Heilongjiang Province
Chinese : 黑龙江省 Hēilóngjiāng Shěng
Abbreviations: 黑  (pinyin: Hēi)
Origin of name	黑 hēi - black 龙 lóng - dragon 江 jiāng - river "Amur River"
Administration type	Province
Capital (and largest city)	Harbin
CPC Ctte Secretary	Qian Yunlu
Governor	Li Zhanshu (栗战书)
Area	460,000 km² (180,000 sq mi) (6th)
Population (2004)  - Density	38,170,000 (16th) 83 /km² (210 /sq mi) (26th)
GDP (2006)  - per capita	CNY 621. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the A committee (some of which are titled instead as a "Commission" or other terms discussed below in) is a type of small Deliberative assembly that is usually intended Qian Yunlu ( Chinese: 钱运录 Pinyin: Qián Yùnlù born 1944) is a Chinese Politician and was the Communist Party of China Li Zhanshu ( Chinese 栗战书 born 1950 is a Chinese Politician. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC including all provinces autonomous regions special administrative In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC including all provinces autonomous regions municipalities This articles lists of the first-level administrative divisions of People's Republic of China (P Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 7 billion (14th) CNY 16,268 (12th)
HDI (2005)	0. This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of Mainland China (including all provinces autonomous regions and municipalities in order of their total Gross This is a list of the first-level administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (PRC including all provinces autonomous regions and municipalities in order of The Human Development Index ( HDI) is an index combining normalized measures of Life expectancy, Literacy, Educational attainment, and GDP Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 786 (medium) (8th)
Major nationalities	Han - 95% Manchu - 3% Korean - 1% Mongol - 0. The following is a list of ethnic groups in China where "China" is taken to mean areas controlled by either of the two states using "China" in their formal Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in The Korean people are an East Asian Ethnic group. Most Koreans speak the Korean language. 4% Hui - 0. The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. 3%
Prefecture-level	13 divisions
County-level	128 divisions
Township-level†	1284 divisions
ISO 3166-2	CN-23
Official website http://www.hlj.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese)
Source for population and GDP data: 《中国统计年鉴—2005》 China Statistical Yearbook 2005 ISBN 7503747382 Source for nationalities data: 《2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料》 Tabulation on nationalities of 2000 population census of China ISBN 7105054255 † As at December 31, 2004

Heilongjiang (help·info) (simplified Chinese: 黑龙江省; traditional Chinese: 黑龍江省; pinyin: Hēilóngjiāng Shěng; Postal map spelling: Heilungkiang; Manchu: Sahaliyan ula) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Khabarovsk Krai (Хаба́ровский край Khabarovsky kray) is a federal subject of Russia (a Krai) located in the Russian Far Sushen was an ancient ethnic group or people who dwelt in the northeastern part of China and the Russian Maritime Province. The Mohe (or Malgal, Mogher) were a Tungusic people in ancient Manchuria. 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Negidals ( Негидальцы in Russian; self designation элькан бэйэнин, or elkan bayenin meaning "local people King Hyojong (1619-1659 was the seventeenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1649-1659 The Treaty of Nerchinsk (Russian Нерчинский договор Chinese 尼布楚 條約 Pinyin Níbùchǔ tiáoyuē was the first treaty between Russia and the Nikolay Nikolayevich Muravyov-Amursky (also spelled as Nikolai Nikolaevich Muraviev-Amurskiy) (Никола́й Никола́евич Муравьёв-Аму́рский The Treaty of Aigun was the Russian Chinese treaty that established the modern borders of the Russian Far East and northern China. The Li-Lobanov Treaty or the Sino-Russian Secret Treaty (中俄密约 was a treaty signed on June 3, 1896 in Moscow by foreign minister The Provisional Government of Autonomous Siberia (PGAS or in full the Social Revolutionary-Menshevik Provisional Government of Autonomous Siberia, was an ephemeral Puppet The Far Eastern Republic (Дальневосто́чная Респу́блика ДВР romanised: Dalnevostochnaya Respublika DVR) sometimes called the The of 1918–1922 was the dispatch of troops of the Entente powers to the Russian Maritime Provinces as part of a larger effort by the western powers and Japan The Sino-Soviet border conflict of 1969 refers to a series of armed border clashes between the Soviet Union and People's Republic of China at the height The Far Eastern Federal District (Дальневосто́чный федера́льный о́круг Dalnevostochny federalny okrug) is the largest of the seven Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Chinese Postal Map Romanization ( Traditional Chinese: 郵政式拼音 Simplified Chinese: 邮政式拼音 Pinyin: Yóuzhèngshì Pīnyīn refers to the Manchu is a Tungusic language spoken in Northeast China; it used to be the language of the Manchu, though now most Manchus speak Mandarin See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Northeast China ( is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers from "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of The Chinese Dragon or Oriental dragon is a mythical creature in East Asian culture with a Chinese origin "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The one-character abbreviation is 黑 (pinyin: Hēi). Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Manchu name of the region is Sahaliyan ula (literally meaning "Black river"), from which the name of Sakhalin island is derived. Sakhalin (Сахали́н səxʌˈlʲin Japanese:nihongo|樺太|karafuto or; Chinese: 庫頁 Kùyè also Saghalien, is a large elongated

