Over the past decade, China's image in Russiaradically changed. And now not only cheap clothes attract Russians to go from Vladivostok to China for the weekend, but also high-level rest, a wide variety of services and even medicine, including not only folk.
More and more production capacityand special trading zones focuses on the Sino-Russian border to meet the demand of domestic buyers of Chinese goods. To ensure an ever-growing passenger flow, a new infrastructure is required, which is actively developing on the side of the PRC.
Large passenger traffic on both sides of theRussian-Chinese border creates favorable conditions for competition in the transport market, which, in turn, provides acceptable ticket prices.
Tours to China from Vladivostok enjoy a largepopular due to the agreement between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, which regulates the procedure for visa-free entry to both countries, if a person is traveling as a member of the group. Such group trips, however, impose a number of restrictions - entry and exit only within the group and use of the same border crossing.
To visit China in the group, it is worth to book a tour in one of the travel agencies of the city. Visas for independent travel to the namedthe country will have to register through the Chinese consulate with a ready invitation or by contacting one of the specialized agencies of the city who professionally handle the preparation of documents for these trips.
To get andz Vladivostok to China can be several differentways. First, it is worth considering the option of flying an airplane. This option allows you to reach your destination in the shortest possible time, but at a price higher than the cost of both the bus tour and, in some cases, the railway ticket.
Flight to one side on the route Vladivostok -Beijing takes 2 hours 40 minutes and costs, as a rule, no more than ten thousand rubles. In Shanghai, the flight costs one and a half times more expensive, so this is a more in demand destination for Russian travelers. With transplants in major cities of China, you can get to almost anywhere in the world.
With regard to railway communication,regular trains do not connect Vladivostok and Harbin, however there is a daily train leaving from Grodekovo station near the capital of Primorye. Such a trip will take about eleven hours.
Одним из наиболее популярных городов северной part of the PRC for the Russians is Harbin. Russia has a long history associated with this city, which began when the Russian Empire built a railway in eastern China.
After the Russian revolution, numerous refugees from Russia settled in this city, fleeing reprisals and persecutions in their native country for one reason or another. And ba large number of memorable places makes Harbin a popular destination for history lovers.
Once in the city there were two dozenchurches and a whole network of Russian schools, but such prosperity for fugitives from Russia lasted only until the end of the thirties, after which all the Russians had to leave the country. But many of them remembered in their diaries that it was time, as if stopped in their movement, and the city existed according to the rules of the pre-revolutionary Empire.
The city of Suifenhe is popular withresidents of the Far East due to economic reasons. The Chinese authorities have done everything possible to make Russian tourists feel there at home. It is in this city that the easiest way is to get from Vladivostok to China by bus.
And there are many reasons to go there, one ofwhich, of course, trade. This border town is a free customs zone, which means that most of the enterprises operating in it are exempt from customs duties and taxes, that is, products in them are much cheaper than imported into Russia and sold in Russian stores. It is for cheap goods that people go there.
It is worth noting that around trade enterprisesa whole service sector has emerged that focuses exclusively on Russian tourists. You can even say that the only purpose of this city is to serve the Russians, who come there to relax, have fun and buy the necessary goods at a low price.
Additionally, it should be said that Russians do not need a visa to travel to Suifenhe, and you can stay here for up to fifteen days, which seems to be quite sufficient for this city.
However, not only clothes go to thiscountry Russians. Airplanes fly from Vladivostok to China, full of those who want to have a good time at the seaside resorts, many of which are located on Hainan Island. The popularity of this island is due to the harmonious combination of a comfortable sub-equatorial climate and visa-free entry. In addition, here you can find hotels and entertainment for any budget.
Most tourists get there charteredflights on pre-purchased vouchers to China from Vladivostok, but there are also independent travelers who prefer to control their journey, ordering hotels and booking their own tickets for scheduled flights, the lack of which is not felt in the Far East.
