Harbin Dog Island

Harbin Dog Island

Dog Island, also known as A’erjinzhou, is located in the city center and shaped like a spindle. It is a typical river floodplain wetland, stretching about 4.5 kilometers from east to west and up to 1.3 kilometers wide from north to south, covering an area of 4.2 square kilometers.

Historical records suggest that the island got its name during the Yuan Dynasty when a post station was established there, and sledges pulled by dogs were used for transportation. In 1996, Harbin City built a park in the central-southern part of the island, which was named A’erjin Park after extensive research and deliberation. The park was abandoned after the catastrophic flood in 1998.

In 2009, Harbin Water Investment Co., Ltd. reclaimed the lease on Dog Island from the previous tenant and began environmental remediation and construction projects, mainly involving earthwork revetments and road construction. With the theme of “ecology, health, and sports,” the island has been reasonably developed and utilized on the basis of environmental protection and restoration, creating a natural landscape where “there is an island in the water and water within the island.”

Location: Between Binzhou Bridge and Binbei Bridge, Daowai District, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province

Transportation: Take bus No. 122 in Harbin City and get off at Qigongli Station.