Several decades ago, the northeastern province of Heilongjiang was known across the nation as the "northern wildlands".
Authorities in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province are pinning their hopes on tourism for greater economic growth, and have their sights set on 12 major resorts.Work on the resorts began last year, with 2.1 billion yuan ($321.7 million) invested overall.
After registering a decrease in trade with Russia over the past three years, the Heilongjiang province proposed plans to revitalize the sector by improving the structure, scale and efficiency of its cross-border commerce.
Improved services, facilities to boost tourismAuthorities in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province are looking to increased tourism to boost economic growth and have their sights set on 12 major resorts.
Harbin Fair fully booked, offers far-ranging agendaAll 3,000 exhibition booths for this year's China Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair were already booked in April by businesses from home and abroad.
The Heilongjiang province proposed plans to revitalize the sector by improving the structure, scale and efficiency of its cross-border commerce.