About Mohe: Mohe sits at the very top of China, right by the Russian border. Its 2023 low of about −53°C was the coldest in modern Chinese records. Visitors come for the snow, the ice and a rare chance to see the northern lights. In its far north the summer sun barely sets on the longest day

Location: Heilongjiang Province, in far-northern China · Country: China · Record: −53°C (−63°F) in 2023 the coldest measured in modern China · Why So Cold: Far to the north, near Siberia, with long bitter winters · Nicknamed: Known as 'China's North Pole' · Nature: Snowy forests and frozen rivers along the Russian border · Notable Feature: People visit to see the northern lights and deep-winter snow · World Rank: The coldest city in China