Baishan (, ko, 백산시) is a
prefecture-level city in southeastern
Jilin province, in the
Dongbei
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(northeastern) part of
China
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. "" literally means "White Mountain", and is named after
Changbai Mountain (, also known as Paektu Mountain (Korean: )). Baishan borders
Yanbian to the east,
Tonghua to the southwest,
Jilin City to the north, and
North Korea to the south.
Baishan is to be granted the title of China International Mineral Water City. In Baishan is the
Baishan Dam.
History
In 1902,
Qing
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imperial government set up the Linjiang County in today's Baishan region. During the
Manchukuo
Manchukuo, officially the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of (Great) Manchuria after 1934, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China, Manchuria from 1932 until 1945. It was founded as a republic in 1932 afte ...
period, Linjiang county was under the jurisdiction of
Tonghua. In March 1959, Jilin provincial government promoted Linjiang County to a county-level city and renamed it as Hunjiang City, which is still under the administration of Tonghua Prefecture. In 1985, Hunjiang City developed into a prefecture-level city, administerring three districts and three counties including Fusong, Jingyu and Changbai. The city was renamed to Baishan in April, 1994 with the approval of the
State Council.
Administrative divisions
Climate
Transportation
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Changbaishan Airport
References
External links
Official website of Baishan Government
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Cities in Jilin
Prefecture-level divisions of Jilin