Qiqihar is a prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province. Qiqihar comes from Daur language, which means "frontier" or "natural pasture". Qiqihar is located in the Songnen Plain in the northeast of China, with a geographical location of 122 to 126 degrees east longitude and 45-48 degrees north latitude. It is located at the junction of Heilongjiang, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia, bordering Daqing and Suihua in the east, Baicheng in Jilin Province in the south, Hulunbeier in Inner Mongolia in the west and Heihe and Daxinganling in the north.
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Zhalong Nature Reserve in Qiqihar enjoys the reputation of "the great wetland in the world and the hometown of cranes in China". There are many tourist attractions in the city, such as Nenjiang, Yueming Island, Longsha Park, Luoxiya Street, Gannan Lion Dance Temple, Longjiang No.1 Village, Niels Lake and the first lake in the north. There are many historical and cultural relics, including Ang Ang Creek civilization and industrial civilization.
Red-crowned crane is a rare bird in the world, which lives and breeds in Zhalong National Nature Reserve in the southeast of Qiqihar City. It is recognized as "the world's great wetland, the hometown of China cranes". The red-crowned crane has graceful posture, elegant temperament, loud singing and melodious dancing. In people's minds, it is a symbol of "auspiciousness, longevity, happiness and loyalty".
In order to fully express the city's people's love for the red-crowned crane and establish a beautiful image of the city, on May 7, 1984, when the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress held the eighth meeting of the ninth session, it discussed and unanimously passed a resolution to determine the red-crowned crane as a bird of Qiqihar City.
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