满洲里市位于呼伦贝尔盟的西部,是滨洲铁路线的终点。西距苏联只有九公里,铁路与苏联接轨,是我国通往苏联和东欧的重要交通枢纽,著名的陆运口岸城市。北京至莫斯科的国际列车每周都经过这里往返一次,每年有几十个国家和地区的数万名旅客途经这里,经过短暂休息后继续旅行;还有大批进出口货物在这里交接和换装。满洲里是一个久负盛名的国际城市,很多外国朋友就是从满洲里开始认识中国的。一九六○年七月,叶剑英元帅视察满洲里时,曾赋诗赞誉“满洲里是草原城,国际交往有送迎。”满洲里又是一座以文明著称的城市,六十年 Manzhouli City, located in the western part of Hulun Buir League, is the terminus of the Binzhou Railway Line. Only nine kilometers west of the Soviet Union, the railroad links with the Soviet Union. It is an important transportation hub leading to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and the famous land transport port city. International trains from Beijing to Moscow travel round-the-clock once a week. Tens of thousands of travelers from dozens of countries and regions go through this route each year. After a short break, they continue to travel. A large number of import and export goods are handed over and refitted here. Manzhouli is a prestigious international city, and many foreign friends have come to know China from Manchuria. In July 1960, when Inspector Ye Jianying inspected Manchuria, he praised the poem “Manchuria is a prairie city and international exchanges are welcome.” Manzhouli is another city known for its civilization and has a history of sixty years