("Black Dragon River")` Northeastern‑most province in China, 180,000 square miles in area, with a population of 34,240,000. Capital: Harbin (population: 2,710,000). Place of vast wilderness and harsh, long winters.

Postal map spelling: Heilungkiang; Manchu: Sahaliyan ula) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑 (pinyin: Hēi).