and the Hegang-Luobei Highway form a comprehensive highway network within the city. It takes less than four hours to drive from Hegang to Harbin, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang Province. Luobei Port, which is within a one-hour drive from Hegang, is a major port on the Amur River. Jiamusi Airport, a one-hour drive from Hegang, operates flights to Beijing, Dalian and other major cities domestically. Education By the end of 2019, Hegang had one full-time higher education school with 2,926 students and 915 graduates. There are 7 specialized secondary schools, with 5,629 students and 1,464 graduates. There are 50 general secondary schools, with 37,982 students and 14,886 graduates. There are 36 primary schools with 29,771 students and 4,427 graduates. There is 1 special education school with 191 students. There are 144 kindergartens, with 12,045 children in attendance. Sister cities Birobidzhan, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia Notable people Qin Yuhai - Chinese politician and photographer. He was a former Mayor of Hegang (1997-1998). References External links Official website With nothing to lose, loners build future in China's hollowed-out north (January 12, 2020) The Twilight of Chinese Coal (January 16, 2020) Hegang Prefecture-level divisions of Heilongjiang