| Jilin (province) | |
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Location  | |
| State | China |
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| Capital | Changchun |
| Surface | 187,400 km² |
| Inhabitants | 27.090.000 (2004) |
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Jilin (吉林, Jílín) is a province of the Northeast China.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Changchun - Capital of the province of Jilin, Changchun was conquered in 1932 by the Japanese army who made it the capital of the puppet state of Manchukuo, assigning the throne to Pu Yi, which inspired the director Bernardo Bertolucci for his award-winning film "L 'last emperor ". Today Changchun is a city of about 7,000,000 inhabitants, home to major automotive industries. Here you can admire the "Wei Huanggong", the palace where the puppet emperor spent 13 years before ending his days as an ordinary gardener of the People's Republic of China.
- Baicheng (白城; Báichéng)
- Baishan (白山; Báishān)
- Jilin - Bathed by the Songhua River, Jilin is famous for the ice crystals that form on the trees that border the river in winter, giving it a fairytale look. The city is also the base for a visit to the nature reserve of Changbai Shan established to protect the mountain range that marks the border with North Korea. There you can admire the lake in the crater of an ancient volcano (Mount Baekdu) that feeds the sources of the Songhua River.
- Liaoyuan (辽源; Liáoyuán)
- Siping (四平; Sìpíng)
- Songyuan (松原; Sōngyuán)
- Tonghua (通化; Tōnghuà)
- Yanji (延吉 市; Yánjí) - In Korean Autonomous Prefecture of Yanbian.
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