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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
The city of Murmansk is located in northwestern Russia and is the administrative center of the Murmansk Oblast. It is located on the shores of the Kola Bay of the Barents Sea, approximately 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. It is the largest city in the Arctic. Murmansk serves as the political, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, and industrial center of the region, and is also the only ice-free natural seaport in the Arctic. Murmansk was founded in 1916 and was awarded the title of "Hero City" during the Great Patriotic War for its heroic resistance to the Nazi invaders.
In recent years, tourism has become a prominent area of Russian-Chinese cooperation. More and more Chinese tourists are visiting Murmansk to witness the mesmerizing northern lights, admire the fjords, visit the world's first nuclear icebreaker, the Lenin, and experience the culture of the indigenous Arctic Sami people. Photo by a Xinhua News Agency correspondent.
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