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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, December 25 (Xinhua) — The ice-protected pontoon bridge between Lobei County (Heilongjiang Province, northeast China) and Amurzet Village (Jewish Autonomous Region, Russia) across the Heilongjiang River officially opened to traffic on Wednesday. This is the earliest opening of this border crossing in five years, marking the full start of passenger and cargo traffic through Lobei this winter.
The official website of the Zhongguo Xinwenshe News Agency reports that this crossing utilizes a unique "build in winter, dismantle in spring" operating model. It is built annually after summer shipping is suspended and the river freezes in early December, and dismantled before the river opens in early April of the following year. Over the past two years, the average operating time for this canal has been over 100 days, and the total length of the canal, constructed this year using 34 pontoons, is approximately 900 meters, ensuring seamless customs clearance at the Luobei Port during the winter.
The opening of this ice-strengthening pontoon bridge to traffic has provided a reliable winter logistics guarantee for enterprises and business entities in China and Russia, becoming an important channel for trade and economic exchanges between the two countries during the river's freezing period, according to a report on the Zhongguo Xinwenshe website.
The Lobei checkpoint is located in the northern part of Heilongjiang Province and borders the Russian village of Amurzet, the administrative center of the Oktyabrsky District of the Jewish Autonomous Region. -0-
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