Heilongjiang borders Jilin in the south and Inner Mongolia to the west; it also borders Russia to the north. ( Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern Inner Mongolia ( Mongolian:, Öbür mongɣul; occasionally romanized to Nei Mongol is the Mongol Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending

The Amur River marks the border between the People's Republic of China and Russia to the north. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Heilongjiang contains China's northernmost point (in Mohe County along the Amur) and easternmost point (at the junction of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers). Mohe County is a county in Heilongjiang province in the People's Republic of China. The Ussuri River is a River in the east of Northeast China and south of the Russian Far East.

History

In ancient times Heilongjiang was far from any literate civilization, and information was sparse. Chinese and other sources state that Heilongjiang was inhabited by people such as the Xianbei, the Malgal, and the Khitan. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Xianbei ( were a significant nomadic people residing in Manchuria and eastern Mongolia, or Xianbei Shan. The Mohe (or Malgal, Mogher) were a Tungusic people in ancient Manchuria. The Khitan (or Khitai,) were a Nomadic people, located in Mongolia and modern Manchuria (Northeast China from the 4th century dominating much of it The eastern portion of Heilongjiang was ruled by the kingdom of Balhae between the 7th century and 10th century. Alternate meaning Bohai Sea Balhae (698 - 926 ( Bohai in Chinese, Пархэ in Russian) was an The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) that subsequently ruled much of north China arose within the borders of modern Heilongjiang. The Jurchens ( were a Tungus people who inhabited the region of Manchuria ( Northeast China) until the 17th century when they adopted the name Manchu This is an article for the Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115–1234 For other Chinese dynasties whose names are also rendered "Jin" in Pinyin, see Jin Dynasty

Under the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the western part of Heilongjiang was under the supervision of the General of Heilongjiang, whose power extended, according to the Treaty of Nerchinsk, as far north as the Stanovoy Mountains; eastern Heilongjiang was under the supervision of the General of Jilin, whose power reached the Sea of Japan. The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China The Treaty of Nerchinsk (Russian Нерчинский договор Chinese 尼布楚 條約 Pinyin Níbùchǔ tiáoyuē was the first treaty between Russia and the Stanovoy Range (Станово́й хребе́т Chinese: 外兴安岭 or Outer Khingan Range, also spelled as Stanovoy Range, is a Mountain The Sea of Japan is a Marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, Korea, North Korea and Russia These areas deep in Manchuria were closed off to Han Chinese migration. Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju,, Маньчжурия Mongolian: Манж is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world.

However, in 1858 and 1860 the Qing government gave up all land beyond the Amur and Ussuri Rivers to Russia, cutting China off from the Sea of Japan and giving Heilongjiang its present northern borders. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China The Ussuri River is a River in the east of Northeast China and south of the Russian Far East. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Sea of Japan is a Marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, Korea, North Korea and Russia At the same time, Manchuria was opened to Han Chinese migration by the Qing government. Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju,, Маньчжурия Mongolian: Манж is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China By the early twentieth century, the Han Chinese had become the dominant ethnic group in the region. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. In 1932, present-day Heilongjiang became part of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A puppet state is a State that is nominally independent but in reality under the control of another power Manchukuo (ja [[wikt満州国 満州国]] Manshūkoku lit "State of Manchuria " was a Puppet state in Manchuria and eastern

After the Japanese defeat in 1945, Soviet forces entered Manchuria and gave the Chinese communists control over most of the area. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Heilongjiang became the first province to be completely controlled by the Chinese communists and Harbin the first major city. ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. From Manchuria, the communists were able to conduct the initial phases of the Chinese Civil War.

