Heilongjiang

(; Postal cairt spelling: Heilungkiang) is a province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae locatit in the northeastren pairt o the kintra. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Cheenese name for the Amur. The ane-character abbreviation is 黑 (pinyin: Hēi). The Manchu name o the region is Sahaliyan ula  (literally, "Black River"), frae which the name o Sakhalin is derivit, an the Mongolian name accordingly is Qaramörin.

The Amur River marks the mairch atween the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae an Roushie tae the north. Heilongjiang contains Cheenae's northmaist pynt (in Mohe Coonty alang the Amur) an eastmaist pynt (at the junction o the Amur an Ussuri Rivers).

 References 

Economic profile for Heilongjiang at HKTDC

 Freemit airtins 

Heilongjiang Govrenment wabsteid 


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