Do I need a visa to go to the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk?

Blagoveshchensk is the capital of Amur region in Russia. It is located at the intersection of Jieya River and amur river, just across the river from Heihe City, China. The narrowest part of the river between the two cities is only 750 meters. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Amur Prefecture, the third largest city in the Russian Far East, and an important port in the Russian Far East, with an urban area of 30 square kilometers and a population of 230,000. It belongs to monsoon climate, with cold and little snow in winter. In June+10/October, 5438, the temperature can reach MINUS 24 degrees to 32 degrees Celsius. It is cool and rainy in summer, and the average temperature in July does not exceed 265,438+0 degrees Celsius. Wood resources are very rich, with huge reserves of gold, coal, iron ore and wood, ranking first in the Far East, and considerable reserves of oil, natural gas and clay.

The infrastructure and medical and health facilities in the city are perfect and fully functional. The city is the education center of Amur Prefecture, with four institutions of higher learning and 12 secondary specialized schools. The learning atmosphere is very strong, and it is known as the "student city". Gagarin, a famous astronaut of the former Soviet Union, was born here.

The city is the industrial center of Amur, and mining, shipbuilding, electricity, food, textile and wood processing are the main industrial sectors, accounting for more than 1/4 of the state's industrial output value. The main enterprises are: Vodka Wine Factory, Alcohol Factory, Meat Joint Processing Factory, Flour Factory, Wood Processing Factory, Paper Mill, Match Factory, Furniture Factory, Amur Hardware Factory, Mining Equipment and Grinder Factory, Amur Electric Meter Instrument Factory, Electric Appliance Factory, Ship Repair Factory, Mechanical Repair Factory, etc. The output of grain, milk and meat is very large. Bushehr and Amur regions, where it is located, are both famous grain producing areas in Russia and have the reputation of "granary in the Far East" in Russia.

The traffic in this city is relatively developed, and there are railway branches connected with the main line of trans-siberian railway. There are five thousand-ton berths in the water transport port, with an annual throughput of 3 million tons; There are modern large airports and more than 50 domestic air routes leading to all parts of the state, including the capital Moscow. It also opened flights to Japan, South Korea, China and Turkey. There is a railway branch line of 109 km, which is connected with the Siberian and Baya railways. To the west, it can enter eastern European countries via Ukraine and other CIS countries, and to the east, it can enter tatar strait via Khabarovsk along Heilongjiang and the Sea of Japan. At the junction of Jieya River and amur river, there is the largest port in Amur Prefecture, and there is ship passenger and cargo transportation between Heihe Port in China. Goods from Heihe and Blagoveshchensk ports can be transported by river and sea to Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asian countries. Since 1987 China and Russia resumed border trade, the radiation function of Blagoveshchensk in the Russian Far East has been fully exerted.

There is Amur Museum in the city, and its building has a history of 100 years. The museum has more than 4,000 exhibits, reflecting the nature, geography, history, culture and economy of the state. Mu Xin base, more than 30 kilometers away from the city, is a scenic tourist area with dense forests and clear lakes. Visitors can enjoy the scenery here, swim in the lake and fish on the shore.

Hefei flies to Harbin 1 1: 20, 13: 50, and is free to move after arrival. Take the N3320:14/A2718: 52 train (hard sleeper) to Heihe River.

D2 arrived in Heihe at 07:0 1. After breakfast, go through the formalities of traveling to Russia, leave the country by hovercraft (in summer, by boat) and take a bus to Blagoveshchensk, a famous historical and cultural city in the Far East. After entering the country, I visited the city: Lenin Square, Victory Square, Monument to the Unknown Hero, and stayed at Friendship Hotel (Russian Samsung, double standard room), Amur Geography Museum and Jieya River. Early, middle and late market distribution

D3 breakfast, see Russian-style railway station buildings, Amur trade fairs, department stores, gold shops and Italian shoe shops, lunch, visit the Orthodox Church, take a bus to the customs, leave the country and return to Heihe, and after dinner, take the N34 train 19: 05 and return to Harbin. Get on the train at noon in the morning and at night.

D4 arrived in Harbin at 6: 37 in the morning. After breakfast, you can visit the century-old street with European style-Central Street, the largest Orthodox Church in the Far East-Hagia Sophia Church Square, Harbin landmark-Flood Control Memorial Tower, Riverside Park-Stalin Park, and you can visit the sports of the brave-four activities on ice (ice sledding, ice track, ice sail, winter swimming 30 yuan/self-care), Russian handicraft shops, and taste the oriental flavor at lunch. Visit the Songhua River Highway Bridge on the way, visit the Songhua River in winter, enjoy the large-scale ice and snow sculpture art group-Sun Island snow sculpture (100 yuan for self-care), visit the Northeast Sanbao Store, visit Disney-Ice and Snow World (150 yuan for self-care), and stay in the hotel in Harbin at night.

D5 14: 40, fly back to Hefei 17: 10, and end the pleasant ice and snow journey!

Hefei-Harbin round-trip plane (Harbin airport/downtown is a civil aviation bus), travel agency liability insurance, overseas expenses (friendship or Jieya hotel double standard room), Harbin-Heihe round-trip train hard berth ticket, overseas catering, accommodation, tourism, excellent tour guide service, and tour leader expenses. The quotation does not include: tips for personal consumption of overseas tour guide drivers. Exit formalities: 1, 5-year personal passport, 2 2-inch photos; 2./kloc-children under 0/2 years of age can carry the original household registration book. Remarks: You need to add 160 yuan/person if you take the soft sleeper back and forth;