Category: Humanities >> Chinese Literature
Analysis:
Ergun is a river, a city, and a piece of history. The winding Ergun River outlines the outline of a giant crown on China's rooster-shaped territory. In 1689 AD, during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the Treaty of Nerchinsk between China and Russia was signed, confirming that the Ergun River was the Sino-Russian border river.
This river has a charming curve, 667 kilometers long, and there are many small islands on the river beach. The gurgling water often stirs up waves at the corners, but when it is calm, it resembles a small stream, tempting tourists to wade across the river.
I came to the Ergun River by chance.
Have you heard of it? It turns out that this is a border river between Inner Mongolia, China and Russia.
The opening remarks of the tour guide with a bold personality were: Ergun is a river, a city, and a piece of history.
The Sino-Russian boundary river established during the Kangxi period
He added: "On the Hulunbuir grassland, many girls were named 'Ergun'."
p>The Mongolian word "Ergun" means "treasure".
We had lunch in Ergun City and then drove north along the Ergun River.
I turned over the map and found that the Ergun River actually outlined the outline of the giant crown on China's rooster-shaped territory.
"This river is 667 kilometers long and has been the border between China and Russia for more than 300 years."
It turns out that it was during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
The tour guide pointed out that in 1689 AD, the Treaty of Nerchinsk between China and Russia was signed, confirming that the Ergun River was the boundary river between China and Russia.
This is a blue river. The blue flowing on the golden grassland looks particularly pleasing to the eye.
During the few hours' drive, the Ergun River did not forget to twist its waist to show its charming curves.
The river is not only winding and winding, but also has many small islands on the riverbank. Therefore, the river does not always flow slowly and often stirs up waves at corners.
We stood on a high place and looked at the Ergun River. It was like a piece of silk cloth that had been ruffled by the strong wind, rolling randomly on the grassland.
However, sometimes the Ergun River is as calm as a stream, tempting us to wade across the river.
Across the river is Russian territory.
There was almost no trace of the Russians. Only at a place where the river made a big bend, a bunch of houses could be vaguely seen in the distance.
"It was a Russian border village, and there was also a small group of border guards living there."
Russia's territory has many rolling hills. Although there is green on the gentle slopes, But there were no trees.
The Friendship Bridge spans China and Russia
We came to Shiwei Township in the dusk. This is a port with an iron bridge over the river leading to Olochi in Russia.
This bridge is called Friendship Bridge. Construction started in April 2001 and was completed in September of the same year. It is a reinforced concrete structure with a total length of 310 meters and can pass large trucks.
We were only allowed to go to the midpoint of the bridge, and one step further was Russian territory.
The wind was strong on the bridge, and the trees on the shore were shivering. The temperature was estimated to be below ten degrees Celsius.
We hid in the Russian aunt's house.
This house has a hall and two guest rooms on the left and right, each of which can accommodate two people.
The only Russian ethnic township in China: Shiwei
It turns out that this is a small hotel built by the Communist Party with subsidies for local Russians. The master also has his own living room. There are 20 ethnic family tourist households like this in the city.
The tour guide said that Shiwei Township is the only Russian ethnic township in China.
“The Russians are one of the 22 ethnic minorities in China with a population of less than 100,000.
“There are more than 7,000 Chinese and Russian descendants living in Ergun City. In 1989, Chinese and Russian descendants were directly called Russians. ”
The owner of the house we live in turns out to be the descendant of intermarriage between Russians and Mongolians dating back to their grandparents’ generation. From the appearance, the appearance characteristics of Russians are not that obvious on them .
Obviously, they have also been influenced by the Mongols. In addition to beef, sheep, fish and meat, they also eat many wild vegetables. The only special thing is that they bake their own bread.
The wine is enough. After the meal, the hostess asked us if we wanted to wash ourselves.
Ha, unexpectedly, she actually led us to a large sauna, with two rooms inside and one outside, for four or five people. It's not a big problem if we use them together. It's cold in the late autumn, but there is steam in the bathroom. No wonder I fell asleep early that night, even though the tour guide and the host were busy.
The morning in Shiwei Township is equally cold. The hills are covered with white clouds floating gently, but there are already visitors on the grassland - a few cows here and there are busy chewing a hearty breakfast.
We were reluctant to leave but still had to set off. Another unexpected surprise was that when the car passed through the continuous birch forest, the road was so straight and flat. In less than two hours, we returned to Er'er. Guna City.
How to get to Ergun City?
We took a two-hour flight from Beijing to Hailar, and an hour later we arrived in Ergun City. It is understood that from Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, from Harbin via Qiqihar, you can also come to Ergun City, which takes about half a day's drive.