County China Online Tour
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( Jilin • Jilin City )
Jilin City is a prefecture-level city in Jilin Province, an important central city and a new industrial base in Jilin Province approved by the State Council, and a tourist city with the characteristics of northern China. The city administers 4 districts, 1 county, and 4 county-level cities, with a total area of 27,120 square kilometers and a registered population of 4.116 million.
Jilin is a national historical and cultural city, Jilin Province because of jilin city and name, is the former capital of Jilin Province, because the Ming and Qing dynasties along the river built Jilin shipyard city, so Jilin City is also known as "shipyard", "river city", "north of the country of the river city".
Jilin City is one of the important areas where human beings inhabited and developed earlier in the northeast, and the Shoushan Immortal Cave, a human habitation site dating back 20,000 years, has been excavated here, which belongs to the late Paleolithic culture; in the third year of the Yuanfeng dynasty of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (108 BC), the Han Dynasty destroyed the Manchu Dynasty and set up Xuanju County, which governed the southeastern part of Jilin Province, which was the beginning of the administrative construction of the Jilin region into the Central Plains Dynasty; from the early Tang Dynasty to the middle of the Tang Dynasty, it belonged to the jurisdiction of the Andong Capital Protectorate; during the Yuan Dynasty, the area of present-day Jilin belonged to the jurisdiction of Liaoyang Province, Kaiyuan Road, Haixi Liaodong Province The Ming Dynasty government set up a shipbuilding base in Jilin City, using the Jilin Shipyard to strengthen the connection between the Liaodong Dusi and the Nuergan Dusi (far 30,000 households); after the tumu fort, it belonged to haixi Jurchen; the Qing Dynasty implemented the military government system in the northeast region, and Jilin City was the garrison of Jilin generals; in 1727, Yongji Prefecture was set up, and the prefecture was ruled Jilin City; in 1747, Yongji Prefecture was changed to Jilin Hall; in 1881, Jilin Hall was upgraded to Jilin Prefecture, and the following year it was upgraded to Jilin Province; on March 9, 1948, the CCP liberated Jilin City. The Jilin Provincial Government moved to Jilin City and established the Jilin Municipal People's Government; in 1954, the Jilin Provincial People's Government moved out of Jilin City and the provincial capital was moved to Changchun City.
Jilin City is located in the transition zone from Changbai Mountain to Songnen Plain, with a superior natural environment and complex landform types, with the trend of "far away to meet Changbai and close to pine flowers". The climate of Jilin City belongs to the mid-temperate sub-humid monsoon climate type, with four distinct seasons. Springs are less rainy and dry, summers are warm and rainy, autumns are cool and sunny, and winters are long and cold. The mountainous areas in the eastern part of Jilin City are known as "Lin Hai". It is also the hometown of the famous "Three Treasures of Northeast China" - ginseng, mink and deer antler velvet, of which ginseng and deer antler production ranks first in the country.
Located in northeast China and central Jilin Province, Jilin is the only city with the same name in China. It is an important transportation hub city and new industrial base in Northeast China and Jilin Province, a larger city approved by the State Council, a rime capital, a tourist city with northern Chinese characteristics, a Chinese calligraphy city, etc., and has been listed as the best commercial city in Forbes Chinese mainland, and is one of the first batch of national new urbanization comprehensive pilot areas.
The Jilin city section of our "County China Online Tour" will start from Shulan City, pass through Longtan Changyi Chuanying Fengman District 4, Yongji County, Panshi City, Huadian City, and end in Jiaohe City, where the urban area of Jilin City is located.
Leaving jiutai district of Changchun City, driving 158 kilometers to the northeast for 2 hours and 10 minutes, we came to Shulan City.
