Heilongjiang

Heilongjiang occupies China’s far northeastern frontier in Asia, adjoining Russia across long stretches of the Amur—known in Chinese as the Heilong—and Ussuri rivers. Forested mountains, broad plains and severe winters give the province a markedly northern character. The Songhua River runs through Harbin, the provincial capital, whose Saint Sophia Cathedral recalls the city’s early-20th-century Russian connections. Harbin is also internationally known for its annual ice-and-snow festival, when monumental ice sculptures reshape the winter city. Farther north, the Greater Khingan range and extensive wetlands underline the scale of this borderland. Explore webcams around Heilongjiang to see how it connects with northeastern China.

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