Heilongjiang is both China’s most northern  Province and most eastern province. The name Heilongjiang is derived from the name of the river of the same name, the Heilong River, which is translated as the Black Dragon River. The river is more or less an exact boundary demarcating the Chinese on the south side from the Russians on the North side. Heilongjiang is most known for being the Homeplace of the Manchu people who conquered China and established the Qing Dynasty. For most of the Qing’s rule, Manchuria was barred from Han immigrants, with few exceptions. However, towards the end of their Dynasty, Han Chinese from the Shandong Peninsula immigrated in waves to the province during the century of chaos that was the 19th century, and now the Hans are the super majority in the area.
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