Daqing

A useful starting point for Daqing is the documented fact “Daqing was built on China's great oilfield, honours the Iron Man Wang Jinxi and is dotted with lakes and wetlands across its plains.” The natural conditions and social experience of Daqing therefore belong to one connected geographic story. Communities responded to surrounding conditions through residence, exchange, and daily practice, giving the spatial pattern a traceable history. The chain from environmental conditions to social practice gives the regional change of Daqing a clear real-world expression. Taken together, these clues clarify the position, change, and distinctive contribution of Daqing within the larger region.