Hei·long·jiang (h  lôngjyäng) also Hei·lung·kiang (hl ngkyäng) 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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