ¥171-516), Rizhao (34 hours; ¥234-706), Manzhouli (20 hours; ¥78-270), Shenyang (12–14 hours; ¥-), Qiqihaer (- hours; ¥-), and Suifenhe (- hours; ¥-).

High Speed Rail from Beijing takes approximately 7 hours and around two hours from Harbin.

By bus

From Suihenhe, Harbin. Also from Vladivostok, Ussuriysk, Pogranichniy (Russian Federation). For those coming from Changbaishan in Jilin province, there are daily buses from Changbaishan that pass through Dunhua to Mudanjiang.

See

• 1 Mirror Lake (; Jingbohu).  
• Capital of the ancient Bohai Kingdom, Bohai Town. 
• Bohai Ethnic Village. 
• Mudan Peak Nature Reserve. 
• Sandaoguan Forest Park. 
• Xingkai Lake Scenic Area. 
• Northeastern Tiger Zoo. 
• Mudan River

Do

• 1 People's Park (人民公园; Rénmín Gōngyuán) (South of the main train station, bordering Dongsitiao Road (东四条路/Dōngsìtiáolù) in the west, Huanhu Road (环湖路/ Huánhúlù) in the east, and Dongping'an Street (东平安街/Dōngpíng'ānjiē) in the south). The 49 hectares large park is a good place to people watch and get a glimpse at urban Chinese culture. Near the northern entrance, there are several squares where you can watch elderly people dance and enjoy amateur performances of traditional Chinese signing. There you'll also find another monument dedicated to the resistance against the Japanese invaders during the Second World War. Yixin Lake (怡心湖/ Yíxīnhú) occupies the eastern part of the park and during the summer months it is an excellent place to see wetland bird species and water lilies in bloom. Next to the northern corner of Yixin Lake is a small zoo, including deer, zebra, macaques, and an assortment of birders. The zoo is free, but the exhibits can be a bit depressing. The smaller Lianxin Lake (连心胡/ Liánxīnhú) is near the west entrance. Its southern half has been retained as a cattail-filled wetland, while the northern part has paddle boats for rent. The southern half of the park has an amusement park with dozens of rides, including a Ferris wheel, haunted house, and various child-friendly rides. Park entrance and zoo are free. Tickets for the amusement park range from ¥10 to ¥30 per ride/attraction. (updated Aug 2015)

Sleep

• Golden Dome International Hotel (牡丹江金鼎国际大酒店), 西安区景福街99号. Listed rates for doubles from ¥518, discounted from ¥350. 
• Hawaii International Hotel (牡丹江夏威夷国际大酒店), 西安区七星街95号. Listed rates for doubles from ¥518, discounted from ¥350.