Daqing is a prefecture-level city in the west of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China.
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10 Facts About Daqing
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Daqing is known as the "Oil Capital of China" and has experienced a phenomenal boom since oil was discovered at the Daqing Oil Field in 1959.
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Region now known as Daqing Prefecture was a reasonably insignificant place until the Qing Dynasty, known only as an unsettled hunting ground of Dorbet Oirat tribes due to its wetland and prairies.
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The Daqing oilfield was discovered in the late 1950s, and drilling began in 1958.
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Daqing is divided into 9 county-level divisions: 5 districts, 3 counties and 1 autonomous county.
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Daqing's oilfield is China's largest and the world's fourth most productive.
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Daqing is a major railway hub in western Heilongjiang province and is located on the junction of Harbin-Manzhouli Railway and Tongliao-Ranghulu Railway.
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Daqing is linked to the national highway network through the G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway and G10 Suifenhe-Manzhouli Expressway.
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Daqing was established by the central government as a model for the secondary industry during the 1960s.
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