Hanika: a Daur paper figure carried into public life in Meilisi
A 2026 Kumule festival brought a Hanika paper-cutting experience to Hala New Village, connecting a children’s figure with public cultural teaching in Meilisi.
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Uchin and Haku Maile: Daur performance in Meilisi
Uchin storytelling and Haku Maile song-dance are separate Daur traditions shared through community teaching and public performance.
Zhalong: reeds, shallow water and a crane sanctuary
Zhalong’s reed marshes and water channels form breeding and resting habitat for waterbirds, while its public learning area introduces visitors to wetland ecology.
Mingyue Island in the Nen River
Four temples built in a diamond arrangement in 1925 formed Wanshou Temple; in 1981 Qiqihar turned the river island around it into a scenic area later named Mingyue Island.
The Jin frontier remains at Nianzishan
At Nianzishan, a 9.77-kilometre section of the Jin border works includes 54 rampart platforms, three beacon towers and two forts across a frontier landscape.
Longsha Park and Wangjiang Tower: a garden by Labor Lake
Cangxi Park opened in 1907 and took the name Longsha Park in 1917; Wangjiang Tower began as a hilltop pavilion beside Labor Lake.
Bukui Mosque: an early prayer house and a protected courtyard
A 1684 gazetteer entry records a small mosque near Bukui village; today’s provincial protection boundary includes its courtyard and a 15-metre margin beyond the wall.
Rosia Street: A Railway Town Built Around a Station
The 2020 municipal account describes Rosia Street as a 1,451-metre town spine, with the station dividing a southern residential quarter from a northern cluster of 117 Russian-style railway buildings.
At Ang’angxi, a Museum Built Around an Ancient Shoreline
The Ang’angxi Site Museum stands beside a landscape known for prehistoric fishing and hunting; its collections and the nearby Tengjiagang site tell related but distinct archaeological stories.