Mohe in Heilongjiang Province has formally begun this year's heating supply. As the northernmost city in China, it starts heating earliest in the country each year.
Mohe, China's northernmost city, in Heilongjiang Province, has formally begun winter heating supply for this year. Mohe is regularly among the first places nationwide to switch on heating.
광고 문의 · 300×250Sitting near 53 degrees north, Mohe has an annual mean temperature close to freezing. From early September, mornings below zero begin to appear.
Urban heating in China follows start dates set by region. Where temperature thresholds are met, supply sometimes begins ahead of the official schedule.
Before the season starts, pipes undergo trial operation and pressure checks. Replacement of aging pipework and servicing of heat-source equipment are concentrated in this period.
Mohe is also known as a winter travel destination. Drawing visitors with extreme cold and the chance of seeing the aurora forms one strand of the local economy.
The start of heating also shapes local industrial schedules. Cogeneration plants change their operating pattern, and fuel procurement timetables adjust accordingly.
Compared with northern Korea, Mohe's heating season begins more than two months earlier — a plain illustration of the difference in latitude and continental climate. (Source: Chinese press reports)
