Edible Wild Vegetables (Shanye Cai) 山野菜 In the depths of Xiaoxing’anling Forest, a wide variety of wild vegetables are grown, including fiddlehead ferns, day-lilies, cucumber and mountain celery. These nutritious vegetables are organically grown, ... Read More>>
As a young oil city enjoying rapid economic growth, Daqing offers an ever increasing number of fast food restaurants that specialize in local cuisine. Such local delicacies as qiu mu'er fungus, fiddlehead fish and flying dragon are known as much for their ... Read More>>
The biggest concern for most travelers to Daqing is packing the right wardrobe to match the city's weather. The seasons in Daqing are well defined: winters are very cold, and visitors rarely choose this time of year to come to the city. During the summer, ... Read More>>
As a relatively new city, founded on the petroleum industry that it was designed to support, many of the attractions in the city are based around petrochemicals. The Daqing Oilfield Science and Technology Museum is popular with visitors as it explores the ... Read More>>
Daqing is known as the Oil Capital of China and has experienced a phenomenal boom since oil was discovered here in the 1960s. The city is situated among beautiful wetlands and prairies in the western part of Songnen Plain to the south of Heilongjiang ... Read More>>
Daqing Sa’ertu Airport Official opened for public use on September 1, 2009. The airport is only 19 km away from the eastern part of the city and 29 km away from the western part of the city. This airport has two operational airlines. Flights are now ... Read More>>
There are two train stations in Daqing, both of which connect the city to destinations across China and Heilongjiang Province. Over 30 trains a day pass through the city, making rail one of the best ways to travel into and out of Daqing. From Daqing, ... Read More>>
Taxis in Daqing charge a flat fee of 5 RMB for the first 3 kilometers and a surcharge of 1.8 RMB for each additional kilometer, making travel around the city by taxi a viable option for most visitors. All fares increase slightly at night. Taxi drivers are ... Read More>>
There are a myriad of bus stations in Daqing, but visitors usually find the long-distance buses they need can be caught from one of the three largest: Daqing Passenger Transport Central Station, Zhongqilu Long-Distance Bus Station and Longnan Long-Distance ... Read More>>
As elsewhere in China, self-drive cars can be rented in Daqing only by holders of a Chinese license. Foreigners may wish to consider the alternative of hiring a car with driver – not nearly as pricey a proposition as it is in the West, but most of the ... Read More>>
Useful Numbers China Country Code Number: 0086 Daqing City Code Number: 0459 Postcode: 163000 Emergency & Most Commonly Used Fire: 119 First Aid: 120 Police Station: 110 Local Telephone Directory: 114 Weather Report: 12121/96121 Report a Traffic ... Read More>>