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 ¥21336 (ca. US$2580) in 2003, ranked no. 52 among 659 Chinese cities.
Colleges and universities
Miscellaneous
Changchun has been a sister city of Ulsan, South Korea since 1994.
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