Performers sing Mongolian songs for students on a special train for study tour from Northeast China's Heilongjiang province to the capital city of Beijing on Aug 9, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

The Y404 special train for a study tour carrying 598 teachers and students on Sunday departed from the Qiqihar railway station in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province to Beijing, capital of China.

The Heilongjiang-to-Beijing train is specially organized by China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd. this year for students on study tours, serving as a mobile classroom with singing and dancing activities held on it, where students on their way have the chance to interact and experience the charm of cultures.

A staff member gives out postcards to students waiting to board a special train for study tour at Qiqihar railway station in Qiqihar, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Aug 9, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

A staff member guides students to board a special train for study tour at Qiqihar railway station in Qiqihar, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Aug 9, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

Train staff and volunteers help students board a special train for study tour at Qiqihar railway station in Qiqihar, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on Aug 9, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]

A Peking Opera actor performs for students on a special train for a study tour from Northeast China's Heilongjiang province to the capital city of Beijing on Aug 9, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua]