HEILONGJIANG

Location: Heilongjiang province is located in the northern frontier of China.
Area: 469,000 sq km
Capital: Harbin

Population: 36.89 million (March 2001)
Urban Population: 20.4 million

Ethnic groups: Besides the Han nationality, there are Man, Hui, Korea, Mongolian and Hezhent nationality etc.totally 49 different ethnic groups.

Tourist Attractions: Ice Festival, Sun Island and Jingpo Lake near Mudanjiang River

Climate: Heilongjiang Province is located between the temperate and the frigid zones with continental monsoon climate, the yearly average temperature of which is fluctuating from minus 4 to 4Cº.