Suifenhe

Suifenhe
绥芬河市
Clockwise from top:
Suifenhe Railway Station, Da Guangming Temple, "National Gate" on the China–Russia border, downtown Suifenhe, Central Square
Suifenhe in Mudanjiang
Suifenhe in Mudanjiang
Suifenhe is located in Heilongjiang
Suifenhe
Suifenhe
Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates (Suifenhe municipal government): 44°24′45″N 131°09′06″E / 44.4124°N 131.1518°E / 44.4124; 131.1518
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityMudanjiang
Township-level divisions2 towns
Municipal seatSuifenhe Town (绥芬河镇)
Area
 • Total
460 km2 (180 sq mi)
Elevation
464 m (1,522 ft)
Population
 • Total
100,000
 • Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
157300
Area code0453
ClimateDwb
Websitesuifenhe.gov.cn
Suifenhe
Simplified Chinese绥芬河
Traditional Chinese綏芬河
PostalSuifenho
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSuífēnhé
Wade–GilesSui2-fen1-ho2

Suifenhe (Chinese: 绥芬河) is a county-level city in southeastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, located where the former Chinese Eastern Railway crosses the border with Russia's town of Pogranichny, Primorsky Krai. In January 2014, Suifenhe became the only Chinese city in which trading with Russian Ruble is officially allowed.[1][2] The city shares its name with the Suifen River, and is under the administration of Mudanjiang Prefecture-level City.

Suifenhe and the surrounding border areas were scenes of vicious combat when the Soviet Union invaded Japanese-occupied Manchuria in August 1945.

  1. ^ 中国金融信息网. "绥芬河卢布现钞使用试点进入正式实施阶段". 中国金融信息网. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
  2. ^ "绥芬河试点使用卢布现钞-新华网". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.