Off-Season Mohe Trip: 5-Day Adventure Off the Beaten Path Amidst Spring Snow

Snowflakes in late April ❄️? Mohe, you're not respecting spring enough 😄. I've been to Mohe in winter, but this time, I'm taking a different route! 🌟 Featured intangible cultural heritage handicrafts: dough figurines, birch bark paintings, crochet, and sunflower making 🌟 Delicious and unique cuisine: iron pot stew, wild mountain vegetables, earthen kiln roasted dishes, casserole, Heilongjiang River's newly-fished fish, and special rice wraps 🌟 Witnessed the Heilongjiang River thaw: I caught the river's thawing on the first day, and saw drifting ice floes at Longjiang First Bay and Arctic Village. 🚶 5-Day Niche Spring Snow Itinerary [Day 1 Beijing - Mohe] Songyuan Park ➠ May 6th Fire Memorial Hall ➠ Kang's Dough Figurines ➠ Dular's Handicraft Shop ➠ Tucai Lord's Earthen Kiln Roasted Dishes ➠ Mohe Ballroom [Day 2 Mohe - Arctic Village] Mohe ➠ G331 National Defense Highway (primitive forest + birch trees) ➠ Women's Foot Bay ➠ Longjiang First Bay ➠ Wusuli Shoal (China's northernmost point) ➠ Coldwater fish + special rice wraps ➠ Shiye Zhiyou Homestay [Day 3 Arctic Village: Various Northernmost Attractions] Reindeer Park ➠ Arctic Village Monument ➠ Northernmost Post Office (mail a northernmost postcard) ➠ Northernmost Supply and Marketing Cooperative ➠ Wild mountain vegetables ➠ Arctic Sandbar (Golden Rooster Crown + Boundary Marker 138) ➠ Oroqen Ethnic Museum ➠ Seven Star Square ➠ Northeast BBQ ➠ Senye Homestay ⚠️ Arctic Village is small, and the spots can be adjusted at any time (in the off-season, mainly call ahead ☎️ to check if they're open) [Day 4 Arctic Village - Tuqiang - Mohe] Tuqiang Forestry Museum ➠ Heshan Yuan Casserole Restaurant ➠ Beijixing Square ➠ Intangible cultural heritage birch bark painting ➠ Iron pot stewed local chicken [Day 5 Mohe - Beijing] Jinguo Hall Handicrafts (northernmost crochet skills) ➠ Souvenirs 🛍️ ⚠️ It's best to book intangible cultural heritage handicrafts in advance, some allow walk-ins) 🏨 2 Beautiful Homestays in Arctic Village Shiye Zhiyou: Has two stores, the Qilin store is better for photos, and the cultural and creative products are amazing Senye Homestay: The wooden forest style is very tasteful