Changchun

Changchun(长春, 長春) is the capital of the Jilin province in northeastern China. It is a sub-provincial city. The placename means "Eternal Spring".

Table of contents

1 History 2 Economy 3 Colleges and universities 4 Miscellaneous 5 External links

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. The capital was known as Xinjing during that time.

Economy

Volkswagen has a manufacturing plant in Changchun.

The GDP per capita was ¥21336 (ca. US$2580) in 2003, ranked no. 52 among 659 Chinese cities.

Colleges and universities

• Jilin University
• Northeast Normal University

Miscellaneous

Changchun is a sister city of Ulsan, South Korea since 1994.

External links

• Official Site