Heilongjiang is a borderland province that a variety of people lives in, as well as a migration province. The Han nationality takes up at least 90% of the total population. Even though the minority’s population is not large, it is rich in races. There are mainly 10 minorities living here from generation to generation. The Manchu, Hui nationality, Korean, Mongolian, Daur nationality, Elunchun nationality, Ewenke nationality, Kirgiz, Hezhe nationality and Xibo nationality, these nationalities’ historical changes and folk customs are supported by unhabit communities. Among them, the Man, Mongolian, olunchun, owenk, daur nationality have rich mythology tradition. The Hezhe ,Elunchun and Daur nationality have been circulating the long rap about the theme of hero for a long time, such as the Hezhe’s “Yimakan”, Elunchun’s “Mosukun”

Modern times, Heilongjiang, this multinational borderland province, gradually crate a border and national civilized peculiarity with a combine of Chinese and western elements. Since the early time of Qing Dynasty, the Chinese ethnic tradition and different kinds of folk customs brought by the migration inside Shanhaiguan pass of liuren and longxing land after lifting a ban have mixed with Heilongjiang’s aboriginal culture. In the early of 20th century, Heilongjiang especially Ha’erbin, heihe and suifenhe port became national trading centre. Russia, Japan, Germany, Holland and France, what different countries and nationalities’ civilized peculiarity these countries reflect on construction, religion, civilization, education, and sanitation were interflowed with Heilongjiang native culture. This became the important aspect of Heilongjiang civilization.

Heilongjiang’s non-material cultural heritages are very rich. Some of them have turned in creation of different aspects of literal art and produced a lot of good works. Some of them have turned into tourist cultural industry and created social and economical benefits. Mar 27th ,2007, Heilongjiang government declared the first group of provincial non-material cultural heritages, which amounted to 57 terms. Among them, the directories with ★ are national non-material cultural heritages, which amount to 9 terms.