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Baishan
Baishan (, ko, 백산시) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jilin province, in the Dongbei (northeastern) part of China. "" literally means "White Mountain", and is named after Changbai Mountain (, also known as Paektu Mountain (Korean: )). Baishan borders Yanbian to the east, Tonghua to the southwest, Jilin City to the north, and North Korea to the south. Baishan is to be granted the title of China International Mineral Water City. In Baishan is the Baishan Dam. History In 1902, Qing imperial government set up the Linjiang County in today's Baishan region. During the Manchukuo period, Linjiang county was under the jurisdiction of Tonghua. In March 1959, Jilin provincial government promoted Linjiang County to a county-level city and renamed it as Hunjiang City, which is still under the administration of Tonghua Prefecture. In 1985, Hunjiang City developed into a prefecture-level city, administerring three districts and three counties including Fusong, Jingyu and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunjiang District
Hunjiang District () is a district of the city of Baishan, Jilin, People's Republic of China. It was known as Bādàojiāng District () until 22 February 2010, when the State Council of the People's Republic of China approved the name change. Administrative Divisions There are eight subdistricts and four towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an or .... Subdistricts: * Xinjian Subdistrict (), Tonggou Subdistrict (), Dongxing Subdistrict (), Hongqi Subdistrict (), Banshi Subdistrict (), Hekou Subdistrict (), Chengnan Subdistrict (), Jiangbei Subdistrict () Towns: * Qidaojiang (), Liudaojiang (), Hongtuya (), Sandaogou () References External links Baishan County-level divisions of Jilin {{Jilin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baishan Dam
The Baishan Dam (, ''meaning: "White Mountain Dam"'') is an arch-gravity dam on the Second Songhua River near the town of Baishanzhen, Huadian, Jilin Province, China. The purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and flood control. The dam supplies water to five turbine-generators in two different powerhouses for an installed capacity of while it can also control a design flood. Additionally, it has a pumped-storage hydroelectric generation capacity. It is named after Baekdu Mountain (White Mountain), near the city of Baishan. Construction Construction on the dam began in May 1975, the reservoir began to fill on September 16, 1982 and by the end of 1984, the first phase of three generators was operational. Another two generators in the project's second phase were operational by 1992. The dam submerged an area of , displacing about 10,300 people. In March 2000, a feasibility study report on a pumped-storage capability for the dam was approved. In August 2002, cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jilin
Jilin (; Postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three Provinces of China, 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 language, Manchu phrase meaning "along the river", shortened to Kirin in English. This Manchu term was transcription (linguistics), transcribed into ''jilin wula'' (traditional cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiangyuan District
Jiangyuan District () is a district of the city of Baishan, Jilin province, People's Republic of China. Administrative Divisions There are seven towns and four townships. Towns: * Sunjiabaozi (), Wangou (), Songshu The ''Book of Song'' (''Sòng Shū'') is a historical text of the Liu Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties of China. It covers history from 420 to 479, and is one of the Twenty-Four Histories, a traditional collection of historical records. ... (), Sanchazi (), Zhazi (), Shiren (), Dayangcha () Townships: * Dashiren Township (), Dashipengzi Township (), Yumuqiaozi Township () References External links Baishan County-level divisions of Jilin {{Jilin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jingyu County
Jingyu County (), formerly Méngjiāng County () until February 1946, is a county in southern Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Baishan City. It is named after General Yang Jingyu, who was killed here during World War II. Administrative divisions There are seven towns and five townships under the county's administration. Geography and climate Jingyu is located in southern Jilin and the northern part of Baishan City on the upper reaches of the Songhua River amidst the western periphery of the Changbai Mountains. The bordering county-level divisions are Fusong County to the east, Jiangyuan District to the south, Huinan to the west, and Huadian to the north. Its latitude ranges from 42° 06' to 42° 48' N and longitude 126° 30' to 127° 16' E. The average elevation in the county is , though the county seat is only at . Jingyu has a monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate ( Köppen ''Dwb''), with long, bitterly cold winters, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linjiang, Jilin
