10 Facts About Jiamusi

Jiamusi is a prefecture-level city in eastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China.

In 1720, Jiamusi was first named Giyamusi during the Kangxi period by the Nanai people.

Since the Qing government opened Manchuria for farming in order to prevent the conquest of the area by Russia, Jiamusi developed as a small trading post under the name Dongxing since 1888.

When Han Chinese and Manchu settlers began to move into the area, Jiamusi became the seat of a county administration, under the name Huachuan in 1910.

Jiamusi was regarded as an important military strongpoint to defend the Soviet Red Army's possible invasion.

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Since one of the biggest paper mills in China was built in 1957, Jiamusi has been a major producer of wood pulp and newsprint.

Jiamusi has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate, with long, bitter, but dry winters, and humid and very warm summers.

Jiamusi has long been a major transit port and distribution center of goods, and serves as the economic hub of eastern Heilongjiang province.

The industrial sector in Jiamusi is relatively weak compared with other cities in Heilongjiang such as Harbin and Daqing.

Jiamusi is served by the G1011 Harbin-Tongjiang Expressway, the G11 Hegang-Dalian Expressway, as well as six other highways, forming a comprehensive highway network.