Until recently, the far north-east of China was not particularly popular with tourists: Due to the long and icy winters and the many heavy industrial plants from the times when Stalin was still supporting the People’s Republic economically. Today, the trend has changed. Since climate change has made the summer months in the south and east of China so unbearably hot and humid, more and more travelers are flocking to Heilongjiang province. They are looking for a cooling respite in northeast China.