At the beginning of communist rule, Heilongjiang province included only the western portion of the present-day province, and had its capital at Qiqihar. History Qiqihar is one of the oldest cities in the northeast of China and was founded in 1691. The remaining area was the province of Songjiang; its capital was Harbin. See also Map showing the location of Songjiang within the claimed territories of the ROC ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. In 1954, these two provinces were merged into present-day Heilongjiang. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) During the Cultural Revolution Heilongjiang was also expanded to include Hulunbuir League and some other areas previously in Inner Mongolia; this has since mostly been reversed. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in the People’s Republic of China was a struggle for power within the Communist Party of China that manifested into Hulunbuir ( Kölün buyir; Chinese: 呼伦贝尔 Pinyin: Hūlúnbèi'ěr) is a region that is governed as a Prefecture-level city Inner Mongolia ( Mongolian:, Öbür mongɣul; occasionally romanized to Nei Mongol is the Mongol

Geography

Heilongjiang is a land of varied topography. Much of the province is dominated by mountain ranges such as the Greater Khingan Range and Lesser Khingan Range, Zhangguangcai Mountains, Laoye Mountains, and Wanda Mountains. The Greater Khingan Range ( Pinyin: Dàxīng'ānlǐng Manchu: Amba Hinggan also called the Greater Hing'an Range or Greater Hinggan Range The highest peak is Mount Datudingzi at 1690 m (5545 ft), located on the border with Jilin province). The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit ( Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern The Greater Khingan Range contains China's largest remaining virgin forest and is an important area for China's forestry industry.

The interior of the province, which is relatively flat and low in altitude, contains the Songhua River, the Nen River, and the Mudan River, all tributaries of the Amur, while the northern border forms part of the Amur valley. The Songhua River (also known as the Sungari River in English a name which comes from the Manchu language meaning White River) is a River in Nen River, also Nonni ( Manchu: Non ula is a river in Northeast China. The Mudanjiang River or Mudan River ( Manchu: Mudan bira， translated as the Peony River is a River in Heilongjiang province in China Xingkai Lake (or Khanka Lake) is found on the border with Russia's Primorsky Krai. Khanka Lake (о́зеро Ха́нка) is a transboundary freshwater body located on the border between Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China and Khanka Lake (о́зеро Ха́нка) is a transboundary freshwater body located on the border between Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China and Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Primorsky Krai (Примо́рский край also known as Primorye (ru Примо́рье is a federal subject of Russia (a Krai)

Heilongjiang is subarctic in climate. Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of Winters are long and frigid, with an average of −31 to −15°C in January, and summers are short and cool with an average of 18 to 23°C in July. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. The annual average rainfall is 500 to 600 mm, concentrated mostly in summer. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days

Major cities:

• Harbin
• Qiqihar
• Hegang
• Mudanjiang
• Jiamusi
• Yichun
• Daqing
• Heihe
• Shuangyashan

Administrative divisions

Heilongjiang is divided into thirteen prefecture-level divisions, consisting of twelve prefecture-level cities and one prefecture:

The sub-province-level city:

• Harbin (Simplified Chinese: 哈尔滨市, Hanyu Pinyin: Hā'ěrbīn Shì)

The prefecture-level cities:

• Daqing (大庆市 Dàqìng Shì)
• Hegang (鹤岗市 Hègǎng Shì)
• Heihe (黑河市 Hēihé Shì)
• Jiamusi (佳木斯市 Jiāmùsī Shì)
• Jixi (鸡西市 Jīxī Shì)
• Mudanjiang (牡丹江市 Mǔdānjiāng Shì)
• Qiqihar (齐齐哈尔市 Qíqíhā'ěr Shì)
• Qitaihe (七台河市 Qītáihé Shì)
• Shuangyashan (双鸭山市 Shuāngyāshān Shì)
• Suihua (绥化市 Suíhuà Shì)
• Yichun (伊春市 Yīchūn Shì)

The prefecture:

• Daxing'anling Prefecture (大兴安岭地区 Dàxīng'ānlǐng Dìqū)

(About this last prefecture there is information to find at the section Greater Khingan)

