There is a beautiful small town called Suifenhe, which flourished due to the construction of the Middle East Railway. After more than a hundred years of vicissitudes, it gradually developed into an important port city in Heilongjiang Province. Over the years, Suifenhe has continuously improved its cross-border channel construction, leveraged its platform advantages, stimulated foreign trade vitality, and continued to promote opening up to the north. Recently, the China Europe freight train loaded with boards slowly entered Suifenhe Station, and the staff were busy with the replacement operation. As one of the first border cities in China to open up to the outside world, Suifenhe has two national first-class ports, namely railway port and highway port, and is one of the important ports on the "East Passage" of the China Europe freight train. China Europe Express is an important carrier of connectivity and mutual benefit between China and countries along the "the Belt and Road", which effectively guarantees the stability and smoothness of the international industrial chain supply chain. Li Yigang, Deputy Director of the Handover Office of Suifenhe Station of China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd., introduced that Suifenhe Station adheres to the principle of "train priority", fully utilizes the fast and efficient customs clearance advantages of the "digital port" system, and continuously improves the efficiency of train clearance and transportation. At present, the China Europe freight trains departing through Suifenhe can reach 5 countries in Europe, and the inbound freight trains cover 25 cities in China. The transportation of goods has expanded from the initial electrical products to multiple major categories such as daily necessities and agricultural products, and the radiation and driving effect is becoming increasingly prominent. Relying on the advantages of the port hub, Suifenhe focuses on expanding and optimizing the landing processing industry. Suifenhe Port is one of the first designated ports for imported grain in China, with qualifications for exporting pork and importing frozen aquatic products, edible aquatic animals, meat, Chinese medicinal materials, and whole vehicles. In addition, Suifenhe has special functional zones such as Free Trade Pilot Zone, Key Development and Opening Pilot Zone, National Border Economic Cooperation Zone, Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Mutual Trade Zone, Cross border E-commerce Comprehensive Pilot Zone, Cross border Economic Cooperation Pilot Zone, etc. At the Suifenhe Cross border E-commerce Live Streaming Base, e-commerce platform hosts enthusiastically recommend imported products to netizens. This base integrates more than 100 enterprises and gathers imported goods from over 20 countries, integrating short video live streaming e-commerce, e-commerce anchor incubation, live streaming supply chain, and the transformation and upgrading of traditional commercial enterprises into e-commerce. Dong Yuying, Deputy Director of the E-commerce Industry Development Center of Suifenhe Municipal Bureau of Commerce, introduced that as the fourth batch of cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones in China, Suifenhe actively accelerates the adaptation to the development of new formats, increases the optimization of supporting services in the field of trade new formats, and continues to promote business entities and entrepreneurial groups to seize the "new blue ocean" of cross-border e-commerce. From January to July this year, the online retail sales and retail volume of Suifenhe e-commerce increased by 29.81% and 30.47% respectively year-on-year. Surrounded by mountains, Suifenhe has a refreshing and pleasant climate, with a forest coverage rate of 75.85%. Thanks to its advantageous geographical location and abundant tourism resources, Suifenhe attracts a large number of foreign tourists to come here for tourism, leisure, shopping, and experiencing unique medical services. The reporter learned from Suifenhe Customs that as of August 21st this year, there were 228000 inbound tourists at Suifenhe Port, driving tourism revenue of nearly 230 million yuan. At the Qingyun Market in Suifenhe, Russian tourist Tatiana is shopping for clothing for her family. This commercial complex, mainly targeting foreign consumers, is a popular shopping "check-in spot" among foreign tourists. I really enjoy coming to Suifenhe for sightseeing. It's a beautiful city with convenient transportation and many shopping options, "said Tatiana. Acupuncture and moxibustion, massage, cupping... In Suifenhe People's Hospital, many foreigners are experiencing TCM projects. Liu Ximing, the person in charge of the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Service Export Base of Suifenhe People's Hospital, said that the hospital continues to improve its external medical tourism services, equipped with full-time translators to accompany the examination, and designed physical examination items based on the patient's age, occupation, and other factors, which are deeply loved by foreign tourists. (New Society)