Changchun, abbreviated as "Chang" and also known as "Northern Spring City", was formerly known as Xidu. Located in the northeast region of China, at the geographical center of Northeast China, it borders Songyuan, Siping, Jilin, and Harbin respectively. It is the capital and vice provincial city of Jilin Province. The total area is 24744 square kilometers, and as of May 2020, it governs 7 districts, 1 county, and manages 3 county-level cities. The total population in 2022 is 9.0654 million people. It is the political, economic, and cultural center of Jilin Province; It is an important industrial base, a national historical and cultural city, and a comprehensive transportation hub in China; It is known as the "Detroit of the East" and the "Hollywood of the East". Received the honor of being ranked 489th in the 2021 Global City 500 in January 2022.
The main landform type is low mountains and hills, located in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere at mid latitudes, belonging to the temperate continental semi humid monsoon climate. Distributed in the southeastern part of the city, it is part of the Dahei Mountains and runs slightly northeast southwest. At the end of 2018, Changchun City had 1.4408 million hectares of arable land. In terms of mineral resources, 58 types of minerals were discovered. In 2022, the total regional GDP of the city was 674.456 billion yuan, a decrease of 4.5% compared to the previous year at comparable prices.
At the end of 2022, there were a total of 1110 kindergartens, 11 special education schools, 739 compulsory education schools (ordinary primary and junior high schools), 87 ordinary high schools, 90 secondary vocational education schools in the city, and well-known universities such as Changchun University 5 and Jilin University 6. There are 7862 health and medical institutions, including 403 hospitals and clinics, and 101 community health service centers have been built in the municipal area.
40000 years ago during the Paleolithic era, primitive humans known as the "Yushu Man" appeared in Changchun; Changchun was the capital of Fuyu State from the Han Dynasty to the Western Jin Dynasty, and was the capital of Manchukuo during the Republic of China period; On October 19, 1948, Changchun was peacefully liberated; On the 21st, Changchun City was renamed Changchun Special City and was under the jurisdiction of the Northeast Administrative Commission. On March 11, 1949, Changchun Special City was renamed back to Changchun City; On May 9th, the Changchun Municipal Government was renamed as the Changchun Municipal People's Government, under the jurisdiction of Jilin Province. Popular attractions include the Palace Museum of Manchukuo, Jingyuetan National Forest Park, Changying Century City, Nanhu Park, etc
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