It was already afternoon local time when the plane landed at Chita Airport.

Stepping out of the plane, a blast of cold air hit us, and we all shivered involuntarily.

Sergei gasped, smiled and winked at me and said:

- "Welcome to the North Pole, Linna! ”

- "Hahaha......" I smiled and pulled the scarf off my face to block out the biting cold.

The city of Chita is the capital of Chita Oblast, located in Eastern Siberia, Russia, at the confluence of the Chita and Ingoda rivers.

It is 6074 kilometers away from Moscow, with an area of 653 square kilometers and an altitude of 200 meters.

It has a population of 349,000 and is inhabited mainly by Russian, Mongolian, Han and Cossack ethnic groups.

Local time is 14 hours ahead of GMT and 5 hours ahead of Moscow time.

Chita is an important hub of the Trans-Siberian Railway, bordering Ulan-Ude to the west and Svobodny to the east. From Chita to the southeast, there is a railway through the border town of Zabaikalsk, which can reach Manchuria in China.

The purpose of our visit is to contact the traffic management department here to investigate and discuss cooperation.

Chita is a beautiful mountain town, the city is located in the valley of the Chita and Ingoda rivers, the layout of the city is in a trapezoidal state from the foot of the Chersky Mountain, the streets are curved and sheltered by natural pine forests; The streets on the left bank of the Ingoda River are neatly arranged, flat and straight, in contrast to the former.

Looking at the scenery outside the car, I was a little excited.

Sergei was a little strange, and my excessive curiosity couldn't help but ask:

- "How did you feel when you first came to Chita?" ”

- "It's not my first time here, I've been working here for half a year!" I replied.

This time it was Sergei's turn to be surprised. I almost laughed out loud at his surprised expression.

- "I'm Russian, but it's my first time in Chita! Lina, you always surprise me. Sergey said

- "Well, even if you are Russian, but you have always lived in Europe, this is Asia, and if you want to talk about the straight-line distance, Chita is much closer to Beijing than to Moscow. It's in the same time zone as Beijing. I said.

- "When did you work here?" ”

- "After graduating from university, I worked as a translator in a joint venture mall here. I've been stationed in Chita for half a year. I was living in the KCK district at that time! I pointed in the direction of the KCK zone outside the car and proudly showed off to Sergey.

- "Oooh! Sergei replied with a smile.

I think he must have been funny about my smugness.

After checking into the hotel, we confirmed with the governor of Chita Oblast for tomorrow's meeting.

Lying on the hotel bed, I dialed Andrei's phone, and I excitedly told him that I had come to Chita, the place where I had lived and fought.

Andre said with a smile, he still wondered why I was willing to call him? It turned out to be taking advantage of the public!

I told Andrei that Sergey still asked me if I was wronged on a business trip for the Spring Festival? It seems that I can't get it out this time and I'm going to spend the Spring Festival on the road...... Maybe the Spring Festival Gala won't be seen either!

Andre asked, you still feel a little aggrieved, right?

- "Even if there is a grievance, I only dare to talk to you," I said.

- "Hehe......" Andrei laughed

The next day, the governor met with us, and then arranged for the leaders of the transportation department and the transportation company to discuss specific cooperation matters with us.

To be honest, I really shouldn't feel aggrieved on a business trip with Sergei, these meetings are basically just decorations, neither effortless nor effortless.

The work of my center is only involved in the engagement with the Chinese side.

At the dinner of thanking the governor, the happy governor said that the train tickets for our trip to Zabaikalsk tomorrow will be in the evening, and if necessary, he can arrange where to visit during the day.

The most famous attraction in Chita is the Decembrist Church.

The term "Decembrists" refers to a group of Russian aristocratic revolutionaries who got their name for the armed uprisings they staged in St. Petersburg and then in Ukraine against the Tsarist dictatorship, but the uprisings failed miserably.

The Decembrists were exiled to Siberia. It was their arrival that brought culture and life to the wasteland of Siberia.

The development of the city of Chita is inseparable from the contributions of the Decembrists.

The Decembrist Church was the meeting place of the exiled Decembrists.