Heilongjiang

Older Spelling, Hei·lung·kiang

[hey-lawng-jyahng]

noun

Pinyin.

1. a province in NE China, S of the Amur River. 108,880 sq. mi. (281,999 sq. km). Harbin.

Heilongjiang

/ -kaɪˈæŋ, ˈheɪˈlʊŋˈkjæŋ, ˈheɪˈlʊŋdʒaɪˈæŋ /

noun

1. a province of NE China, in Manchuria: coal-mining, with placer gold in some rivers. Capital: Harbin. Pop: 38 150 000 (2003 est). Area: 464 000 sq km (179 000 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Born in 1969 during the Cultural Revolution in the north-eastern province of Heilongjiang, he was a believer in the Chinese state while growing up.

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In 2018, Chinese geoscientists reached a depth of 7018 meters with their SK-2 drill site in Heilongjiang province in northeastern China.

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Harbin is the capital of China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province.

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Harbin, capital of China’s Heilongjiang province, was once home to many Russian expatriates and retains some of those historical ties in its architecture, such as the central Saint Sophia Cathedral, a former Russian Orthodox church.

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The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon in Jixi city in Heilongjiang province at the Kunyuan mine and was reported by Chinese media on Thursday.

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