Other early transfers of important Japanese technology included two petrochemical complexes in Heilongjiang and Shandong provinces.

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Today in Heilongjiang, the capital, Harbin, hosts the annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, where the delicately-crafted ice lanterns are a major highlight.

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He spent most of his time Harbin City in Heilongjiang province before he eventually became mayor of Chengdu City in Sichuan in 2001.

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In Heilongjiang province in the northeast, a survey of 100 nursery-school children showed that 90% took lessons in piano, electric organ, painting or dance.

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From late December, visitors flock to this city in Heilongjiang Province in the north-east of China to experience one of the finest ice and snow festivals anywhere in the world.

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Over the next six years, she traveled half the country, selling her wares as far as to Harbin and Yichun in northeastern Heilongjiang Province.

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Reports of her ordeal in the province of Heilongjiang have triggered an outcry on social media.

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