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Lisa The Russian takes us to Blagoveshchensk, a Russian border town where China feels close enough to touch. She marvels at the riverfront, the towering monuments, and the insane cable car under construction—soon you'll be able to zip across the Amur. But the real drama? Fuel anxiety for the next thousand kilometers.
More about the current video:(Published on 2026-07-20)
On day nine of her epic van journey across Russia, Lisa The Russian arrives in Blagoveshchensk, a border town that feels like a front-row seat to China. Right from the start, she's buzzing with excitement. The first thing she does is drive to the Amur River embankment, where the skyline of the Chinese city Heihe is so close she can almost touch it. She points out giant Chinese flags, a Ferris wheel, and a cable car under construction – the first cross-border cable car in the world. Lisa marvels at how you can walk across the frozen river in winter, but warns that the border guards are watching.
