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Harbin: Songhua River
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Harbin is the capital of the modern province of Heilongjiang (literally Black Dragon River), People's Republic of China. That province is one of three in the region of Dongbei (literally East-North), formerly known as Manchuria.
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Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang and is situated on the Songhua River in the south of the province. Just over 100 years ago it was a small fishing town but today it has a population of 4 million.
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After passing through Harbin, the Songhua flows north to the Russian border where it meets the Amur River. The Amur River runs north through Russia before emptying into the Tartarskiy Proliv, a narrow strait connecting the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk. The areas touched by both the Songhua and the Amur may be contaminated before the chemicals dissipate.
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The Stalin Park is located on the south of Songhua River in Harbin. The area occupied is 100000 square meters. Formerly named " River Bank Park", it was built in 1953. It is an open park 1750 meters long, just across Sun Island. It offers many kinds of water-sports and other leisure activties. The monument in the park commemorates the flood 1957 and many vunteers who helped at the time.
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A report told to the Lutheran churches tells of the resettlement in February of the Mennonite refugees from Harbin to Paraguay. Mennonite settlements had been established in the area west of the Paraguay River known as the "Chaco" (which means prairie lands) as early as 1929 by the Central Mennonite Relief Committee. It was noted that 21 denominations, including the Evangelical Lutherans, were providing support for relocating the Mennonite refugees. And now more gifts must come from the churches in order to re-locate the Lutheran refugees.
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Located south of Daoli, Daowai District is another important commercial district of Harbin. Containing many government bureaus and departments, this area is essential for many people intending to do business with the local government. The Songhua River flows through the district, dividing it into two distinct areas, the north and the south.
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