1) Heilongjiang. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Heilongjiang, or Heilungkiang (both: ha´loong´jyang´) (KEY) [Chin.,=black dragon river (the Amur)], province (1994 est. pop. 35,570,000), c.179,000 sq mi (463,730... 2) Heilongjiang. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...China bordering on Russia. It was under Japanese control from 1932 to 1945. Harbin is the capital. Population: 35,214,873.... 3) Heilungkiang. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Heilungkiang, see Heilongjiang.... 4) Amur. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Amur, (amoor´) (KEY) , Chin. Heilongjiang, river, c.1,800 mi (2,900 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Shilka and Argun rivers, NE Asia, at the Russian-Chinese... 5) Qiqihar. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...or Tsitsihar (tse´tse´har´, che´che´har) (KEY) , city (1994 est. pop. 1,104,100), S central Heilongjiang prov., China, a port on the Nen River near the Da Hinggan... 6) Nen, river, China. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...(non´ne) (KEY) , river, 740 mi (1,191 km) long, rising in the Yilehuli (Ilkuri) Mts., N Heilongjiang prov., NE China, and flowing south along the east side of the... 7) Mudanjiang. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Mudanjiang, or Mutankiang (both: moo-dan-jyang) (KEY) , city (1994 est. pop. 602,700), SE Heilongjiang prov., China. It is a railroad junction and a lumbering center... 8) Harbin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...Harbin, (har´bin) (KEY) , Rus. Kharbin, city (1994 est. pop. 2,505,200), capital of Heilongjiang prov., China, on the Songhua River. It is the major trade and communications... 9) Manchuria. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000. ...A region of northeast China comprising the modern-day provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning. It was the homeland of the Manchu people who conquered China... 10) Argun. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 ...(KEY) , Mandarin Ergun, river, 950 mi (1,529 km) long, rising in the Da Hinggan Mts., Heilongjiang prov., NE China, as the Hailar River and flowing W to the Russian... |