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| Heihe | |
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| Coordinates: 50°14′42″N 127°28′54″E / 50.245°N 127.48167°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
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| - Total | 21,000.1 sq mi (54,390 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,671,811 |
| Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) |
Heihe (Chinese: 黑河; pinyin: Hēihé; "Black River") is a city in Heilongjiang, China.
It is located at 50°14′42″N 127°28′54″E / 50.245°N 127.48167°E, on the Russian border, on the south bank of the Amur River, across the river from the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk. Heihe has a population of about 113,000.
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History
The predecessor of today's Heihe was the town established in 1683 some 30 km south of the modern city site[1] (in today's Aihui District) and was known as Aigun, Heilongjiang, or Saghalien Ula. (The two last names both mean "the Black River" - the name for the Amur River in Chinese and Manchu, respectively). From 1683 to 1690 Aigun was the capital (the seat of the Military Governor) of Heilongjiang Province.[2]
Economy and transportation
Today Heihe, which forms a free-trade zone with Blagoveshchensk, is a major centre of Sino-Russian trade. Many Russians and Chinese take advantage of visa-free travel between the cities, which has spurred large unofficial trade between China and Russia. Some inhabitants of Blagoveshchensk have purchased apartments on the Chinese side, as living costs are much lower.
Transportation between Blagoveshchensk and Heihe is by boat in the summer and by bus over the frozen river in the winter; when the ice is too weak to carry buses, the route is operated by hovercrafts.
Administrative divisions
- Aihui District 爱辉区 Àihuī Qū - the site of the former regional capital Aigun, and the location of Dawujia village, home of some of the last remaining native Manchu Language speakers
- Bei'an City 北安市 Běi'ān Shì
- Wudalianchi City 五大连池市 Wǔdàliánchí Shì
- Nenjiang County 嫩江县 Nènjiāng Xiàn
- Xunke County 逊克县 Xùnkè Xiàn
- Sunwu County 孙吴县 Sūnwú Xiàn
References
- ^ The Ancient City of Aigun
- ^ Edmonds, Richard Louis (1985). Northen Frontiers of Qing China and Tokugawa Japan: A Comparative Study of Frontier Policy. University of Chicago, Department of Geography; Research Paper No. 213. pp. 115–117. ISBN 0-89065-118-3.
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