Russian-style family hotels bring prosperity to border town
By Zhao Shiyue |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2020-08-14 16:54
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Around 100 years ago, Qu Dexin's grandfather from Hebei province traveled to the border city of Manzhouli, and then moved to Russia in seek of better work opportunities. After getting married to a Russian woman, they moved back to China and settled down in Enhe, a border town in North China.
Over 1,000 locals, like Qu, have similar family stories as Chinese-Russian descendants, and live typical Siberian lifestyles. To take advantage of the special ethnic culture, the Enhe government encouraged those with Russian heritage to develop tourism starting around 2006.