The thirteen prefecture-level divisions of Heilongjiang are subdivided into 130 county-level divisions (65 districts, nineteen county-level cities, forty-five counties, and one autonomous county). ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. History Qiqihar is one of the oldest cities in the northeast of China and was founded in 1691. Hegang ( Simplified Chinese: 鹤岗 Traditional Chinese: 鶴崗 Pinyin: Hègǎng also known as Haoli) is a Prefecture-level city Mudanjiang ( Manchu: Mudan bira is Prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China. Jiamusi ( is a Prefecture-level city in the province of Heilongjiang, in the People's Republic of China, located on the riverside of the middle and lower Yichun ( is a Prefecture-level city on the Songhua river north of Tieli in Heilongjiang province in Northeastern China. Daqing ( formerly spelled "Taching" (pronounced Da Tshing is a city in northeast China in the Heilongjiang province. Heihe ( "Black River" is a city in Heilongjiang, China. Shuangyashan ( is a Coal - Mining City in the eastern part of China 's Heilongjiang province See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Daqing ( formerly spelled "Taching" (pronounced Da Tshing is a city in northeast China in the Heilongjiang province. Hegang ( Simplified Chinese: 鹤岗 Traditional Chinese: 鶴崗 Pinyin: Hègǎng also known as Haoli) is a Prefecture-level city Heihe ( "Black River" is a city in Heilongjiang, China. Jiamusi ( is a Prefecture-level city in the province of Heilongjiang, in the People's Republic of China, located on the riverside of the middle and lower Jixi (鸡西 is a city with a population of 421000 in the east of Heilongjiang district in the People's Republic of China. Mudanjiang ( Manchu: Mudan bira is Prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China. History Qiqihar is one of the oldest cities in the northeast of China and was founded in 1691. Qitaihe (七台河 Pinyin: Qītáihé is a Prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China. Shuangyashan ( is a Coal - Mining City in the eastern part of China 's Heilongjiang province Suihua ( Simplified Chinese: 绥化 Traditional Chinese: 綏化 Pinyin: Suīhuà is a Prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province Yichun ( is a Prefecture-level city on the Songhua river north of Tieli in Heilongjiang province in Northeastern China. Daxing'anling Prefecture ( Chinese: 大兴安岭地区 Pinyin: Dàxīng'ānlǐng Dìqū is a Prefecture under Heilongjiang. The Greater Khingan Range ( Pinyin: Dàxīng'ānlǐng Manchu: Amba Hinggan also called the Greater Hing'an Range or Greater Hinggan Range See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. A county-level city ( is a county-level administrative division of Mainland China. In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn) Autonomous counties and autonomous banners are one kind of Autonomous areas of China. Those are in turn divided into 1284 township-level divisions (473 towns, 400 townships, 58 ethnic townships, and 353 subdistricts). See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted When referring to Political Divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 (simplified 镇; pinyin zhèn Wade-Giles Township ( is the basic level of political divisions in China. In a similar fashion to the former Soviet Union 's Titular nations a number of areas associated with one or more ethnic minorities are designated as '''autonomous''' Subdistrict is a low level Administrative division of a country

See List of administrative divisions of Heilongjiang for a complete list of county-level divisions. Heilongjiang, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions: See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted

Politics

Winter night in Harbin's Ice and Snow World. ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China.

List of Secretaries of the CPC Heilongjiang Committee:

1. Zhang Qilong 张启龙(1949-1950)
2. Zhao Dezun 赵德尊 (1950-1953)
3. Feng Jixin 冯纪新 (1953-1954)
4. Ou Yangqin 欧阳钦 (1954-1965)
5. Pan Fusheng 潘复生 (1965-1967)
6. Wang Jiadao 汪家道 (1971-1974)
7. Liu Guangtao 刘光涛 (1977)
8. Yang Yichen 杨易辰 (1977-1983)
9. Li Li'an 李力安 (1983-1985)
10. Sun Weiben 孙维本 (1985-1994)
11. Yue Qifeng 岳岐峰 (1994-1997)
12. Xu Youfang 徐有芳 (1997-2003)
13. Song Fatang 宋法棠 (2003-2005)
14. Qian Yunlu 钱运录 (2005-2008)
15. Ji Bingxuan 吉炳轩 (2008-incumbent)

List of Governors:

1. Yu Yifu 于毅夫 (1949-1952)
2. Zhao Dezun 赵德尊 (1952-1953)
3. Chen Lei 陈雷 (1953-1954)
4. Han Guang 韩光 (1954-1956)
5. Ouyang Qin 欧阳钦 (1956-1958)
6. Li Fanwu 李范五 (1958-1966)
7. Pan Fusheng 潘复生 (1967-1971)
8. Wang Jiadao 汪家道 (1971-1974)
9. Liu Guangtao 刘光涛 (February 1977-December 1977)
10. Yang Yichen 杨易辰(December 1977-1979)
11. Chen Lei 陈雷 (1979-1985)
12. Hou Jie 侯捷 (1985-1989)
13. Shao Qihui 邵奇惠 (1989-1994)
14. Tian Fengshan 田凤山(1994-2000)
15. Song Fatang 宋法棠 (2000-2003)
16. Zhang Zuoji 张左己 (2003-December 2007)
17. Li Zhanshu 栗战书 (December 2007-incumbent)

