Mudanjiang 牡丹江市

Mudanjiang (Chinese:牡丹江; Manchu: Mudan bira) is a prefecture-level city in southernmost Heilongjiang province, People's *****************. It was called Botankou when it was under Japanese occupation. It serves as a regional communications hub with a railway junction and an international airport connecting with several major Chinese cities as well as Seoul Korea. Mudanjiang is also an important border city, located 248 km (154 mi) from Vladivostok, Russia. In 2011 Mudanjiang had a GDP of RMB 93.48 billion with a 15.1% growth rate.