Malong

Malong lies in the valley of the Mayan River, a tributary of the Songhua that rises in the Zhangguangcai Mountains. The river first flows west through a wooded mountain country, then bends northeast across the lower valley to meet the Songhua. Its name is derived from a Manchu word for an elbow, recalling the sharp bend in its course. The surrounding hills and the river corridor join the interior valleys to the great waterway of northern Manchuria.