Harbin, capital city of China’s northernmost Heilongjiang province, has recently opened three ferry routes and one river sightseeing route on its Songhua River.
 
The ferry routes pass through the stations of Jiuzhan, Sun Island, the shipyard, and Qidao Street and Qida Street of Daowai district.
 
For the Jiuzhan-Sun Island ferry route, the departure times at Jiangnan Port are 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 and 16:00, while the departure times at Jiangbei Port are 9:10, 12:00, 14:00, 15:30 and 16:10.
 
For the route from Qidao Street to Sun Island, the departure times at Jiangnan Port are 9:00, 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 and 16:00, while the departure times at Jiangbei Port are 9:15, 11:30, 13:30, 15:15 and 16:15.
 
For the route from Qida Street to the shipyard, the departure times at Jiangnan Port are 7:20, 10:00 and 17:00, while the departure times at Jiangbei Port are 7:30, 10:15 and 17:15.
 
The Songhua River sightseeing route starts from Tongjiang Street Youjiang Port and passes through the Swan Castle, the Riverside Restaurant, the River Club, the Harbin People's Square, the Gonglu Bridge, Sun Island, Stalin Park, and the Flood Control Memorial Tower before returning to its starting point.
 
The whole journey is estimated to take 35 minutes.
 
The route will operate from 10:00 to 22:00, and a single ticket is 35 yuan ($5.25) per person.