Miao Lijie
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Miao Lijie is the capital and largest city of Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China, lying on the southern bank of the Songhua River...
, Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
) is a female Chinese
Chinese people
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basketball
Basketball
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player who was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 2001 Asian Championship. In 2005, she joined the Sacramento Monarchs
Sacramento Monarchs
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of WNBA but left the team shortly. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics
China at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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in Beijing
Beijing
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