Come Into Heilongjiang—The Cultural Heritage of Heilongjiang

Heilongjiang is a multi-ethnic province located in the frontier with lots of immigrants. The Han people make up more than 99 percent of this province′ s total population. The ethnic minorities have a great variety，thought they are small in population, and mainly there are ten permanent resident ethnic minorities, such as Manchu, Hui，Korean， Mongolian，Daure，Oroqen, Evenk，Khalkha，Hezhen, and Xibe. The historical flux and convention of all the permanent resident ethnic minorities are mostly supported by collected lived communities. What’s move, Manchu, Hui, Korean, Mongolian，Oroqen, Daure have various and abundant mythologies, and Hezhen, Oroqen, and Daure there goes round heroic zarzuela, for example, Yimakan from Hezhen, Mosukun from Orogens, Wuqin from Daure. All these historic zarzuelas are valuable treasure to Heilongjiang ethnic culture.

Since the modern time, Heilongjiang the multi-ethnic broader province had formed broader, ethnic and combinative culture. The exilians of Qing Dynasty and inner emigrants from The Birthplace of Dragon brought Chinese traditions and customs, which are combined with native culture of Heilongjiang. At the beginning of 20th century, Heilongjiang, especially Harbin, Heihe, Suifenhe became the center of international business and trade. Meanwhile different cultural characteristic on architecture, religious, culture, education and sanitation which are presented from Russia, Japan, Germany, Holland, France, and many other countries had collided and communicate with Heilongjiang native culture, which became the significant part of Heilongjiang culture.

Heilongjiang has large amounts of immaterial cultural heritage. Some of them were introduced into literature and art, which brought many wonderful works; some of them came into travel industry and gave benefits to society and economy. Heilongjiang government publicized the list of the first batch of provincial Immaterial Cultural Heritage on March, 27th, 2007, amounting 57 sums. Among them, the nine which had a asterisk were national Immaterial Cultural Heritage.