Chinese Name: 吉林 (jí lín)
Abbreviation: Ji
Population: 27,040,600
Area: 187,400 square kilometers (72,356 square miles)
Location: in the northeast of China
Administrative Division: 8 cities (Changchun, Jilin, Siping, Tonghua, Baicheng, Liaoyuan, Songyuan, Baishan); 1 autonomous prefecture (Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture)
GDP (2019): CNY 1,172.68 billion (USD 169.978 billion)
Nationalities: Han, Chaoxian, Man, Mongolian, Hui, Xibe
Jilin Weather
Popular Ski Destination in Northeast China
Jilin with Changchun as the capital, is situated in the northeast of China and adjacent to Russia and North Korea to the southeast and Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia to the north, south and west. 49 ethnic groups live in Jilin, of which the Korean population ranks first in China.
Only 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) away from the Sea of Japan and 4 kilometers (2.2 miles) away from the Boshet Bay of Russia, the special location not only enhances active trade and exchanges of Jilin with Japan and Russia but also gives the province favorable temperate climate, which includes a lengthy winter with snow that can start as early as October and last until April. Despite the winter cold, people flock to this area for the Ice Lantern Festival and the winter sports. Jilin is known as an area for winter sports and has produced some of the best ski resorts in China. However, it has many other natural and historical attractions to entertain its residents and visitors like China’s largest nature reserve Changbai Mountain and Museum of the Imperial Palace of Manchukuo.
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