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Capital city of Jilin Province, China

Changchun

Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, China, on the Songliao Plain.

Changchun
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The place

Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, China, on the Songliao Plain. Changchun is administered as a sub-provincial city, comprising seven districts, one county and three county-level cities. At the 2020 census of China, Changchun had a population of 9,066,906. Changchun's metro area, comprising five districts and one development area, had a population of 5,019,477. Shuangyang and Jiutai districts are not urbanized yet. It is one of the biggest cities in Northeast China, along with Shenyang, Dalian and Harbin.

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Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Changchun Film Century City
  2. 02
    Shengli Park
  3. 03
    Changchun Zoo and Botanical Garden
  4. 04
    Changchun World Sculpture Park
  5. 05
    Northeast Tiger Park
  6. 06
    South Lake Park

From Wikivoyage: Changchun, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

Xunrou Dabing (熏肉大饼)：Xunrou Dabing is a traditional snack from Changchun, consisting of a crispy flatbread filled with aromatic smoked pork, scallions, and savory sauces. The bread is golden brown and flaky, while the smoked pork offers a rich, smoky flavor. This dish is a popular choice for breakfast or a light meal.

From Wikivoyage: Changchun, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Changchun

Airports
Changchun Longjia (CGQ), 31 km · Harbin Taiping (HRB), 205 km · Shenyang Taoxian (SHE), 293 km
  • Harbin → Changchun
    233 km · quickest by road, 3h 33m · ¥95–130
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  • Shenyang → Changchun
    279 km · quickest by road, 4h 23m · ¥115–155
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  • Qiqihar → Changchun
    399 km · quickest by road, 6h 50m · ¥185–250
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Changchun

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Changchun. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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