Hegang

View from my hotel room on arrival in Hegang in the far north-east corner of Heilonjiang Province. The gathering dusk after snow brought the apartment blocks of the city into sharp focus. This is a hard place to live and work and yet there is a real determination about the population who maintain a strong sense of humour. The civic art around the city comprises a number of sculptures based on famous buildings around the world and well known art. Thus you can see the Sydney Opera House, Venus de Milo and Eiffel Tower within a very short distance before moving on the Rodin's Thinker and other gems. The roundabouts have a wildlife theme which ranges from sea life to penguins and polar bears to deer and pandas and finally to the roundabout of the dinosaurs!