In Heilongjiang Province, China's largest contiguous forest, one-seventh of its natural wetlands, the world's longest boundary river and one of the planet's three major black soil belts converge. Spanning 470,000 square kilometers, it reaches the nation's northernmost and easternmost tips. Vast forests, grand boundary rivers, fertile farmlands, and spectacular ice and snow unfold the supreme grandeur of China's far north. The quintessential beauty of China's far north resides in Heilongjiang. |