Economy

The agriculture of Heilongjiang, heavily defined by its cold climate, is based upon crops such as soybeans, maize, and wheat. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the Yang Yichen ( Chinese: 杨易辰 Pinyin: Yáng Yìchén March 31, 1914 － June 28, 1997) was a politician of the Qian Yunlu ( Chinese: 钱运录 Pinyin: Qián Yùnlù born 1944) is a Chinese Politician and was the Communist Party of China Ji Bingxuan ( Chinese: 吉炳轩 Pinyin: Jí Bǐngxuān November 1951 -) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. Yang Yichen ( Chinese: 杨易辰 Pinyin: Yáng Yìchén March 31, 1914 － June 28, 1997) was a politician of the Tian Fengshan ( Chinese: 田凤山 Pinyin: Tián Fèngshān born October 1940) is a former Chinese Official and was charged for significant Li Zhanshu ( Chinese 栗战书 born 1950 is a Chinese Politician. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Commercial crops grown include beets, flax, and sunflowers. The beet or beetroot is a Flowering plant species ( Beta vulgaris) in the family Chenopodiaceae. Flax (also known as common flax or linseed) (binomial name Linum usitatissimum) is a member of the genus Linum The sunflower ( Helianthus annuus) is an Annual plant in the family Asteraceae and native to the Americas, with a large flowering

Heilongjiang is also an important source of lumber for China. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or Pine, especially the Korean pine and larch are the most important forms of lumber produced in Heilongjiang. This article is about the tree For other uses of the term "pine" see Pine (disambiguation. The tree species Pinus koraiensis is Korean Pine It is native to eastern Asia, Manchuria, far eastern Russia, Korea and central Larches are Conifers in the genus Larix, in the family Pinaceae. Forests are mostly to be found in the Daxingan Mountains and Xiaoxingan Mountains, which are also home to protected animal species such as the Siberian Tiger, the red-crowned crane, and the lynx. The Siberian tiger ( Panthera tigris altaica) also known as the Amur tiger, Manchurian tiger, or Ussuri tiger, is a rare Subspecies The Red-crowned Crane ( Grus japonensis) also called the Japanese Crane or Manchurian Crane, is a large crane and is the second rarest crane A lynx is any of four medium-sized wild cats. All are members of the Genus Lynx, but there is considerable confusion about the best way to classify

Harbin. ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China.

Herding in Heilongjiang is centered upon horse and cattle. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Heilongjiang has the greatest number of milk cows and the highest production of milk among all the province-level divisions of China. Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the Mammary glands of female Mammals (including Monotremes.

Petroleum is of great importance in Heilongjiang, and the Daqing oilfields are an important source of petroleum for China. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Daqing (formerly called "Taching" complex is the largest Oil field in the People's Republic of China (PRC located between the Songhua river Coal, gold, and graphite are other important minerals to be found in Heilongjiang. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 The Mineral graphite, as with Diamond and Fullerene, is one of the Allotropes of carbon. Heilongjiang also has great potential for wind power, with an average wind energy density of 200 watts per square metre. Wind Power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form such as electricity using Wind turbines At the end of 2007 worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. M^2 redirects here For other uses see M². CM2 redirects here

Heilongjiang is part of northeast China (Manchuria), the traditional base of industry for the People's Republic of China. Northeast China ( is a geographical region of China. It is separated from Russia largely by the Amur, Argun, and Ussuri rivers from For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Industry is focused upon coal, petroleum, lumber, machinery, and food. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or A machine is any device that uses Energy to perform some activity Food is any substance usually composed primarily of Carbohydrates Fats water and/or Proteins that can be eaten or drunk by an Due to its location, Heilongjiang is also an important gateway for trade with Russia. Trade is the willing exchange of goods, services, or both Trade is also called Commerce. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending In recent years, however, Manchuria has suffered from stagnation. As a result, the government has started the Revitalize Northeast China campaign to deal with this problem, using privatization as the preferred method of economic reform. Revitalize The Old Northeast Industrial Bases ( also Revitalize Northeast China or Northeast China Revitalization, is a policy adopted by the People's Republic Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of business from the Public sector (government to the Private sector (business The Chinese economic reform ( refers to the program of economic reforms called " Socialism with Chinese characteristics " in the People's Republic of

