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Baicheng is a Chinese City in the Northeast of Jilin province. Jilin (Chinese: 吉林; pinyin: Jílín; Wade-Giles: Chi-lin; Postal System Pinyin: Kirin), is a province of the Peoples Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. ...

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Geography

Baicheng is near the border to Inner Mongolia. The city had a population of about 220,000 in 1991. Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


History

Baicheng became a county town in 1904. At this point it still had the name of Jing'an. In 1914 it was renamed in Tao'an. In 1950 it was renamed in Baicheng, which is Mandarin with the meaning white town. Der Name Baicheng is from the Mongolian name of the city Chaghanhot, which also means "white town". Baicheng used to belong to Heilongjiang province, when it became a city within Jilin province. 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Mandarin has a number of meanings: An Imperial Chinese bureaucrat, see mandarin (China), and in the UK, by analogy, any government bureaucrat. ... Heilongjiang (Simplified Chinese: 黑龙江省; Traditional Chinese: 黑龍江省; pinyin: Hēilóngjiāng; Postal System Pinyin: Heilungkiang) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. ...


Economy

Textile industry is one of the main pillars of the economy. Agriculture of the area is centred on plantation of soy beans and oil plants.


Traffic

Baicheng is on the junction of the three main junctions of the People's Republic of China. The railway connects Baicheng to Qiqihar and other cities of Northeastern China.



Prefecture-level divisions of Jilin
Sub-provincial cities: Changchun
Prefecture-level cities: Baicheng | Baishan | Jilin City
Liaoyuan | Siping | Songyuan | Tonghua
Autonomous prefecture: Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
List of Jilin County-level divisions


 
 

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