main cities of heilongjiang: harbin , qiqihar , mudanjiang , jiamusi , jixi , hegang , shuangyashan , daqing , heihe
location: located between 4545' north latitude and 12638' east longitude; at the southwest of heilongjiang province; at the bank of the songhuajiang river; in southern songnen plain
neighboring areas: jilin province and inner mongolia autonomous region
physical features: low and plain, with average altitude of 150 to 200 meters
population: 9.63 million
urban population: 3.37 million
area: 53,067 sq km
nationalities: han, hui, manchu, korean, dawoer, elungchu, hezhe, keerkezi, elunchun and mongolian
history: the cradle of the jin and qing dynasty; used to be a international commercial city early in the 20th century
climatic features: located in the temperate zone; continental climate; long winters and short summers
average temperature: 4c annually
rainfall: annually average precipitation of 600mm; concentrated on june, july and august
mountains: mt. erlongshan, mt. songfengshan, mt. daqingshan, mt. xiaoxing'anling and mt.yilehulishan
rivers: songhuajiang river, arshihe river, majiagouhe river, the mudanjiang river, mayihe river, wokenghe river, tong river and kenhe river
local highlights: ginseng, edible fungus, mushroom, sculpture of ice and snow