China: 21-hour daytime boosts tourism to northernmost city.
Jun 21, 2026
The ultra-long daytime of 21 hours is drawing increasing tourists to Mohe, China's northernmost city in Heilongjiang Province, during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, which runs from Friday to Sunday. On Sunday, which is Xiazhi or the Summer Solstice, the tenth solar term of the year on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, the Northern Hemisphere welcomed the day with the longest daytime of the entire year and tourists coming to Mohe could experience the "white night." The host has put up performances and special markets selling agricultural and forest products for tourists. Shotlist: Mohe City, Heilongjiang Province, northeast China - June 19-21, 2026: 1. Various of river, forests; 2. Various of tourists taking or posing for photo; 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang, tourist (full name not given) (ending with shot 4): "I've come with my parents to experience the 'white night' during this Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The sky does not turn fully dark even at midnight, which feels so unique."; 4. Aerial shots of river, grassland; 5. Aerial shot of road; 6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Minli, tourist (partially overlaid with shot 7): "I just calculated to be here on the Summer Solstice to see the longest daytime. Biking through extensive forests feels so cool." [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; 7. Various of Wang riding bicycle [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; 8. Aerial shots of guest houses; 9. Tourists in guest house; 10. Guest house room; 11. Various of diners in restaurant; 12. Various of tourists shopping; 13. Aerial shot of crowd; 14. Performance in progress. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]
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