Shulan City is located in the north-central part of Jilin Province, which is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jilin Province and is managed by Jilin City. It borders Longtan District and Jiaohe City to the south, Songhua River to the west and Jiutai District of Changchun City to the west, and Wuchang City of Heilongjiang Province to the northeast. With a total area of 4,557.05 square kilometers, it administers 5 subdistricts, 10 towns, 5 townships, and 1 provincial-level economic development zone, with a total population of 608,000. Shulan is one of the first batch of national agricultural sustainable development pilot demonstration zones; in 2018, Shulan was awarded the "Hometown of China's Ecological Rice" at the 16th China International Grain and Oil Products and Equipment Technology Exhibition and Trade Fair; in 2020, it was selected as the "Second Batch of Revolutionary Cultural Relics Protection and Utilization Area Counties List".
In Shulan we will visit Phoenix Mountain, Yushugou Red Leaf Valley, Chengchi Daguanyuan Forest Park, Guanyan Xiyin Family Cemetery, Liangjiashan Reservoir, Gaya River City Site, Xin'an Tourism Scenic Area, Qingsong Nature Reserve, Shahe Reservoir, Yellow Fish Circle Ruins, Jiuding Lotus Mountain and other scenic spots; taste the specialties such as burnt lamp bowls, casserole old tofu, sticky bean buns, white meat blood sausages, charcoal roasted eggs, mountain ginseng chicken, sauce bones, fried chicken skeletons, grilled cold noodles, roasted bud rice, small potato sauce, fried dragon lice, fried water cockroaches, Fuyuanguan snacks and other special foods.
From Shulan City to the southwest of 84 kilometers 1 hour and 17 minutes, we arrived at the urban area of Jilin City. The urban area of Jilin City includes four municipal districts: Longtan, Changyi, Chuanying and Fengman.
Jilin City is located in the transition zone from Changbai Mountain to Songnen Plain, with a superior natural environment and complex landform types, with the trend of "far away to meet Changbai and close to pine flowers". The city is surrounded by mountains on all sides, surrounded by water on three sides, the Songhua River is inverted "S" shape through the city, the whole city from the river, along the river, according to the river, for the river and the beauty, with the unique charm of the landscape garden city. Jilin City has many reputations such as China's Charming City, China's Famous Historical and Cultural City, National Garden City, Chinese Calligraphy City, Rime Capital ("Jilin Rime" is one of the four natural wonders of China), the second hometown of Peking Opera and so on. The Manchu Town of Ula Street in Longtan District is the seat of the "Ula Kingdom" of the Jurchen Lunbu in the Ming Dynasty, and is known as the "First Manchu Town in China". Winter in Jilin City is particularly striking, with the Jilin Rime, which is known as one of China's Four Natural Wonders alongside the Yunnan Stone Forest, the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and the Landscape of Guilin. Jilin City has the Confucius Temple and the Temple of Literature built in 1742; there are the Beishan Ancient Temple Complex mixed with Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Confucianism; there are Ash had dharma cliff carvings left over from the Ming Dynasty; and there are the world's largest stone meteorites full of mystery - Jilin No. 1 meteorite. Songhua Lake has been designated as a national 4A level tourist area, and Longtan Mountain Deer Farm has been listed as a national tourist attraction. Jilin also has many festivals such as Songhua Lake Kaijiang Fish Food Festival, Songhua Lake Leisure And Holiday Tourism Festival, Changbai Mountain Red Leaf Tourism Festival, Jilin International Rime Ice and Snow Festival, Jilin Snowflake Beer Festival and Songhua River Lantern Cultural Festival.
When we come to Jilin City, we want to visit Songhua Lake Scenic Area, Beishan Scenic Area, Jilin City Museum, Jilin Manchu Museum, Wula Street Ancient City, Catholic Church, Century Square, Suzaku Mountain Forest Park, Longtan Mountain Relics Park, Rime Island, ShengdeQuan Water Resort Garden, Shengxin Wine Estate, Mingshan Oasis Ski Resort, and the most prosperous East Market in Jilin City, Henan Street, Dadongmen, Tianjin Street; we also want to taste pot-wrapped meat, slaughtered pig vegetables, steamed white fish, tiger skin buckle meat, three sets of bowls, burnt lamp bowls, fried powder, white meat and blood sausages , Casserole tofu, rice buns, chicken stewed mushrooms, pork stew noodles, pork stewed beans, Korean cold noodles, plucked sweet potatoes, sticky bean buns and other special delicacies.