In 2006, Heilongjiang's nominal GDP was 621. 7 billion yuan (US$78 billion), an annual growth rate of 12. 0%. Its per capita GDP was 16,268 yuan (US$2,040). In 2005, Heilongjiang's primary, secondary, and tertiary industries were worth 67. 25 billion yuan, 297. 08 billion yuan, and 186. 67 billion yuan respectively [1]. The per capita disposable income of urban residents in Heilongjiang reached 9,182 yuan (over US$1,150), a rise of 11% from the previous year. Disposable income is Gross income minus Income tax on that income The per capita net income of rural residents in the province surged 10. 3% year-on-year to 3,552 yuan (US$446).  [2]

Demographics

The majority of Heilongjiang's population is Han Chinese, while other ethnic minorities include the Manchus, Koreans, Mongols, Hui, Daur, Xibe, Oroqin, Hezhen and Russians. Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. The following is a list of ethnic groups in China where "China" is taken to mean areas controlled by either of the two states using "China" in their formal The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in The Korean people are an East Asian Ethnic group. Most Koreans speak the Korean language. The Hui people ( Xiao'erjing: حُوِ ذَو) are a Chinese ethnic group, typically distinguished by their practice of Islam. This arcticle is about the Daur people and their language For the Daur region of Pakistan see Daur region ---- The Daur people ( Traditional Chinese The Xibe ( Sibe;) are an Ethnic group living mostly in northeast China and Xinjiang. Not to be confused with the Oroch and Oroks of Russia The Oroqen people ( also spelt Orochen or Orochon The Nanai people (self name нани tr "nani" Russian: нанайцы tr The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries

Excludes members of the People's Liberation Army in active service. The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) ( is the unified Military organization of all land sea and air forces of the People's Republic of China.
Source: Department of Population, Social, Science and Technology Statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局人口和社会科技统计司) and Department of Economic Development of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission of China (国家民族事务委员会经济发展司), eds. Tabulation on Nationalities of 2000 Population Census of China (《2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料》). 2 vols. Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House (民族出版社), 2003. (ISBN 7-105-05425-5)

Culture

Heilongjiang's culture is part of a culture of Northeast China that is relatively homogeneous across all northeastern China (see Culture of Manchuria). Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju,, Маньчжурия Mongolian: Манж is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast

Media

Heilongjiang Television and Harbin Economy Radio serve as broadcasters. Long Bei Jing (Chinese 龙背景 Pinyin lóng bèi jǐng Translation Dragon Background Scenery) also known as HLJTV (Hei Long Jiang Television is a Television Long Guang (Chinese 龙广 Pinyin: Lóngguǎng which stands for Dragon Broadcast, is the radio station group that was once the Harbin Ren Min Guangbo Dian

Tourism

Saint Sophia Church, Harbin. ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China.

Harbin, the provincial capital, is a city of contrasts, with Chinese, Russian, and eclectic worldwide influences clearly apparent. ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant churches dot the city. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation.

The long, cold winter is the backdrop for its famed ice sculpture exhibitions. Ice sculpture is a form of Sculpture that uses Ice as the Raw material. In 2007 already the 8th Ice and Snow World opened to visitors in Harbin. More than 2000 ice sculptures were on display at the annual event. [3]

Wudalianchi Lakes are a series of five lakes formed between 1719 and 1721 when volcanic eruption shaped one section of a tributary of the Amur into five interconnected lakes. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The second lake in particular is renowned for its irregular geological sights.

Jingbo Lake, found in Ning'an County, is a section of the Mudan river that has been narrowed and shaped by volcanic eruption into a series of sights, including the Diaoshuilou Falls. Ning’an ( Chinese: 宁安 Pinyin: Níng'ān Heilongjiang, China, is a city located at over 20km southwest of Mudanjiang. Diaoshuilou Pubu Falls is a 40 m (131 ft wide Waterfall in Heilongjiang province in China at the northern end of Lake Jingpo.

Miscellaneous topics

Colleges and universities

• Heilongjiang University
• Harbin Institute of Technology

Sports

• Asia League Ice Hockey

Labor camps

List of laojiaos in Heilongjiang

External links

• Heilongjiang Government website
• Heilongjiang travel guide from Wikitravel