Mohe

M3O1H4E1

proper noun

A county-level city of Daxing'anling prefecture, Heilongjiang, China, the northernmost city in China, formerly a county.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Mo-ho · alternative Moho

  1. A county-level city of Daxing'anling prefecture, Heilongjiang, China, the northernmost city in China, formerly a county.

    Only in 2008 did the two countries agree on the border, which tracks the Amur River as it wiggles east for almost 3,000 kilometres from just west of Mohe, China’s most northerly town, towards the Sea of Japan.

    2014, David Eimer, The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China, Bloomsbury USA, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 282
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    In a two-storey wooden house with about 100 Father Christmas dolls, the white-bearded figure in a red suit writes down seasonal wishes with a quill and poses with tourists at the theme park on the outskirts of Mohe, China's northernmost city.[…] Mohe, known as China's Arctic Town, holds the record for its lowest-ever temperature of minus 52.3 Celsius (minus 62.1 Fahrenheit), on Feb. 13, 1969. For most visitors, the highlight of a trip is the fulfilment of a long-held wish to meet Santa. "I've achieved my childhood dream," said Huang Liwen, 30, who had travelled to Mohe from Guangdong province in southern China.

    2020 December 21, Xihao Jiang, Carlos Garcia Rawlins, “Santa welcomes visitors at winter wonderland in China's Arctic Town”, in Karishma Singh, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 08 May 2022, China

Origin

  1. Mandarin漠河
  2. EnglishMohe

From Mandarin 漠河 (Mòhé).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 漠河
  • 漠河 (Mòhé)city

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APA

Mohe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mohe

MLA

“Mohe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mohe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mohe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mohe.

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