Daqing (China)

Daqing (pronounced Da Tshing) is a prefecture-level city in northeast China, in the Heilongjiang province. The name literally means "Great Celebration". It was founded in 1959 to house workers extracting oil and gas from the Daqing oilfield and to host industries which could take advantage of the energy and petrochemicals. Since its foundation it has been advocated as a model of good practice in industry and healthcare by the Chinese government.