Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province, with a population of 5.3 million and coveringan area of 18,000 square kilometers.
        Located in eastern Songnen plain, it\'s a rolling land with low hills, and shallow valleys and crossed by the Songhua River. It has a semi-humid temperate climate with an annual averagetemperature of 3.5 degree Celsius, rainfall of 530 millimeters and a frost-free period of 140 days.Its mineral resources are coal, quartzite, marble, copper, lead and zinc etc.