Jilin Province Basic Information: Area: 186,528 sq. km Capital: Changchun Population: Approximately 27.8 million Language: Mandarin Religion: Jilin province - a borderland near the sea - is located in the Northeast of the People's Republic of China. It is north of Liaoning province and borders on Korea and Russia. Koreans, Manchus and Mongols are among its 24 million people. There is a Korean area and an ancient Korean capital dating back 1400 years. It enjoys exceptional advantages of very rich natural resources, such as fertile land, dense forest, rich minerals and vast grassland etc.. Jilin has laid a solid economic foundation. The output of automobiles, passenger trains, ferroalloy, carbon products heads the list in China. Jilin has established a productive system of manufacturing transport machinery petrochemical industry medicine, metallurgical and forest industries etc., which has become the leading force in developing the national economy in the whole province. The agriculture in Jilin has developed rapidly, and our province has become a very important common its grain base. In recent years, the following rank first in the State: the average grain output per person, the proportion of commodity to the grain, the amount of the grain to besent, the export amount of maize. Rare medicinal herbs and tonic of Ginseng, pilose antler etc. have a worldwide reputation. The geography of Jilin is very good and convenient. Traffic and transportation lines link up all parts of external opening and its foreign trade has developed increasingly. The markets in the province are flourishing. Jilin is very strong in education and scientific research. There are 181 independent natural science institutions and 37 social science institutions, its optics, applied chemistry, solid physics, biological engineering, automobile research etc. are all in the lead in China. There are 42 colleges and universities in Jilin. Its average number of students ranks front row in China. Movie industry occupies a decisive position. In the whole country, literature, arts, culture and natural science, books, news, publishing, broadcasting television, sports etc. have enlivened and enriched the cultural life of the people in Jilin. Jilin is a beautiful and a charming place. Capital city, Changchun (Lasting Spring), is one and a half hours' flight from Beijing. It is very cold in winter (lowest minus 30 degrees Celsius). There are lively and colorful ice carvings then. Changchun was the capital of Japanese-controlled "Manchu Country" from 1931 until 1945. You must visit the Museum of the Former Palaces of the Last Emperor Pu Yi, which was used as sets in the movie The Last Emperor. Photographs of the emperor, his weddings, wives, parents and English teacher are on display. Chanbaishan (White Mountain) Nature Reserve has tigers, deer, sable and its own mythical monster. Changchun No. 1 Motor Vehicle Plant is China's first automobile plant. Changbai Mountain, Jilin Songhua Lake and some relics are well-known scenic spots and historical sites. The traditional specialties are pilose antler, ginseng, marten, which are called "three kinds of treasures" in the northeast, and Changchun ginseng cigarette, Jilin Sanbao wine, Tonghua wine, etc. Major Attractions in Jilin Province

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