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Jilin, a province abbreviated as ¡°Ji¡±, is
located in the center of northeast China by
Songhua Lake, adjacent to countries as Russia
and Korea in the southeast. Its name means ¡°By the
River¡± in the Manchu language. The province is 180,000
square kilometers in area with a population of 27,28
million including Han, Korea, Manchu,Mongol, Xibo and other ethnic
peoples. Changchun is the capital city of the
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Topographically, Jilin is high in the southeast
and low in the northwest, with a plain in its
western part. The Changbai Mountain, rising in
the southeastern part of the province, is 1,000
meters above sea level in average altitude. The
famous 900-kilometer-long Songhua River rises
from the Tianchi Lake on the White-Headed Mountain. Yalu and Tumen rivers, both rising
from the Changbai Mountain, are the boundary
rivers between China and Korea.Major cities of Jilin include ¡°the Auto City¡±
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historical and cultural cities
of Jilin and Ji¡¯an and Yanji,
capital of Yanbian Korean
Autonomous Prefecture.
Main tourist spots in the province are Changbai
Mountain, Tianchi Lake, Songhua Lake, JingYue
Pool, Puppet State¡¯s Imperial Palace, Motion
Picture City and so on.
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Temperature |
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-2.8 |
7.3 |
15.3 |
20.3 |
22.8 |
21.4 |
15.1 |
6.9 |
-3.7 |
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Changchun |
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-14.0 |
-10.6 |
-2.0 |
6.9 |
14.0 |
17.7 |
21.2 |
21.3 |
14.5 |
6.6 |
-3.0 |
-11.5 |
Yanji |
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