It is easy to have a quick look at China's past and present, but it takes time to gain a panoramic knowledge of China. The "Panoramic China" series is meant to assist readers, especially those overseas, in this respect. Each volume in the series focuses on a province, municipality or autonomous region, describing, with illustrations, the outstanding characteristics of each area from different perspectives.
Heilongjiang: World of Ice and Snow & Green Home
Heilongjiang Province is situated at the northeastern tip of China. Heilongjiang in winter is a world of ice and snow, enjoying world-renowned prestige for the artistic scale and high quality of its charming ice sculptures. Heilongjiang possesses large areas of fertile land and a dense network of rivers. On its black soil there are enormous wild forests, wide marshes, and far-flung grasslands. Generations of hard-working people in Heilongjiang have endowed the province with mystery and beauty. Walking into this rough, beautiful and mysterious land, you will feel its honesty, friendship, kindness and sincerity.
