China's Heihe Port launches seasonal hovercraft service

A Chinese hovercraft sails on the Heilongjiang River near the hovercraft wharf of Heihe Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 27, 2026. Heihe Port launched a seasonal hovercraft service to transport passengers between China and Russia on Tuesday. A one-way trip takes around two minutes. (Photo by Zhao Donglai/Xinhua)

A Russian hovercraft enters the hovercraft wharf of Heihe Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 27, 2026. Heihe Port launched a seasonal hovercraft service to transport passengers between China and Russia on Tuesday. A one-way trip takes around two minutes. (Photo by Zhao Donglai/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2026 shows Chinese and Russian hovercrafts at the hovercraft wharf of Heihe Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Heihe Port launched a seasonal hovercraft service to transport passengers between China and Russia on Tuesday. A one-way trip takes around two minutes. (Photo by Zhao Donglai/Xinhua)

Outbound passengers board a hovercraft at the hovercraft wharf of Heihe Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 27, 2026. Heihe Port launched a seasonal hovercraft service to transport passengers between China and Russia on Tuesday. A one-way trip takes around two minutes. (Photo by Zhao Donglai/Xinhua)

An outbound Chinese hovercraft departs from the hovercraft wharf of Heihe Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 27, 2026. Heihe Port launched a seasonal hovercraft service to transport passengers between China and Russia on Tuesday. A one-way trip takes around two minutes. (Photo by Zhao Donglai/Xinhua)

Russian passengers carry luggage onto a hovercraft at the hovercraft wharf of Heihe Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 27, 2026. Heihe Port launched a seasonal hovercraft service to transport passengers between China and Russia on Tuesday. A one-way trip takes around two minutes. (Photo by Zhao Donglai/Xinhua)

Inbound Russian passengers disembark from a Russian hovercraft at the hovercraft wharf of Heihe Port in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Oct. 27, 2026. Heihe Port launched a seasonal hovercraft service to transport passengers between China and Russia on Tuesday. A one-way trip takes around two minutes. (Photo by Zhao Donglai/Xinhua)