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Relationship established:
May 16, 1985

Brief city description:
Located in the Heilongjiang Province in the north east of China, the City of Daqing (pronounced Da Tshing) was established in December, 1979.

Daqing was once a wilderness, but in 1958 large scale oil exploration activity was undertaken in the Songliao Basin. On September 26, 1959, the No. 3 Songji Exploration well near Datong flowed oil of commercial value. As it was shortly before the 10th Anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the oil field was named Daqing Oilfield, literally meaning Great Celebration. Daqing Oil Field has since been the mainstay in China's energy industry.

This city was twinned with Calgary for its affiliation with the oil and gas industry. Various special associations have developed between Calgary and Daqing since the twinning, including the naming of Daqing Avenue in Calgary's Chinatown. The province of Heilongjiang and the province of Alberta signed a twinning agreement in 1981.

Population:
Daqing has a population of 2.58 million, urban population 1.184 million, of them mainly Han Chinese, with a few population of other 31 minority ethnic groups including Manchu, Mongolian, Korean, and Hui nationalities.

Language:
Chinese

Key Industries/Areas of Opportunity:
Daqing's economy depends highly on petroleum and related industries. Daqing's oilfield is China's largest oilfield, and the world's fourth most productive oil field.

Daqing is now diversifying its energy-oriented economy. The development of a substitute industry is based on the high-tech sector, but other industries, such as deep processing of petrochemical products, processing of agriculture by-products, electronics and information, building and building materials, medicine, tourism and service are also being rapidly developed.

Key links
Daqing Government's official website:
http://eng.daqing.gov.cn/

Calgary Committee Members
Committee Chair – Mr. Jackson Liu
Committee Vice Chairs – Mr. Darren Gnam
                                     Mr. Ritchie Tian
Committee members-  Mr. Darren Gnam
                                 Mr. Andrew Chin
                                 Ms. Jennifer Hardie-Connery
                                 Mr. Ray Ho
                                 Mr. Ray Joyce
                                 Mr. Robert D. Nelson
                                 Mr. Jason Poon
                                 Mr. Derek Zhao