At night, the Songhua River is breezy and rippling, and the river breeze blows on the cruise ship to enjoy the charming scenery along the way, which becomes a good choice for citizens and tourists to cool off. In order to better welcome the arrival of the 9th Asian Winter Games in 2025 and greatly improve the quality of the city's night landscape, on July 1, Harbin City held a theme activity of "Riverside Night Rhyme, Night Tour of Songhua River". Harbin City has carefully built 8 lighting night cruise boats, through the clever integration of light art, music, cultural performances and other elements, for the general public and tourists to create a unique night tour experience.
At about 19:20, a reporter from Life Daily saw at the pier of Tongjiang Street, Daoli District, that many tourists had lined up to board the ship in an orderly manner. The "Tianhe No. 1" cruise ship put into sail used modern photoelectric technology to implement the lighting transformation, and the neon lights on the ship at night became a beautiful scenery on the river. That night, the cool breeze and rippling water on the Songhua River made the cityscape more and more charming in the summer night.
At 19:30, the cruise ship slowly sailed away from the pier, and sailed smoothly on the calm river surface in the night. The reporter stood on the sightseeing deck on the second floor of the ship, from which he could see all kinds of lights and lampposts in Jiangbei, which dressed up the silent night sky. "When night falls, enjoying Harbin on the Songhua River has a unique charm." Mr. Zhang, a tourist, told reporters that sitting on the boat blowing the cool river breeze, the beautiful scenery on both sides of the strait continues to come into view, which makes people intoxicated, "Harbin is really worthy of being a summer resort!" ”
The reporter noticed that on the day of the event, the cruise ship carefully arranged a talk show open mic performance for tourists, and also prepared a light meal service. As the boats sail into the center of the river, the buildings on both sides of the river look more charming in the flickering lights, and the interest of tourists also increases.
"In this event, we upgraded 8 lighting night cruise ships in terms of LED lighting decoration and theme layout, and the renovated ships showed a new style and created a strong night tour atmosphere. The night tour of Songhua River has become a window for tourists to understand the ice city in an all-round way, and the project has also become a popular choice for tourists to get to know the city up close. The relevant person in charge of the tourism distribution center of Harbin Transportation Group told reporters.
The night tour is not only a visual luxury feast, but also a precious experience to deeply feel the charm of the city and spend quality time together. The reporter learned from the transportation group ferry tourism company that in order to enrich the cultural life of citizens, since the beginning of summer, Harbin has opened three ferry tourism routes, tourists can go to three piers to board the cruise ship, day and night can feel the charm of the cruise ship. The three routes are Jiuzhan Wharf - Laotou Bay - Highway Bridge - Sun Island - Binzhou Railway Bridge - Flood Control Memorial Tower - Jiuzhan Station; Daowai Qidao Street Wharf - Binzhou Railway Bridge - Flood Control Memorial Tower - Tongjiang Street - Laotou Bay - Highway Bridge - Sun Island - Songpu Bridge - Daowai Qidao Street; Tongjiang Street Pier - Shangri-La - Highway Bridge - Flood Control Memorial Tower - Tongjiang Street Pier.
If the short-distance river tour route is not enjoyable, you can also look forward to the long-distance route, the ferry tourism company is currently planning two long-distance tourism routes, namely the Tongjiang Street Music Pier to Xifei Fishing Village route and the Dadingzi Mountain route, which will be opened in due course depending on the water level and the preparation of tourism resources.
Leading News & Life Reporter: Liang Chen; Photo: Liang Chen