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S17 Baicheng Ring Expressway
The Baicheng Ring Expressway (), designated as S17 is an Controlled-access highway, expressway in Northwestern Chinese province of Jilin going around the city of Baicheng. This expressway is a branch of G12 Hunchun–Ulanhot Expressway, G12 Hunwu Expressway. Detailed Itinerary References {{DEFAULTSORT:G1202 Songyuan Ring Expressway Expressways in Jilin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baicheng
Baicheng ( zh, s=, p=Báichéng Shì, l=White City, c=白城市) is a prefecture-level city in the northwestern part of Jilin province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Heilongjiang to the east and northeast. At the 2010 Chinese census, 2010 census, 2,033,058 people lived within its administrative area of . Toponymy By 1938 the area was renamed to Baicheng, which in Chinese means ''white town''. The name's origin is the Mongolian language, Mongolian name of the city ''Chaghanhot'', which also means "white town". History The area of present-day Baicheng has been inhabited by humans for more than 12,000 years, dating back to the Upper Paleolithic era. The area was subsequently inhabited by the nomadic Donghu people, Donghu from the period of the Shang dynasty through to the Qin dynasty. It would later be inhabited by the Xianbei and formed part of Buyeo from the period of the Han dynasty through to the Northern and Southern dynasties. During the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
