Hegang

Hegang is a prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China, situated in the southeastern section of the Lesser Khingan Range, facing Jiamusi across the Songhua River to the south and Russia's Jewish Autonomous Oblast across the Amur River to the north. Hegang is one of the principal coal-producing cities in China. Situated in northeastern Heilongjiang Province, Hegang is separated from Jiamusi City by the Mudan (Peony) River in the south and separated from Russia by the Amur (Heilongjiang) River in the north. Hegang was originally called Xingshan named after the Xinghua Mine that established in early twentieth century. By 1900s, few people had settled down there. Later, the city got increasingly large-scale exploitation due to its large cache of coal.

Hegang National Forest Park is embraced by the Lesser Xing'an Mountains in north of the city. the park consists of primitive pine forest, eco-tourist resort and folk-custom garden. Especially the folk-custom garden which is 32 kilometers northeast of the city show best flavors of ethnic minorities in Heilongjiang Province. Wangyunfeng Skiing Resort is a pleasant winter resort seated in the Damahe Forestry Center, 45 kilometer north of the Luobei County.