Nehe city belongs to Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province, and is located in the northwest of Heilongjiang Province. The city covers a total area of 6,674 square kilometers and governs 12 towns, 3 townships, 1 ethnic townships and 1 administrative villages. In 20 12, the total population is 740,000. There are 25 ethnic groups including Han, Manchu and Hui. Nehe city is named after the Namur River crossing. Nehe is the ancestral home of Wanrong in Qing Dynasty, the hometown of potato in China, the hometown of beet in China and the main producing area of high-quality soybean.