Heilongjiang in NE China sees robust development in specialty industries
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
People take a sightseeing boat at a scenic area in Hulin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 20, 2026. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A staff member arranges cultural and creative products reflecting Hezhe culture at a cultural and creative industrial park in Tongjiang, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 21, 2026. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A fish-skin painting is pictured at an intangible cultural heritage handicraft inheritance base in Tongjiang, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 21, 2026. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Students attend a “Hezhen Yimakan storytelling” class at a primary school in Tongjiang, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, June 2, 2026. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Na Yuqi)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 21, 2026 shows a view of Wusuli River in Hutou Town of Hulin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
People visit a border gate in Suifenhe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 19, 2026. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Employees process woods at a factory at a border economic cooperation zone in Suifenhe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 19, 2026. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 21, 2026 shows a view of a wetland and the city view of the China-Russia border city of Tongjiang, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A creator carves a cultural and creative toy figure reflecting Hezhe culture at a cultural and creative industrial park in Tongjiang, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 21, 2026. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
An employee works at a processing factory at a comprehensive bonded zone in Suifenhe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 19, 2026. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
Wu Jing (C), a municipal-level inheritor of “Hezhen Yimakan storytelling,” teaches students to perform this art at a primary school in Tongjiang, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, June 2, 2026. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Na Yuqi)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 19, 2026 shows a view of the China-Russia border city of Suifenhe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 19, 2026 shows factories at a border economic cooperation zone in Suifenhe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 20, 2026 shows people taking a train visiting a modern agricultural demonstration area in Hulin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A staff member makes a fish-skin painting at an intangible cultural heritage handicraft inheritance base in Tongjiang, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 21, 2026. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 19, 2026 shows a comprehensive bonded zone in Suifenhe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 20, 2026 shows a view of the China-Russia border city Hulin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 20, 2026 shows people taking a train visiting a paddy field painting at a modern agricultural demonstration area in Hulin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 21, 2026 shows a view of a wetland and the residence area in Hutou Town of Hulin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A drone photo taken on Aug. 19, 2026 shows China-Europe freight trains parking at the Suifenhe Station in Suifenhe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A truck get checked at a land port in Suifenhe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 19, 2026. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents. (Xinhua/Wang Song)
A truck passes through a border gate in Suifenhe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 19, 2026. Heilongjiang Province has a 2,981-kilometer border, boasting unique ecological resources, geographical advantages, and industrial potential. In recent years, Heilongjiang has seen robust development in specialty industries including cross-border trade, on-site processing, and eco-tourism, boosting employment and income for border-region residents.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
