Anda (Heilongjiang)
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Anda Heilongjiang
, China
is a city west of Harbin
on the Harbin-Manzhouli Railway
(formerly known as the Chinese Eastern Railway
) about 30 km east of Daqing
.
Anda has a population of 500,000. It is located in at the center of the Songnen plain, considered the best plain in China by many Chinese. It is famous for cattle raising and its dairy industry. Locals call it 'the city of cows'. In fact, many roads in Anda have the word "cow" or "牛" as part of their names. For example, "牛市路", is "Cow City Road".
Anda has a long history. Some locals believe that the train station there is built by the Japanese army in the 1940s.
In the 1990s, Anda produced beets. But after it stopped production, the local economy declined.
Wanbaoshan town (Chinese
: 萬寶山鎮) is a famous small district in northwest Anda. It is said to be quintessential Anda.
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' 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...
, China
China
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is a city west of Harbin
Harbin
Harbin ; Manchu language: , Harbin; Russian: Харби́н Kharbin ), is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
on the Harbin-Manzhouli Railway
Harbin-Manzhouli Railway
thumb|right|250px|The Binzhou Railway Bridge across the Songhua River in Harbin.Harbin-Manzhouli Railway or Binzhou Railway , is a double-track electrified arterial railroad in Northeast China between Harbin and Manzhouli on the Russian border. The line was originally built by Russia as the...
(formerly known as the Chinese Eastern Railway
Chinese Eastern Railway
The Chinese Eastern Railway or was a railway in northeastern China . It connected Chita and the Russian Far East. English-speakers have sometimes referred to this line as the Manchurian Railway...
) about 30 km east of Daqing
Daqing
Daqing is a prefecture-level city in the west of Heilongjiang province of Northeast China. The name literally means "Great Celebration".Its population is 2,904,532 at the 2010 census whom 1,042,902 in the built up area made of 4 out of 5 urban districts It was founded in 1959 to house workers...
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Anda has a population of 500,000. It is located in at the center of the Songnen plain, considered the best plain in China by many Chinese. It is famous for cattle raising and its dairy industry. Locals call it 'the city of cows'. In fact, many roads in Anda have the word "cow" or "牛" as part of their names. For example, "牛市路", is "Cow City Road".
Anda has a long history. Some locals believe that the train station there is built by the Japanese army in the 1940s.
In the 1990s, Anda produced beets. But after it stopped production, the local economy declined.
Wanbaoshan town (Chinese
Chinese character
Chinese characters are logograms used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese , less frequently Korean , formerly Vietnamese , or other languages...
: 萬寶山鎮) is a famous small district in northwest Anda. It is said to be quintessential Anda.