As an open border city, Heihe boasts prosperous trade and abundant goods. Besides local specialties including wood ear mushrooms, lion’s mane mushrooms, bracken, astragalus, fritillary bulbs and Siberian ginseng, a wide variety of Russian goods can be found everywhere. The Russian merchandise ranges from well-made overcoats, shoes, hats and furs to sturdy telescopes, cameras and electric shavers. There are also small yet meaningful souvenirs such as toys, stamps and tableware. With hundreds of product types dazzling visitors, tourists can shop freely at their leisure.

Wudalianchi City is famous for its Wudalianchi mineral spring water and handicrafts like volcanic stone bonsai. It is also renowned for producing crucian carp and common carp. In addition, Yaoquan Medicinal Spring Baijiu is a celebrated local product. If you are interested, you can bring some back home; it makes a well-received gift for personal drinking or presenting to relatives and friends.

Chum salmon, scientifically named Oncorhynchus keta, can weigh over 6.5 kilograms. Its pale red flesh is thick with few bones and extremely nutritious. The roe is golden-red, translucent and glossy, about the size of a soybean and resembling pearls, with high nutritional value. It is said that three salmon roe grains contain nutrients equivalent to one egg, making it a rare delicacy for banquets. Used in traditional medicine, it nourishes the body, promotes diuresis and invigorates the stomach.

The medicinal spring water contains numerous substances beneficial to the human body and delivers certain therapeutic effects on various ailments.

Formed by volcanic eruptions, Wudalianchi iron-rich mineral water contains dozens of essential mineral elements such as iron, manganese and radon. It can be used for both drinking and bathing and offers remarkable curative effects on illnesses related to the skin, nervous system, cardiovascular system and digestive system.