Shiwei—a small frontier town in Inner Mongolia by the Erguna River

Surrounded by the enchanting colors of autumn, we reached the small frontier town of Shiwei in Inner Mongolia by driving along G331. What to see in Shiwei Shiwei Town is a larger Russian ethnic village with the Shiwei Port. The main street in the town features some Russian-style architecture. Accommodations are primarily characterized by wooden log cabin style homestays. The main attractions are in the village to the north, Linjiang Village Linjiang Village is a small village 20 minutes' drive from Shiwei, right next to the Erguna River, with beautiful scenery. At the entrance to the village, there are high grounds where you can climb a small slope to view the river scenery; the big bend is very beautiful and is a great place to take sunset photos, highly recommended! Driving along the river through Linjiang Village, just a short drive to the end, there's a place called Eagle's Mouth, with road signs pointing the way, as shown in the last picture. You can see a mountain full of birch trees, offering a very nice view, recommended. The drive past Linjiang Village is very picturesque, and we stopped to take photos whenever we saw something beautiful. Accommodation We stayed in Shiwei Town because we wanted to relax a bit, so we stayed for three days. I see that most people only stay for one night. The key point is that the accommodation is cheap, a little over a hundred per night, with air conditioning and electric blankets, and it's quite clean, so it's very cost-effective. Every day we went to the Erguna border for a walk, under the blue sky and white clouds, which was especially comfortable. Just across the river is Russia. Cuisine In the north, people eat a lot of hot pot. We tried three restaurants, and after comparison, the Modala Restaurant on the main street is very good. The tendon hot pot is super tender, the best we had on the trip. Other hot pots and stir-fries are also delicious, with no disappointments. We went there for four meals. About Lieba Fang (Don't miss the Kvass) There are many Lieba Fangs in Shiwei Town, with various kinds of lieba, cheese, yogurt, and kvass. We tried kvass from three stores and liked the kvass from Lida Lieba Fang the most! We bought two bottles every day, and when we left, we took five bottles with us. Their kvass has a rich wheat aroma and a woody scent, better than any I've had before. The other two stores had kvass that was either too sweet or too sour, but Lida's had the strongest wheat flavor, which I really liked.