Heilongjiang Province is located in the northeastern most part of China. If you like snow then you should visit Heilongjiang, which brings you the wonderful scenery of northeast China. It has an area of more than 460,000 square kilometers. With a population of over 36.89 million, there are about 35 ethical groups living in Heilongjiang. |
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Situation
It borders the provinces of Inner Mongolia to the west, Jilin to the south and Russia on the northeast. Historically it was one of the main gateways from China to Russian and Europe.
The capital of Heilongjiang is Harbin. Heilongjiang covers one prefecture of Daxing'anling, the 12 prefecture-level cities of Harbin, Qiqihar, Hegang, Jixi, Daqing, Yichun, etc. |
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Weather & Temperature
In summer of Heilongjiang, you will feel cool and comfortable. Average temperature is around 18C to 23C in July. It is definitely a summer resort. In winter, you will experience harsh and extreme cold. Winter in Heilongjiang is long, cold and dry. In January, average temperature is about -31C to -15C, and the record low temperature was -52.3C. So wrap up before you go, or purchase the fine quality leather hats, overcoats and shoes there to keep you warm.
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Travel in Heilongjiang |
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More tourist attraction with the cold ice. You can visit the snow resort in 'Ice City' - Harbin, such as Ice and Snow World, Sun Island and Yalibu Skiing Resort, more tourist attractions: the natural volcano garden of the world- Wu Da Lian Chi, In this unique land witness the volcanoes' ravage. Jing Po Lake, the largest mountain lake in China, has a particular and wonderful Diao Shui Lou waterfall; In the arctic pole village Mohe, you may be fortunate to see aurora borealis. |
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Water Resources of Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang province has rich water resources. There are four water systems of the rivers of Heilongjiang, Wusuli, Songhua and Suifen, consisting of 1918 rivers whose drainage area are larger than 50 sq km. Among them, 27 of which have a drainage area larger than 5,000 sq km and 18 of which have a drainage area of 10,000 sq km. |
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Heilongjiang tourists from various countries to gather here in the winter months just to get a glimpse of snow. For some visitors it is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see snow
- Just to explore the Heilongjiang for yourself! |
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