Saturday, December 30, 2006

Jilin with the capital Changchun

Changchun, the beautiful Hsinking Avenue in 1930


The beautiful city Changchun is the capital of the northeastern district Jilin. The district is bordering North-Korea at the southeast and Russia at the northeast.

Some other famous places next to Changchun are Jilin City, with the famous ice-rimed trees along the Songhua River, one of the natural wonders of China; Baicheng, Taonan, Da’an, Fuyu, Jiutai, Dunhua, Yanji, Hunjiang, Tonghua, Baishan, Hailong, Liaoyuan, Siping.

Some sites

The Goguryeo sites and tombs found in Ji'an, Jilin, including Wandu, Guknae Seong, and the pyramidal General’s Tomb are part the World Heritage Site of UNESCO.

The Baekdu Mountain, especially Heaven Lake on the border with North Korea, is a popular tourist destinations due to the beautiful natural scenery.

The Ancient Tombs at Longtou Mountain, including the Mausoleum of Princess Zhenxiao, are royal tombs of the Balhae kingdom. These are found in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.


The prefecture Yanbian is a bilingual region with both Chinese and Korean as official languages.


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