Overland Travel Across Borders: A Tale of Two Frontiers
Amur Ussuri Manzhouli Zabaykalsk Trans-Manchurian Rail
The immense 4,209-kilometer border between China and Russia is a frontier of continental scale, largely defined by the course of the Amur and Ussuri rivers. This is a place of stark contrasts, where bustling Chinese cities look across the water to the sparsely populated landscapes of the Russian Far East.
Hēihé Blagoveshchensk Ferry Hovercraft in Sino-Soviet Trade
You have several major crossings to choose from. The busiest is at Manzhouli (China) and Zabaykalsk (Russia), the key crossing for the Trans-Manchurian branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Another fascinating point is at Hēihé (China) and Blagoveshchensk (Russia), where the two cities sit directly opposite each other on the banks of the Amur River. A new road bridge has recently opened here.