Hegang: A Coal City at the Forest and Wetland Edge
Hegang grew around coal mining, then expanded into a landscape of forest, wetlands and river plain. Its mining archives and current ecological profile show two histories occupying the same city.
Hegang City Landscape
Hegang’s municipal story is tied to coal: a century of mining has left deep marks on its economy and public memory. The city’s landscape also opens toward the Amur, where river communities and protected forests bring other kinds of work and history into view.