Baishan
Baishan (Chinese: 白山; pinyin: Báishān, Korean: 백산시) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jilin province, in the Dongbei (northeastern) part of China. "白山" literally means "White Mountain", and is named after Changbai Mountain (Chinese: 长白山; pinyin: Chángbái Shān, also known as Paektu Mountain (Korean: 백두산)). Baishan borders Yanbian to the east, Tonghua to the southwest, Jilin City to the north, and North Korea to the south.
Baishan
白山市 | |
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 Baishan Railway Station | |
.png.webp) Location of Baishan City (yellow) in Jilin (light grey) and China | |
  Baishan Location of the city center in Jilin | |
| Coordinates (Baishan municipal government): 41°56′38″N 126°24′53″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Incorporated (city) | 8 September 1986 |
| Renamed | 31 January 1994 |
| Municipal seat | Hunjiang District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CPC Baishan Secretary | Li Wei (李伟) |
| • Mayor | Peng Yonglin (彭永林) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 17,485 km2 (6,751 sq mi) |
| • Urban (2017)[1] | 388.11 km2 (149.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 1,296,575 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2017)[1] | 402,600 |
| • Urban density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 134300 |
| Area code(s) | 0439 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JL-06 |
| Licence plates | 吉F |
| Website | bs.jl.gov.cn |
Baishan is to be granted the title of China International Mineral Water City. In Baishan is the Baishan Dam.
History
In 1902, Qing imperial government set up the Linjiang County in today's Baishan region. During the Manchukuo 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.[2]
Administrative divisions
| Map | ||||||
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Hunjiang District | 浑江区 | Húnjiāng Qū | 330,000 | 1,388 | 238 |
| 2 | Jiangyuan District | 江源区 | Jiāngyuán Qū | 260,000 | 1,348 | 193 |
| 3 | Linjiang City | 临江市 | Línjiāng Shì | 180,000 | 3,009 | 60 |
| 4 | Fusong County | 抚松县 | Fǔsōng Xiàn | 300,000 | 6,150 | 49 |
| 5 | Jingyu County | 靖宇县 | Jìngyǔ Xiàn | 140,000 | 3,094 | 45 |
| 6 | Changbai Korean Autonomous County | 长白朝鲜族自治县 | Chángbái Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn | 80,000 | 2,496 | 32 |
Geography
| Climate data for Baishan (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
13.8 (56.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
11.5 (52.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.2 (4.6) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21.2 (−6.2) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.0 (0.47) |
14.6 (0.57) |
26.1 (1.03) |
50.3 (1.98) |
86.2 (3.39) |
119.5 (4.70) |
213.2 (8.39) |
177.5 (6.99) |
66.1 (2.60) |
42.8 (1.69) |
34.0 (1.34) |
17.3 (0.68) |
859.6 (33.83) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 66 | 60 | 58 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 70 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
References
- Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- "Profile of Baishan" (in Chinese). Official website of Baishan City Government. Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
- 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Baishan. |
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