What are the interesting small cities on the Middle East Railway?

Let me talk about the cities along the Middle East Railway respectively. At the end of the 19th century, Tsarist Russia built a railway in the northeast of China. This railway entered from Manzhouli and left the Suifenhe River on the Sino-Russian border eastward, connecting the Chita area of Russia with Vladivostok in the Far East. Later, it built a southern branch line, which went directly to Lushun and Dalian through Changchun and Shenyang, with a total length of more than 2,4 kilometers and crisscrossed the T-shaped railway in the three northeastern provinces. The construction of the railway made some cities along the way instantly enter industrial civilization, but with the silence of the railway, some small towns along the way also went to loneliness.

Manzhouli: the largest city on the Sino-Russian border, a railway port and one of the earliest railway stations built on the Middle East railway. At present, there are the former site of the Middle East Railway Workers' Club, the former site of the Russian prison, and the woodcut buildings, which are mainly concentrated near the railway station.

boketu: boketu means "where there are deer" in Mongolian. It is the throat of Daxinganling to Songnen Plain and a strategic fortress. There have been many fierce wars here in history, and there is a tomb of martyrs on the top of boketu.

Zhalantun: Zhalantun was positioned as a tourist attraction during the Middle East railway period. At that time, many nobles from Russia came here to escape the summer and built supporting facilities such as suspension bridge park and Six Kingdoms Hotel. History is always continuous, and today the Russian-style Six-Country Hotel is still a hotel. At present, there is also a Middle East Railway Museum in Zhalantun, which is the only special museum of Middle East Railway along this railway. If you plan to travel on the theme of the Middle East Railway, it is highly recommended to visit Zalantun.

Ang Ang Creek: One of the nine second-class stations on the Middle East Railway, how brilliant it was in those days. Before Qiqihar Station was built, Ang Ang Creek shouldered heavy responsibilities. There is a Rosia Street in Ang Ang Creek, and the Russian buildings on the street are "the most complete, concentrated and numerous buildings along the Middle East Railway, which can best reflect the characteristics of Russian architecture."

Harbin: There are many architectural remains of Middle East Railway, including the former site of surgery of Middle East Railway Central Hospital, Middle East Railway Printing House, the former site of internal medicine ward of Middle East Railway Central Hospital, the former site of pharmacy and pharmacist residence of Middle East Railway Central Hospital, the former site of central telephone office, the former site of Xidazhi Street official residence of Middle East Railway, the former site of Garden Street residence of Middle East Railway employees, the former site of Middle East Railway Deputy Director's residence, the former site of Middle East Railway Supervision Office, the former site of Middle East Railway Harbin General Factory Club, and the former site of Middle East Railway General Education School. The Middle East Railway building in Harbin has an Art Nouveau style and wavy lines, which makes the building more dynamic.

Hengdaohezi: Preserve the organic garage and woodcut buildings, as well as a wooden church. This small town is very Russian, and the streets are full of Russian-style buildings. Now it has become a place where painters gather to sketch.

Changchun: The preserved Middle East railway buildings include the water tower of Man Tiexi Square, the water tower of Man Tiefu Island, the Xinjing branch of Yokohama Zhengjinyin Bank, the former site of Russian barracks, the former site of Changchun Post Office, the former site of Erdaogou Post Office affiliated to Kuanchengzi, the former site of Kuanchengzi Russian Railway Station Club, and the former site of Manchu Railway Library. In 194, the "Russo-Japanese War" broke out, and after Russia was defeated, the section from Changchun to Dalian of the Middle East Railway was occupied by Japan and renamed as "Nanman Railway", so Changchun became the end of the Middle East Railway and the starting point of Nanman Railway.