Qiqihar

American

[chee-chee-hahr] / ˈtʃiˈtʃiˈhɑr /

Wade-Giles, Chichihar,

noun

Pinyin.

a city in W Heilongjiang province, in NE China.

Qiqihar British

/ ˈtʃiːˌtʃiːˈhɑː /

noun

a city in NE China, in Heilongjiang province on the Nonni River. Pop: 1 452 000 (2005 est)

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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

Heilongjiang was forecast on Friday to experience strong convective weather, including short-term heavy precipitation, thunderstorms and strong winds, as well as localised torrential downpours in northern Qiqihar.

From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2023

Those problems are especially acute in cities such as Qiqihar, which lies in the Chinese rustbelt province of Heilongjiang bordering Russia that has seen large-scale economic decline and outward migration in recent years.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2023

Yet even as developers were rushing to erect new buildings, Qiqihar residents were moving elsewhere, undermining demand for the new spaces.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023

The Japanese identified the warships as the PLA Navy’s Guiyang and Qiqihar, along with the fleet oiler Taihu, spotted Friday near Rebun island near Hokkaido.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2023

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