23 km 35 minutes south of jilin city, we came to Yongji County.
Yongji County is located in the central and eastern part of Jilin Province, bordering Fengman District of Jilin City to the east, Huadian and Panshi Cities to the south, Shuangyang District of Changchun City to the west across the Drinking Ma River, and Jiutai City, Jilin City, Chuanying District and Fengman District to the north. It administers 7 towns, 2 townships and 2 development zones, with a total area of 2,625 square kilometers and a total population of 420,000. Yongji County has one of the first national AAAA-level scenic spots in China, the Beidahu Ski Resort. In 2019, Yongji County was selected as a national urban-rural integration development pilot zone; in 2020, it won the title of advanced county in the national village cleaning action; and in 2020, Yongji County was selected as the fourth batch of demonstration counties (cities, districts) in the country to take the lead in basically realizing the mechanization of the whole process of major crop production.
In Yongji, we will visit the Great Beidahu Ski Resort, Meteorite Rain Exhibition Hall, Xingguang Village Korean Folk Village, Zhaodaji Mountain Primitive Forest, Hongfeng Mountain, Xiyang Luoquangou Sightseeing And Tourism Area, Xingxing Sentinel Ruins, Xingxing Sentinel Water Conservancy Scenic Area, Chundeng Xishan Ruins and other scenic spots; taste sticky bean buns, planer meat, Yongji rice, Yongji tulip silkworm cordyceps, fried powder, pot wrapped meat, beef skewers, tin foil silkworm pupae, garlic moss lamb chops, sauerkraut white meat blood sausage and other special foods.
From Yongji 112 km south, 1 hour and 32 minutes, we came to Panshi City.
Panshi is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jilin City, located in the south-central part of Jilin Province and the south of Jilin City. It is bordered by Huadian City to the east, Huifa River to the south and Huinan County to the south, Meihekou City, Dongfeng County and Yitong County to the west, Yongji County to the northeast, and Shuangyang District of Changchun City to the northwest. The city covers an area of 3867.3 square kilometers, has jurisdiction over 13 towns, 1 township, 3 subdistricts, 2 provincial-level economic development zones, a total population of 520,000, including Han, Korean and other 16 ethnic groups. It was selected as one of the top 100 counties and cities with national investment potential in 2018; selected as one of the top 100 counties and cities with national investment potential in 2019; named as a national demonstration county of "Four Good Rural Roads" in 2019; selected as the first batch of model counties (cities, districts) for deepening the reform of the small reservoir management system by the Ministry of Water Resources in 2020; and awarded the title of "Model City (County) of Double Support in Jilin Province" in 2020.
In Panshi, we can visit scenic spots such as Lianhuashan Forest Park Scenic Area, Guanma Cave, Hongshi Gongzi Anti-Japanese Base Site, Guanma Reservoir, Yangliu Reservoir, Yellow River Reservoir Scenic Area, Xianren Cave Forest Park, Xiaoxishan Sarcophagus Tomb Group, Panshi Catholic Church, Yufu Ruins, etc.; we can also taste chicken bracken, steamed white fish, grilled kidney beans, roasted lamp bowls, Rock stone fire spoons, steamed dumplings, pepper heart meat, tin foil enoki mushrooms, black stone grapes, Rock red pine seeds and other food specialties.
64 km east from the rock, 1 hour and 12 minutes, we came to Huadian City.
