Which provinces does Northeast include?

Northeast China includes Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province, and Liaoning Province.

The Northeast region spans the mid-temperate zone and the cold temperate zone from south to north. It has a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, with hot and rainy summers and cold and dry winters. From the southeast to the northwest, the annual precipitation drops from 1000mm to less than 300mm, transitioning from humid and semi-humid areas to semi-arid areas. The northeastern region has a high forest coverage rate, which can prolong the melting time of ice and snow, and forest snow storage is helpful for the development of agriculture and forestry.

Water surrounded by mountains and fertile fields are the basic characteristics of the ground structure in Northeast China. The soil is mainly black soil, which is the natural foundation for the formation of a large economic zone. To the south is the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, to the east and north are the Yalu River, Tumen River, Ussuri River and Heilongjiang River, and only to the west is the land boundary.

The Northeastern region is rich in mineral resources and has a relatively complete range of major minerals. The main metal minerals include iron, manganese, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, gold and rare elements. The non-metallic minerals include coal, petroleum, oil shale, graphite, magnesite, dolomite, talc, asbestos, etc.

Extended information:

The economic status of Northeast China:

1. Industry

The Northeast region established a complete industrial system in the 1930s , becoming the most advanced industrial base in Northeast Asia. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, many heavy industry construction projects were also arranged in Northeast China due to its original industrial base and close proximity to the Soviet Union. The Northeast region once occupied 98% of China's heavy industrial base.

2. Agriculture

The fertile black soil makes Heilongjiang Province and Jilin Province both major agricultural provinces. Among them, Heilongjiang Province’s total grain output has ranked first in the country for many years, and Jilin Province’s grain output per unit area has ranked first in the country for many years. First.

It is rich in rice, corn, soybeans, potatoes, sugar beets, sorghum and temperate fruits and vegetables. "Cold and warm agriculture are differentiated, dry and wet forests and livestock are intact, wheat crops are spread all over the north, and flowers and fruits are distributed in the southern mountains." This explains the local crop distribution phenomenon. The coastal areas of Liaoning are also rich in sea cucumbers, abalone, oysters, shrimps and various fish.

3. Tourism

Northeast China is rich in tourism resources. Forests, grasslands, wetlands, ice and snow, industry, and agricultural tourism resources are unique in the country. The ecological environment is superior and it is an important place in China. Ice and snow tourism and summer vacation destination. In 2008, the total tourism revenue in Northeast China reached more than 340 billion yuan, the total number of tourists reached 350 million, the number of international tourists was 6.6 million, and the international tourism revenue was US$3 billion.

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