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Hegang

China
Also known as: Heligang, Ho-kang
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Hegang, city, eastern Heilongjiang sheng (province), northeastern China. It is a prefecture-level municipality (shi) situated in the southeastern section of the Xiao Hinggan (Lesser Khingan) Range and is one of the principal coal-producing cities in China. The Hegang mines were founded in 1916 by a Chinese entrepreneur with Russian capital. In 1926 a railway was built to Jiamusi, some 30 miles (50 km) to the south on the Sungari (Songhua) River. The mines were further...

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