Huma

Proper noun

Huma

1. A county of Dahingganling prefecture, Heilongjiang, China.
   • In the Wupalao Island area in Huma County of Heilungkiang Province, China, between June 1 and July 31, Soviet troops almost daily opened fire from the Soviet bank with light and heavy machineguns on the island and the Chinese bank, firing a total of 1,743 bursts and 1,067 single shots.1969 August 22 [1969 August 19], “Chinese Government Lodges Strong Protest With Soviet Government”, in Peking Review, number 34, →OCLC, page 5, column 1
   • Workers in China’s northernmost province of Heilongjiang are using explosives to clear a river of ice jams in an effort to prevent flooding. Ice jams are river blockages caused by melting ice that can cause floods or raised water levels. Authorities in Huma county arranged for the ice detonation in...2022 March 31, Harvey Kong, “Chinese workers take explosive approach to clear ice jams”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2022, Society