Linjiang (; listed as Linkiang on old maps) is a county-level city in southern Jilin province, People's Republic of China, located to the east of Tonghua, and not far from the border with North Korea. It is a county-level city under the administration of Baishan. Culture During 1953–76, there was a total of twenty one Chinese films being shot on location in Linjiang, including '' Visitors on the Icy Mountain.'' Geography and Climate Linjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate ( Köppen ''Dwa''), with long, very cold winters, and very warm, humid summers. Monthly average temperatures range from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . Though the annual total is generous, precipitation is quite low during the winter and rainfall is concentrated in the months of June through August. Sunshine is generous but falling far short of the central and western parts of Jilin; with monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 42% in July to 60% in February, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changbai Korean Autonomous County
Changbai Korean Autonomous County, or simply Changbai County (; Chosŏn'gŭl: 장백현; Hangul: 창바현) is a county in southern Jilin province, China, facing Hyesan, North Korea. It is under the administration of the city of Baishan, to the west-northwest, and has an area of . The county has a total population of 85,000 people, 14,000 of which are ethnic Koreans (16.9% of the county's population). Apart from the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Changbai is the only Korean autonomous area of the People's Republic of China. Administrative divisions There are seven towns and one township. Towns: * ( / ) * Shisidaogou ( / ) * Badaogou ( / ) * Malugou ( / ) * Shi'erdaogou ( / ) * Xinfangzi ( / ) * Baoquanshan ( / ) The only township in the county is Longgang Township ( / ). Climate See also * Changbai–Hyesan International Bridge The Changbai–Hyesan International Bridge () is a bridge over the Yalu River, connecting Changbai Korean Autonomous County of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fusong County
Fusong County () is a county in southern Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of Baishan City, with a population of 310,000 residing in an area of . The county contains the Changbaishan Airport, which opened on 3 August 2008, and is served by China National Highway 201. Administrative divisions There are 12 towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an or ... and six townships. References External links Baishan County-level divisions of Jilin Fusong County {{Jilin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changbaishan Airport
Changbaishan Airport is an airport serving the city of Baishan and the tourist destination of Changbai Mountain (Mount Baekdu) in Jilin Province, China. It was opened on August 3, 2008. Airlines and destinations [Baidu] |
Yanbian
Yanbian (; Chosŏn'gŭl: , ''Yeonbyeon''), officially known as the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture in the east of Jilin Province, China. Yanbian is bordered to the north by Heilongjiang Province, on the west by Jilin's Baishan City and Jilin City, on the south by North Korea's North Hamgyong Province and on the east by Primorsky Krai in Russia. Yanbian is designated as a Korean autonomous prefecture due to the large number of ethnic Koreans living in the region. The prefectural capital is Yanji and the total area is . The prefecture has an important Balhae archaeological site: the Ancient Tombs at Longtou Mountain, which includes the Mausoleum of Princess Jeonghyo. History In the Ming dynasty, Yanbian was governed by the Jianzhou Guard () and in the late Qing dynasty the area was divided into the Yanji () and Hunchun () subprefectures. From 1644 to the 1800s the Manchurian administrators of the Qing state attempted to separate Northeast China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changbai Mountain
Paektu Mountain (), also known as Baekdu Mountain and in China as Changbai Mountain ( zh, s=长白山, t=長白山; Manchu: Golmin Šanggiyan Alin), is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border. At , it is the highest mountain of the Baekdudaegan and Changbai ranges. Koreans assign a mythical quality to the volcano and its caldera lake, considering it to be their country's spiritual home. It is the highest mountain in North Korea and Northeast China. A large crater lake, called Heaven Lake, is in the caldera atop the mountain. The caldera was formed by the VEI 7 "Millennium" or "Tianchi" eruption of 946, which erupted about of tephra. This was one of the largest and most violent eruptions in the last 5,000 years (alongside the Minoan eruption, the Hatepe eruption of Lake Taupō in around AD 180, the 1257 eruption of Mount Samalas near Mount Rinjani and the 1815 eruption of Tambora). The mountain plays an important mythological and cultural and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jilin City
Jilin City (), alternately romanized as Kirin, is the second-largest city and former capital of Jilin province in northeast China. As of the 2020 census, 3,623,713 people resided within its administrative area of and 1,895,865 in its built-up (''or metro'') area consisting of four urban districts. A prefecture-level city, it is the only major city nationally that shares its name with its province. Jilin City is also known as the ''River City'' because of the Songhua River surrounding much of the city. In 2007, it co-hosted the Asian Winter Games. History Jilin City is one of the oldest cities in Northeast China. During the reign of the Yongle Emperor in the Ming dynasty, efforts were made to expand Ming control throughout all of Manchuria. Mighty river fleets were built and sailed several times from Jilin City, getting the chieftains of the local tribes to swear allegiance to the Ming rulers.Shih-shan Henry Tsai, ''The Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty''. SUNY Press, 1996. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
