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  Jilin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west.
Jilin is drained by the Yalu and Tumen Rivers in the extreme southwest (which together form the border between China and North Korea), by tributaries of the Liao River along the southern border, and by the Songhua and Nen rivers, both eventually flowing into the Amur.
Jilin is inhabited by Han Chinese, Koreans, Manchus, Hui, Mongols and Xibe.
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 Jilin -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Jilin (; (additional info and facts about Postal System Pinyin) Postal System Pinyin: Kirin), is a (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) province of the (additional info and facts about People's Republic of China) People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country.
Jilin is part of the region known as (A region in northeastern China) Manchuria.
Jilin is made up of 8 (additional info and facts about prefecture-level cities) prefecture-level cities and 1 autonomous prefecture.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ji/jilin.htm   (1157 words)

  
 Jilin
Jilin borders the far eastern region of the Russian Federation and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the east while being bordered by Liaoning to the south, Heilongjiang to the north and Inner Mongolia to the west.
In 1949, the newly born population in Jilin was 321,000; in 1989, that figure was 459,000.
The sex ratio of the elderly population in the province was higher than the national average, and the age structure was younger than the national average, with a high rate of illiteracy.
www.unescap.org /esid/psis/population/database/chinadata/jilin.htm   (2598 words)

  
 Jilin, or Kirin --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Jilin is bordered on the east by the Primorsky Kray (Maritime Province) of Russia, on the southeast by North Korea, on the south by Liaoning Province, on the west by the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, and on the north by Heilongjiang Province.
It borders Russia to the east, North Korea to the southeast, the Chinese provinces of Liaoning to the south and Heilungkiang to the north, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the west.
It is bordered by the East China Sea, the municipality of Shanghai, and the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Fujian.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9275158?tocId=9275158   (628 words)

  
 Jilin Province travel guide - China travel guide, Jilin China travel services, Jilin tours
Situated in northeastern China, Jilin Province is one of the three regions in the world known for the fl earth.
The province leads other provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities in terms of oil shale reserve, comes out in front in the reserves of chromium, nickel, molybdenum, cyanite, andalusite, mould-casting sand, refractory clay, limestone, vein quartz, diatomite, speckstone, plumbago, and gypsum, and has rich deposits of gold, silver, petroleum, natural gas, and coal.
Jilin is a world-renowned producer of the "three treasures of northeastern China,"- ginseng, mink, and pilous antler.
www.chinaplanner.com /jilin   (389 words)

  
 Jilin Province China - China tourist & travel guide for Jilin Province, China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In Jilin province, the southeastern part is higher than the northwestern part, there are mountainous regions, hills and plains.
Jilin is the semi-dry and moist monsoon climate in Temperate Zone.
In agriculture, Jilin is rich in maize, soybean, rice, sorghum and oilseed, the yield of beet is at the forefront in China, and the output of ginseng is about 80 percent.
www.orientaltravel.com /province/Jilin.htm   (274 words)

  
 Jilin Province
Rivers: The Songhua River is the longest waterway in the province and flows from northwest of the province to the southeast.
Historical significance: Jilin Province was part of homeland of the Manchus, who established the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).
Jilin Province is at the forefront in the research fields of optics, applied chemistry, physics, biological engineering and automobile.
www.accci.com.au /keycity/jilin.htm   (1265 words)

  
 Liaoning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Liaoning borders the Yellow Sea (Korea Bay) and the Bohai Gulf in the south, North Korea in the southeast, Jilin Province to the northeast, Hebei Province to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the northwest.
The Yalu River marks the border between North Korea and the Chinese provinces of Jilin and Liaoning.
Recognizing the special difficulties faced by Liaoning and other provinces in Northeast China because of their heritage of heavy industry, the Chinese central government recently launched a Revitalize the Northeast Campaign.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liaoning   (1293 words)

  
 Jilin: My Home Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Jilin is has steep mountains in the southeast, plains in the northwest and a belt of rolling hills in between.
Jilin was raised to provincial status in 1907, but conquered by the Japanese in 1931 and incorporated into the puppet state of Manchukuo.
Despite this tradition however the true wealth and culture of the province is mostly based on the industrial and agricultural achievements of the latter-day immigrants.
www.magma.ca /~mtooker/cities/jilin.htm   (615 words)

