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Geography of Jilin Province |
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Jilin Province is situated in the north-eastern part of China,
bordering Korea in the south and the Soviet Union in the east.
Covering an area of over 180,000 square kilometers, it has a
population of 23.47 million (2023), comprising nationalities of
Han,
Korea,
Manchu,
Hui,
Mongolian and
Xibe.
The Capital of Jilin Province is
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Climate of Jilin Province |
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Jilin's winter is long and severe. The average temperature in January is
between -14ºC
(6.8 ºF)
and -20C (-1ºF),
with the temperature in the Changbai Mountain
region being below the average. Summer is usually cool with an average
temperature 16ºC
(60.8 ºF)
and 24ºC
(75.2 ºF)
in July, while it is cooler in some mountain areas. Spring and autumn
are windy with changeable weather. The annual average rainfall ranges
from 400mm to 800mm.The "Tianchi" (heavenly Pond) on top of the
Changbai Mountain, the southern part of the Tonghua Prefecture and the
areas south of the Laoling receive more rain than other places of the
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Brief History of Jilin Province |
Jilin Province was under various administrations in different
historical periods. It was called Donghudi in the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.
- 207 B.C.) and Han Dynasty (206 B.C-220 A.D), under the administration
of the Liaoyang Xingzhongshu Province in Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), known
as Nuzhendi in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), it became Jilin Province in
the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). After the Russia-Japanese War of 1904,
Japanese imperialists invaded in the north-eastern part of China and
established the "Manzhouguo" with Changchun as its "capital". After the
victory of the anti-Japanese war, nine provinces were set up in the
Northeast. Jilin, Hejiang and Songjiang provinces were proclaimed within
the present territory of Jilin Province. A fairy comprehensive industry
has been established in the province, including iron and steel, coal,
petroleum, electricity, machinery, chemical, textile and light industry.
Changchun, the province capital, has
become a new industrial city with developed machine-building industry.
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Jilin Local Products |
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Yushu County in Jilin Province is known as "the Home of Soybean"
because of its high yield of soybean. Freshwater fish teems in the
Songhua River, the Nenjiang River, the Songhua Lake and the Moon Lake.
The Changbaishan forests abound in mushroom, fungus and many famous and
precious and rare medical herbs such as ginseng, deer antler and
astragalus. Precious and rare animals like sable, deer, tiger and bear
are also found in these forests. Tonghua grape wine, Changbaishan grape
wine and Tonghua ginseng tonic are popular throughout the country.
Changchun, the provincial capital, is
known for its carpet,
embroidery, bark picture and feather patchwork of various styles.
Jilin city, which is particularly famous for its bark pictures, and
they offer a wide variety of wood products, such as wood carving, wood
plate, wood box, stick and furniture. Stone carving and glassware
manufactured in Jilin City also have distinctive styles. The image
goblet is an example. When the goblet is filled with wine, an image of
ancient beauty suddenly appears at the bottom; as the wine pours out,
the image soon disappears. Few drinkers are unimpressed by this
phenomenon.
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Jilin Local Cuisine |
The Changchun Restaurant in the Changchun city serves local
refreshments, cold dishes, dumplings, hundun, Jilin-style dishes,
Shangdong-style dishes and southern dishes with Sichuan and Jiangsu
flavors.
Among the famous dishes prepared by this restaurant, Li Liangui pancake, braised bear's paw, ginseng soup, banquet dishes
shark's fin, swallow's nest duck and ginseng velvet ball are popular
with diners.
A sample menu of local delicacies in Jilin city includes
ginseng chicken cooked in sand pot, steamed white-fish soup, fresh raw
fish dish, assorted frog fat, braised bear's paw, clear soup in hot pot,
and bean curd bags.
Forest frog which is found in the Jilin mountain
areas is popularly known as Hashinma frog. Many years ago, a frog
accumulates transparent fat in the ovary. The fat can be cooked into a
very nutritious and popular dish because of the high protein, hormone
and vitamin content it contains. The assorted frog fat dish, prepared
with the frog fat as the main ingredient, is very popular among diners.
The "Changbaishan Treasure Banquet" includes famous dishes with unique
local flavors which are prepared by very experienced chefs with special
local ingredients like ginseng, bear's paw, venison, Feilong Bird
(Flying Dragon Bird) meat,
frog fat and monkey-head mushroom, all of which are conveniently
available in Changbaishan region. The
Feast consists of more than dozen dishes, cold or hot, meat or
vegetarian, all prepared with special local ingredients. These dishes
are not only praised for beautiful color, pleasant smell and
delicious flavor, but also known for their nutrition and tonic value.
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Jilin Useful
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Tourist Attractions and Hot Spots in Jilin |
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