Huadian is a county-level city under the administration of Jilin City, located in the southeast of Jilin Province, on the north side of the Longgang Mountains, in the upper reaches of the Second Songhua River. It is bordered by Dunhua City to the east, Jingyu County, Fusong County and Huinan County to the south, Panshi City to the west, and Yongji County and Jiaohe City to the north. Covering an area of 6,624 square kilometers and a population of 447,000, there are 20 ethnic groups such as Han, Dynasty, Hui, Manchu and Mongolian; under the jurisdiction of 1 provincial economic development zone, 5 streets, 6 towns, 3 townships. It was selected into the "Second Batch of Revolutionary Cultural Relics Protection and Utilization Area Counties List", "2020 China Vocational Education Top 100 Counties and Cities", and the fifth batch of demonstration counties (cities, districts) that took the lead in basically realizing the mechanization of major crop production in the whole process.
In Huadian we will visit Hongshi National Forest Park, Nanlou Mountain Scenic Area, Artemisia Lake Northeast Anti-Coalition Camp, Hongshi Lake Scenic Area, Songhua Lake Tourism Scenic Area, Baishan Lake Eco-tourism Area, Sumigou Ancient City, Shoushan Xianren Cave, Baihualing Scenic Area, Ziyun Pavilion, Jiapigou Gold Mine and other scenic spots; taste the meat section, dried sautéed tea tree mushrooms, dog meat pot, golden needle fat beef, cold mixed big lapi, fresh rice sausage, wild monkey head, wild hazelnut mushroom, sugar ginseng and other food specialties.
Leaving Huadian, driving 160 kilometers northeast for 2 hours and 51 minutes, we will arrive at the last stop of the Jilin city section of our "County China Line Tour" - Jiaohe City.
Jiaohe City is located in the east of Jilin Province, the western foothills of Changbai Mountain, adjacent to Dunhua City in the east, Bordering Huadian City in the south, Facing Fengman District and Longtan District of Jilin City in the west, and bordering Shulan City and Wuchang City in Heilongjiang Province in the north. With a total area of 6,364.15 square kilometers and a total population of 425,000, it administers 7 subdistricts, 8 towns and 2 townships. Jiaohe is rich in resources, two-thirds of the waters of Songhua Lake are located in the territory, with a forest coverage rate of 63.9%; 43 kinds of proven mineral resources and granite reserves of more than 10 billion cubic meters; edible mushrooms, wild vegetables, Chinese herbs, forest frogs and other characteristic resources of Changbai Mountain are rich, enjoying the reputation of "the hometown of China's black fungus", and the national AAAA-level scenic spot Lafashan National Forest Park covers the whole territory. Jiaohe is a branch of the Jurchens, the residence of the Bala people, and Bala is the Jurchen language, meaning "a person who acts lightly". In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the Bala people disappeared into the mountains and lakes of the Jiaohe River. At present, there are many bala cultural relics in Jiaohe, such as Ban la Pu Luo, Erhe, Wojikou, Rafa, Yiqi Gangzi, etc., there are still descendants of the Bala people living here, and the unique culture and customs of the Bala people are still preserved, and the Bala culture is an important part and valuable heritage of the Kanto culture. Jiaohe was selected as a national rural innovation and entrepreneurship typical county in 2019; selected as one of the top 100 chinese gourmet counties and cities in 2020; awarded the title of "Model City (County) of Double Support in Jilin Province" in 2020; and selected as a national rural innovation and entrepreneurship typical county in 2020.
Came to Jiaohe, after visiting Lafa Mountain National Park, Qianjin Ancient City Site, Jiaohe City Museum, Longfeng Rafting Resort, Hongye Valley Scenic Area, Jiashuling Village, Songhua Lake Lake Scenic Village, Ice Lake Gou Scenic Area, Qingling Scenic Area, Wulin Korean Folk Village, Huangsongdian Edible Mushroom Agricultural Ecotourism Tourist Park and other scenic spots, after tasting Qingling live fish, chicken bracken, roasted pork belly, roasted chicken crispy bones, fried chicken gizzards, stone pot eggs, assorted field chicken fat, yellow pine black fungus and other food specialties, We will conclude our journey to nine county-level travel destinations in Jilin City and start the next section of the "County China Online Tour" in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.