Mohe Gulian Airport
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Mohe Gulian Airport is an airport serving Mohe County
in Heilongjiang Province, China
. It is the northernmost airport in China and the first Chinese airport built on permafrost
. Construction started in June 2006 with a total investment of 236 million yuan, and the airport was opened in June 2008.
Mohe County
Mohe County is the northernmost county in China, located in the Northeast's Heilongjiang province. The county is named after the Mohe, a Tungusic people of ancient Manchuria. A village, the northernmost settlement in China, at the latitude of 53° 29' N known as China's "Arctic Village" lies in...
in Heilongjiang Province, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It is the northernmost airport in China and the first Chinese airport built on permafrost
Permafrost
In geology, permafrost, cryotic soil or permafrost soil is soil at or below the freezing point of water for two or more years. Ice is not always present, as may be in the case of nonporous bedrock, but it frequently occurs and it may be in amounts exceeding the potential hydraulic saturation of...
. Construction started in June 2006 with a total investment of 236 million yuan, and the airport was opened in June 2008.