Changchun
Changchun
() is the capital of the
Jilin
province
in northeastern
China
. It is a
sub-provincial city
. The placename means "Eternal
Spring
".
History
Changchun was the capital of
Manchukuo
, a nominally independent
puppet state
set up by the
Japanese
in
Manchuria
, and which existed from
1931
to
1945
. Then known as 新京 (Pinyin:
Xīnjīng
, Wade-Giles:
Hsin-ching
), the capital was a
planned city
. Changchun will host the 2007 Winter
Asian Games
.
Economy
Volkswagen
has a manufacturing plant in Changchun. The GDP per capita was
Renmibi21336
(ca.
US$2580
) in 2003, ranked no. 52 among 659 Chinese cities.
Colleges and universities
Jilin University
Northeast Normal University
Miscellaneous
Changchun has been a sister city of
Ulsan
,
South Korea
since 1994.
See also
Jilin City
Harbin
Shenyang
Dalian
External links
Site
http://www.derekyung.net/China/ChangChun/city01.htm
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