  
 China To Put Corn Into Gas Tanks To Clean Up
Jilin Fuel plant is one of four Chinese ethanol plants under construction, including one in neighboring Heilongjiang, one in the eastern province Anhui, and another in wheat-producing Henan.
Jilin, which is three times the size of Austria, accounts for more than 10 percent of China's annual corn output of about 120 million tonnes, the second biggest after the United States.
Jilin Fuel Ethanol, a joint venture between the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), China Resources Enterprises Ltd and Jilin Grain Group (JGG), is to convert 900,000 tonnes of corn into 300,000 tonnes of fuel ethanol each year.
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 AllRefer.com - Jilin, province, China, China (Chinese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Jilin, crossed by the Songhua River and forming part of the fertile alluvial Manchurian (Northeast) plain, enjoys great agricultural prosperity; soybeans, wheat, upland rice, sweet potatoes, and beans are grown.
The province has a good network of railroads, including the line between Shenyang, Changchun, and Harbin and its branches.
The population, mainly Chinese, is concentrated in the industrial cities of Changchun, Jilin, Siping, and Liaoyuan.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/J/JilinPro.html   (279 words)

  
 PRINT China to put corn into gas tanks to clean up   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
JILIN, China, October 21, 2003 -- CropChoice news-- Reuters, 10/17/03: Jilin province, home to China's first car factory and also its biggest corn producer, is putting corn and cars together in a project to ease the country's exploding pollution ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Jilin, which is three times the size of Austria, accounts for more than 10 percent of China's annual corn output of about 120 million tons, the second biggest after the United States.
Jilin Fuel Ethanol, a joint venture between the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), China Resources Enterprises Ltd and Jilin Grain Group (JGG), is to convert 900,000 tons of corn into 300,000 tons of fuel ethanol each year.
www.newfarm.org /international/news/1003/102703/ch_ethonal_print.shtml   (783 words)

  
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Jilin is also one of the leading grain production bases in China, with its annual grain output, commodity grain and per capita grain quota all ranking first nationwide.
Governor Hong Hu, a vocal supporter of the province's ecological improvement programme, said Jilin's forest coverage rate currently is more than 40 per cent, and the total acreage of its 28 nature reserves accounts for some 10 per cent of the province's land space.
As part of the province's plan, priority will be given to the development of pollution-free auto and chemical industries, new and high technologies, and clean energy.
www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de /oasien/china/service/bbc/020216.txt   (4849 words)

  
 Jilin Province: China Travel Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Jilin Province is situated in the central section of China's northeast region.
Jilin is known as an area for winter sports and has produced some of the best ski resorts in China.
Jilin has so much to offer in natural beauty and resources - fertile land, dense forests, and rich mineral deposits, countless plants and herbs, a wide variety of birds and animals, and vast grasslands.
www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/jilin   (734 words)

  
 China went postal over the Jilin Meteorite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Jilin Province borders Russia in the north and North Korea in the east.
A verse composed by the Emperor, "Boat Sailing on the Songhua River" referred to Jilin as a river city and it struck.
The map of Jilin City and a digital clock reading of the time of the fall can be seen lightly the background.
www.meteoritearticles.com /jilinstamps.html   (1037 words)

  
 5 TIGERS : News/Cat News No. 35   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Only a few leopards survive in Jilin Province and the new reserve is intended to extend their living space.
Joint surveys in Jilin and in Heilongjiang Province to the north identified suitable habitat for tigers and leopards.
An official with the Jilin provincial environmental protection department said that 38 new nature reserves for rare wild animals and plants would be established in the next 10 years.
www.savethetigerfund.org /news/catnews/No35/3.htm   (401 words)

  
 Jilin - China Tour - Travel to China
Jilin (zh-cpw c=吉林; p=J?l?n w=Chi-lin; Postal System Pinyin: Kirin), is a political divisions of Chinaprovince of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country.
Jilin is watersheddrained by the Yalu and Tumen RiverTumen Rivers in the extreme southwest (which together form the border between China and North Korea), by tributaries of the Liao River along the southern border, and by the Songhua and Nen RiverNen rivers, both eventually flowing into the Amur.
Jilin has a northerly continental climatecontinental monsoon climate, with long, cold winters and short, warm summers.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Jilin   (993 words)

