At the 2025 (4th) Global Brand Economy Conference held grandly in Beijing from September 12 to 13, Wudalianchi Global Geopark in Heilongjiang Province successfully claimed the title of "2025 Best Wellness & Resort Destination", thanks to its unique volcanic and mineral spring resources and outstanding wellness and resort service system. This achievement further consolidated its leading position in the domestic and international wellness tourism sector.

Hosted jointly by authoritative institutions including the National Federation of Commercial Newspapers, the China Society for International Trade and China Top Brand Magazine, the conference brought together representatives of numerous international organizations, industry experts and business leaders to jointly explore new paths for the development of the global brand economy. Wudalianchi Global Geopark stood out from a host of candidate destinations and emerged as a key highlight of the wellness tourism category awards at this year’s conference.

Located in Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province, Wudalianchi Global Geopark lies in the transition zone between the Lesser Khingan Mountains and the Songnen Plain, covering a total area of 1,060 square kilometers. The scenic area boasts outstanding natural resource endowments: 14 groups of active and extinct volcanoes stand towering, over 800 square kilometers of lava plateaus stretch like a vast sea, and hundreds of natural mineral springs gush all year round. Its cold mineral water, together with Vichy Mineral Water in France and Narzan Mineral Water in Russia, is hailed as one of the "Three Great Cold Springs in the World". Rich in more than 30 trace elements, it is known as "divine spring" and "holy water", and boasts remarkable effects in both traditional recuperation and modern wellness programs.
Wudalianchi has long been recognized as an international highland for nature conservation and geological heritage. It has successively won three world-class honors, namely Global Geopark, World Biosphere Reserve and IUCN Green List. It is also a National 5A Scenic Area and the "Hometown of Mineral Water in China".
In recent years, Wudalianchi Global Geopark has actively responded to the "Healthy China" strategy and comprehensively promoted the quality upgrading of its wellness and resort industry. By tapping deeply into its volcanic full-magnetic environment, cold mineral spring resources and ecological foundation, it has built a trinity development model of "medical support + wellness services + cultural experience", realizing the transformation from traditional sightseeing tourism to in-depth wellness vacation.
A number of high-standard wellness institutions have sprung up rapidly. Take Heilongjiang Wudalianchi Workers Sanatorium as an example: with an investment of over 100 million yuan, the sanatorium has completed a full-scale renovation, built 6 modern wellness buildings and set up 414 full-magnetic wellness guest rooms, capable of accommodating more than 700 people for recuperation at the same time. In the first half of 2025 alone, the sanatorium has received 17 domestic and international groups, totaling over 3,000 person-times, among which Russian wellness tourists accounted for as high as 66%, demonstrating its growing capability in international services.
The conference’s judging committee pointed out that Wudalianchi Global Geopark not only possesses world-class natural endowments, but also excels in wellness product development, service system construction and international tourist source expansion, which are the key factors for it to win the title of "2025 Best Wellness & Resort Destination".
Looking ahead, Wudalianchi Global Geopark will take this award as a new starting point, continuously optimize the layout of its wellness industry, improve service quality and user experience, further strengthen the global brand influence, and strive to build itself into a world-class wellness and resort destination, allowing more tourists to experience the unique charm and health value of this volcanic mineral spring city.