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Jilin is shown in black. Note
that Chinese names are in MingLiU (Chinese Traditional) screen font. This may appear as question marks or other
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Regional Capital: Changchun Average temperatures: -20 deg C to -14 deg C in January; 16 deg
C to 24 deg C in July. Physical
features: The Changbai Mountains（長白山）lie to the east, with the Songliao Plain （松遼平原）in the west. The centre
consists of hills, basins and valleys. Rivers: The Songhua River is the
longest waterway in the province and flows from northwest of the province to
the southeast. The Yalu and Tumen
Rivers form the boundary between Jilin Province and North Korea. Administrative divisions: 14 cities, 1 autonomous prefecture, 3 counties and 2 autonomous counties. Historical significance: Jilin
Province was part of homeland of the Manchus, who established the Qing
dynasty (1644-1911). The region was officially closed to
Chinese settlement until it was made a Chinese province in 1907. The province has four ethnic minorities reas, namely, Yanbian Korean
Autonomous Area（延邊朝鮮自治州）, Former Russian Autonomous County （前郭爾羅斯自治縣）, Changbai Korean Autonomous County （長白朝鮮族自治縣）and Yitong Man Autonomous County（伊通滿族自治縣）. |
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The Changbai Mountain Forest
Zone is one of the most important timber production areas in China, with an
annual output that is ranked top in the country. In addition, the Jilin Oilfield（吉林油田）is one of the largest in China with an
output of 3.6 million tons of crude oil in 1999. |
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A new land-water route, the
Hunchun-Zarubino-Sogcho route, which links China with Russia and the Republic
of Korea opened in May 2000. The new
route starts from Hunchun in Jilin Province and ends at Sogcho in South
Kyongsan (South Korea), passing through Zarubino in Russia. It takes approximately 17 hours for
one-way trip and is currently the only direct passenger/cargo transport link
between China, Russia and ROK around the Sea of Japan. Railways
-- The Jingha Line（京哈線）is the most important trunk line in the province. Other major lines include Shenji Line（沈吉線）, Simei line（四梅線）, Meiji Line （梅集線）, Changtu Line（長圖線）, Changbai Line（長白線）and Pingqi Line （平齊線）, linking major cities in northern China such as Shenyang, Tianjin, Dalian and Qinhuangdao. These railway networks handle more than
two thirds of the province's cargo transport. Access to the CIS and Europe is also available by railways via
Harbin and Manzhouli（滿州里）. In addition, a new railway line has been opened which links Hunchun in Jilin Province and Makhalino in Russia. The new line will speed up cargo transportation from China to Japan, Republic of Korea and North America by passing through Makhalino station in Russia. Roadways -- Jilin's highway networks
centre on Changchun, Jilin City,
Yanji（延吉）and Tonghua（通化）. The construction of the Yan Bian-Tumen Expressway (延边-高速公路) was completed recently. The
Shenha Expressway（沈哈高速公路）from Shenyang
to Harbin that runs through Jilin Province is under construction. To further develop foreign
trade with Korea and Russia, the Jilin government invested heavily on
improving transportation in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Area. This project is called the “Ten Billion
Dollar Project”. As part of the
project, the Changchun-Hunchun Expressway（長春－琿春高速公路）, Yanji- Tumen Expressway （延吉－圖們高速公路）, and Hunchun-Shucao Integrated Passage（琿春-束草海陸聯合通道）are all under construction. Air Transport -- Jilin Province has four airports which
locate in Changchun, Jilin City,
Yanji and Liuhe（柳河）, offering domestic and international air
routes. International flights to Hong
Kong, Vladivostock and chartered flights to Seoul, Sendai, Niigata, Irkutsk
and Minsk are available. Telecommunications -- Mobile phone service is available in
major cities. By the end of 2000,
mobile phone users reached 2.03 million in Jilin Province. Pager users reached 1.56 million. Internet users reached 256,000. |
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Pharmaceutical industry in
Jilin Province includes chemical drugs, TCM drugs, medical instruments and
medicinal packaging. Output of
chemical and patent drugs accounts for 90 per cent of the industry's total. The Changchun First Automobile
Manufacturing Factory（長春第一汽車制造廠）is the first advanced car manufacturer in
China, making Changchun one of the largest
automobile production bases in the country.
The city also owns a state-level automobile wholesale centre and its
automobile output ranked the first in China in 1999. Jilin Province is also an
important petrochemical production base in China. The Jilin Oil Field and the Jilin Chemical Industry Corporation（吉林化學工業總公司）based in Jilin City
provide a variety of chemical materials for foodstuff, medicine, textiles and
other light industries. Jilin's exports rose by 25 per cent to US$1.5
billion in 2000 and light industrial products accounted for 44 per cent of
the total exports. Major export goods
included dried bean, vegetable, automobiles, garment, textile, steel
products, cement, frozen beef, etc.
Major export markets were Japan, Republic of Korea, the US, Hong Kong,
and North Korea. Imports increased by 15.4 per
cent to US$1.5 billion in 2000. Major
import goods were motor parts, fertilizer, chrome ores and machinery. Major import sources were Germany, Japan,
the US, Italy and Republic of Korea. |
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A new optical electronics industrial park will be built in the province. The park is referred to as "optical
valley" and is being set up by the Institute of Optical Precision
Machinery and Physics, the branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in
Changchun and the Changchun Economic Development Zone. It will focus on the optical electronics, instruments and information
technology industries. With a total
investment budget of US$2.2 billion, the park will be constructed by two
phases over a period of five years. |
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Major department stores and shopping centres include Changchun
Zhongbai Shopping Center Shareholding Co. Ltd（長春中百商廈股份有限公司）, Changchun Department Store Co. Ltd（長春百貨大樓股份有限公司）, Changchun Zhongxin Department Store Co. Ltd（長春中興百貨有限公司）, Changchun Hualian Shopping Center Co. Ltd（長春華聯商廈） and Jilin Dongfang Shopping Arcade Co. Ltd （長春東方商廈股份有限公司）. |
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Ř
Siping and Southern industrial zone
-- this region lies within the eastern mountains, but is close to the
provincial border: Ř
Songyuan Ř
Tonghua and Ř
Baisan |
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Road and rail networks in the northeast all seem to cross
in Changchun, making it an important city during most of the 20th
century. It became the capital of
“Manchukuo” during the Japanese occupation from 1933 to 1945. Heavy industry dominates. |
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Jilin City is located about 100 kilometres directly east
of Changchun.
The city was given a major boost during the industrialisation
initiated by Mao Zedong, with emphasis on chemicals and power generation. |
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Siping is about 120 kilometres southwest of Changchun and lies on the border with Liaoning Province. |
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Tonghua is located in the narrow portion of the Jilin’s
southeastern region not far from the Yalu River. |
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