An Introduction to Jilin Province 吉 林 省 简 介

Abbreviation: Ji 吉
Capital: Changchun
Area: More than 180,000 square kilometers
Population: 26.49 million
Location: In northeast-central China

Jilin shares a borderline spanning more than 1,400 kilometers with the Russian Federation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Bordering on Russia in the east and facing the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, across the rivers of Yalu and Tumen in the southeast, Jilin Province is located in the center of Northeast China, with Liaoning Province to its south, Inner Mongolia on its west and Heilongjiang Province to the north. The name Jilin is the abbreviation of Jilinwula and its transliteration comes from Manchu language.

The towering Mount Changbai and the rolling waves of the Songhua River, a boundless stretch of plain feature the province. Touring on this crane loved land with convenient transportation and nice hotel accommodations, many unique places attract the tourist, such as the Palace Museum of the last Qing Emperor, fascinating Film Studio, the rimy pines, the heritage of Koguryo, the fabulous Ginseng Road, Ice and Snow Festival of (Soft) Rime (or rime) in Jilin, Changbai International Film Festival, Festival of Native Customs of Korean nationality in Yanbian and the Customs of the Ancient Manchu Nationality, all leaving beautiful memory. Also it is the best place to purchase the famous three treasures in Northeast China 东北三宝：ginseng人参（Ginseng is well known for its tonic effect 人参是滋补身体的名药），sable（fur）貂（皮）deer（antler）梅花鹿（茸）。Soft rime （or rime）in Jilin吉林雾凇，together with sunrise at Mount Tai in Shandong Province山东泰山日出，sea of clouds over Huangshan in Anhui Province 安徽黄山云海，and Qiantang rolling-tide in Zhejiang Province浙江钱塘潮涌，are reputed as four marvelous natural phenomena in China.中国的四大自然奇观。

China’s Wetlands中国的湿地

China’s wetlands (known as the Ramsar Wetlands) boasted 21, totaling 3.03 million hectares. By designating these sites, China can protect the habitants of migratory birds and dish, as will as a wide range of wildlife including dolphins, seals and turtles. It will also benefit vast areas of biological richness with Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) designation such as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. China’s contribution highlights its conservation leadership and shows the steps countries can take to protect the natural world. China became a member of the Ramsar (Iran) Convention in 1992, pledging to take part in international conservation actions to protect wetlands. In 1992 China added its first wetlands to the list of Wetlands of International Importance. China plans to set up another 333 wetland reserves in the next 10 years to bring the total to 643, and will protect more than 90 per cent of China’s natural wetland reserves. Wetlands are areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, and can be natural or artificial, permanent or temporary. Wetlands can be freshwater, brackish or salt water, and can be static or flowing. The depth of marine water cannot exceed 6 meters at low tide. They are among the world’s most productive environments with amazing biological diversity that provide the water upon which countless species of plants and animals depend for survival. Of the 20,000 species of fish in the world, more than 40 per cent live in fresh water. Wetlands are also important storehouses of plant genetic material. Rice, for example, which is a common wetland plant, is the staple diet of more than half of humanity.

Saving Wetland Can Save Cranes

An internationally sponsored project to protect white cranes is going along smoothly in China. The goal of the project, backed by global environment facilities, is to strengthen the protection of major wetland areas in China, Russia, Kazakhstan and Iran that are crucial to the survival of white cranes and other endangered migrant birds. Its designed timetable runs from 2003 to 2009. The project in China involves five locations: the Poyang Lake area in East China’s Jiangxi Province, Zhalong Nature Reserve in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Xianghai and Momge Nature Mongolia Autonomous Region. The project will help in the construction of a wetland network to protect endangered bird species in Asia and help solve the conflict between ecosystems and the nation’s economy.

There are only 3,000 white cranes left in the world. Most of them are based in Siberia, and migrant annually through Heilongjiang and Jilin provinces to spend the winter in Poyyang Lake in Jiangxi Province. Chins had set up 353 wetland nature reserves by 2003, which are home to 33 rare water fowl.

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