Jiamusi

Jiamusi, also Chia-mu-ssu or Kiamusze, city, northeastern China, in Heilongjiang Province, an industrial center on the Songhua River, near the border with Russia. It is a major center for pulp and paper production; other manufactures include chemicals, fertilizer, machinery, and processed food (especially sugar made from locally grown sugar beets). The city was founded in the early 20th century and began its modern development as a military and provincial administrative center for the Japanese-controlled (1932-45) state of Manchukuo. It was developed as an industrial center by the Chinese after 1949. Population (1991) 530,765.