Heilongjiang

American

[hay-lawng-jyahng] / ˈheɪˈlɔŋˈdʒjɑŋ /

Older Spelling, Heilungkiang

noun

Pinyin.

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

Heilongjiang British

/ ˈheɪˈlʊŋˈkjæŋ, ˈheɪˈlʊŋdʒaɪˈæŋ, -kaɪˈæŋ /

noun

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)

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Friday's explosion was the worst mining disaster in China since 2009, when 108 people were killed in a mine blast in northeast Heilongjiang province.

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

Zhang, whose original name was Zhang Zibiao, was born in May 1984 in a small county in Qiqihar, a city in north-eastern Heilongjiang province.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

In the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, where corn has long been the most common crop, the government offered soybean producers subsidies of roughly $739 per hectare—nearly 17 times the amount offered for corn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

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

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 17, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

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