Mudanjiang - Botanjiang

Japanese: 牡丹江 - ぼたんこう

A city in the southeastern part of Heilongjiang Province, China. It is an important location for land and water transportation where three railway lines, Mudanjiang (Mudanjiang-Chams), Mutu (Mudanjiang-Tumen), and Binzui (Harbin-Suiphenhe), join Mudanjiang. The city was established in 1935. The tire industry is thriving, and spinning and weaving and lumber industries are also carried out. Wheat, soybeans, rice, etc. are distributed from the surrounding area. Apple cultivation is thriving in the suburbs. Population: 930,000 (2014).

Mudanjiang

A tributary of the Songhua River in northeastern China. It is about 725 km long. It originates in Mudanling, Jilin Province, flows north, passes through Dunhua, enters Heilongjiang Province, forms Lake Jingbo, passes through Mudanjiang City, and joins the Songhua River at Yilan. It is used for transporting forest products from the upper reaches and for the Tiangshuilou Dam.

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Japanese:

中国，黒竜江省南東部の都市。牡佳（牡丹江〜チャムス）・牡図（牡丹江〜図們）・浜綏（ハルビン〜綏芬河）の３鉄路と牡丹江とが合する水陸交通の要地。1935年市を設置。タイヤ工業が盛んで，紡織・製材業も行われる。付近からの小麦，大豆，米などを集散する。郊外地区ではリンゴの栽培が盛ん。93万人（2014）。