哈尔滨英文导游词导游稿：黑龙江概览.doc

精品学习文档 哈尔滨英文导游词：黑龙江概览 Brief Introduction of Heilongjiang Province Heilongjiang Province is situated in the northeast border area and is the coldest province in China, known as Manchuria in the past. Heilongjiang has a vast territory and long borderlines. In brief, the terrain of Heilongjiang is 50% of mountain, 30% of farmland, 10% of grassland and 10% of lakes and rivers. Forested mountain ranges dominate the north, while much of the south is fertile plain, turning to swamp land and lakes in the east. The famous Heilongjiang River, the third largest river after Yangtze and Yellow River in China, flows through this province. Heilongjiang Province has clear-cut seasonal changes and a pleasant climate in summer. Heilongjiang is known for its primitiveness, vastness, boldness, and miraculousness. Heilongjiang is endowed with rich natural resources. It is China’s main source of timber. The Great Xing An mountains and the lesser Xing An mountains are well covered with virgin forests, which make the province number one in the timber industry in China. In the east part of the province, coal production takes a very important place in China. Along the Heilongjiang River, a border river between China and Russia, there are many gold mines. With the discovery of the huge oil reserves at Daqing, it became the leading oil producter in the country. As you see, all these resources offer us great potential for further development. Despite the severe winter weather and the short growing seasons, crops thrive on the fertile plains during the warm summer months. In the past, Heilongjiang was known as the Great Northern Wilderness, because of its large unreclaimed areas. In the 1950s, retired soldiers were sent here in large groups to set up state farms, afterward it has turned into the Great Northern Granary. Afterwards Heilongjiang is a leading province for its commercial grain production in China. It’s fertile soil boasts one of the three large black earth belts in t