  
 Cause of Jilin chemical plant blasts found
JILIN: A blockage in a chemical plant's processing tower and a worker's botched attempt to clear it caused the explosions in Northeast China's Jilin Province on Sunday, according to the top official from China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).
A nurse from Jilin central hospital who declined to give her name told China Daily that all the wounded were sent to the nearest hospitals beside the plant.
The Jilin Petrochemical Company of CNPC is China's first large scale chemical industry base as well as the largest national aniline base.
www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-11/15/content_494601.htm   (453 words)

  
 The Brutal Torture of Falun Dafa Practitioners at Heizuizi Women's Prison in Jilin Province | Clearharmony - Falundafa ...
The Brutal Torture of Falun Dafa Practitioners at Heizuizi Women's Prison in Jilin Province
The Crimes of the Police at the Heizuizi Female Forced Labour Camp in Jilin Province
Cheng Zongzhan from Hebei Province Dies from the Persecution
www.clearharmony.net /articles/200407/20792.html   (874 words)

  
 Songyuan - Jilin Province travel guide - China travel guide, Jilin China travel services, Jilin tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Located in the central west of Jilin Province, the city of Songyuan has an area of 22,000 square kilometers and a population of 2.62 million.
Also called Qagan Nur, Qagan Lake is the largest inland lake in Jilin Province and one of the ten largest freshwater lakes in China.
A topographic spectacle, the Clay Forest in Qian'an was formed as a result of wind erosion and water scouring of the alkaline soil on the eastern shore of Dabusu, a soda lake.
www.chinatrip.com /jilin/jli_soyu.htm   (527 words)

  
 People's Daily Online -- 6 missing, 70 injured in chemical plant blasts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Yellow smoke rises from the exploded chemical plant in Jilin, a city in northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 13, 2005.
Smoke rises from the exploded chemical plant in Jilin, a city in northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 13, 2005.
A local resident with gas mask evacuates from the neighborhood of an explosion in Jilin, a city in northeast China's Jilin Province, Nov. 13, 2005.
english.peopledaily.com.cn /200511/14/print20051114_220904.html   (231 words)

  
 Liu Ziwei of Jilin Province Was Tortured to Death, Family Members' Appeal Rejected | Clearharmony - Falundafa in Europe
Liu Ziwei, a Falun Gong practitioner from Hunjiang City, Jilin Province, was tortured to death at Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp in Changchun City.
On December 10, he was sent to the Chaoyanggou Forced Labour Camp, which is located in Changchun City, Jilin Province.
Three Falun Gong Practitioners, Former Residents of Liaoning Province, Tianjin City and Jilin Province, Are Tortured to Death
www.clearharmony.net /articles/200501/24341.html   (536 words)

  
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Jilin Jimei Foods, Ltd. is a breeder of hybrid seed corn varieties and a grower of seeds as its primary business focus.
As of this date, Jilin Jimei Foods, Ltd. is the only company canning sweet corn in China who can export USA quality canned corn.
Further, Jilin Jimei Foods' Deputy General Manager in charge of canning was trained in the United States at the Friday Canning facilities in Wisconsin, and then attended the USDA foods processing school at the University of Minnesota and obtained USDA certification.
www.ag-tec.com /jimei.htm   (524 words)

  
 Improving Urban Water Supply, Wastewater Management and Sewerage System in Jilin Province, PRC - ADB.org
It will expand the currently inadequate wastewater treatment and sewerage system in Changchun, the capital of Jilin province, which would significantly reduce pollution in the Yitong, and Yongchun rivers which flow into the Songhua River.
The Songhua River Basin is the third largest river basin in the PRC and intersects Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
The Jilin Provincial Government is the executing agency for the project, which is due for completion in December 2009.
www.adb.org /Documents/News/2005/nr2005096.asp   (710 words)

  
 Loving Homes Once Again in China
Jian, the director of Holt International’s China Program, was visiting an institution in Jilin province when the little girl reached out to get her attention.
In addition, nearly all of the children in the projects areas in Jilin are already in sponsorship.
In addition, much of the work in Jilin was sponsored by grants from Families with Children from China (NY) and the Ralph and Eileen Swett Foundation.
www.holtintl.org /hifamilies/archive/chinafeatureHF0011.html   (1444 words)

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