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Heilongjiang

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Hei·long·jiang  (hlôngjyäng) also Hei·lung·kiang (hlngkyäng)
A province of extreme northeast China bordering on Russia. It was under Japanese control from 1932 to 1945. Harbin is the capital. Population: 36,200,000.
Heilongjiang [ˈheɪˈlʊŋdʒaɪˈæŋ], Heilungkiang [ˈheɪˈlʊŋˈkjæŋ -kaɪˈæŋ]
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(Placename) a province of NE China, in Manchuria: coal-mining, with placer gold in some rivers. Capital: Harbin. Pop.: 36 890 000 (2000 est.). Area: 464 000 sq. km (179 000 sq. miles)
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The explosion tore through the mine in the frigid rust belt city of Hegang in Heilongjiang province early Saturday when more than 500 miners were below ground, officials said.
China blast mine 'overcrowded': safety official by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
The explosion early Saturday tore through the state-run mine in Heilongjiang province near the Russian border, one of the largest and oldest in China, after a build-up of gas, survivors said.
Death toll from China mine blast rises to 104: media by AFP / AFP Global Edition
23 Kyodo The death toll from a coal mine gas explosion in Heilongjiang Province in northeast China has risen to 104, making it the country's worst mining accident in two years, state media reported Monday.
Death toll in China coal mine explosion rises to 104 by Asian Economic News
 
 
 
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