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2016 World Junior Speed Skating Championships
The 2016 World Junior Speed Skating Championships took place from 11 to 13 March 2016 in Changchun, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... They were the 43rd World Junior Speed Skating Championships. Medal summary Men Women References {{reflist External linksOfficial Website World Junior Speed Skating Championships 2016 in speed skating 2016 in Chinese sport International speed skating competitions hosted by China Sport in Changchun 2016 in youth sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink
Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Primorsky Krai) to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west. Along with the rest of Northeast China, Jilin underwent an early period of industrialization. However, Jilin's economy, characterized by heavy industry, has been facing economic difficulties with privatization. This prompted the central government to undertake a campaign called "Revitalize the Northeast". The region contains large deposits of oil shale. Name The name "Jilin" originates from ''girin ula'' () , a Manchu phrase meaning "along the river", shortened to Kirin in English. This Manchu term was transcribed into ''jilin wula'' ( t , s ) in Chinese characters and shortened the first two characters, which are transcr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
