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|leader_name = Zhao Jingbo ({{lang|zh-hans|赵静波}})
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| demographics2_info1 = [[CN¥]] 239.4 billion<br />[[US$]] 38.4 billion 
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'''Jilin City'''{{efn|{{lang-zh|s=吉林市|p=Jílín Shì}}, <small>Mandarin pronunciation:</small> {{IPAc-cmn|j|i|2|l|in|2}}; [[Chinese postal romanization|alternately romanized]] as '''Kirin''' ({{Lang-mnc|m={{ManchuSibeUnicode|lang=mnc|ᡤᡳᡵᡳᠨ}}}}, [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]:/ki.rin/)}} is the second-largest city and former capital of [[Jilin]] province in [[northeast China]]. As of the 2020 census, 3,623,713 people resided within its administrative area of {{convert|27166.37|km2}} and 1,895,865 in its built-up (''or metro'') area consisting of four urban districts. A [[prefecture-level city]], it is the only major city nationally that shares its name with its province.

Jilin City is also known as the ''River City'' because of the [[Songhua River]] surrounding much of the city. In 2007, it co-hosted the [[2007 Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]].

== History ==
Jilin City is one of the oldest cities in Northeast China.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}

During the reign of the [[Yongle Emperor]] in the [[Ming dynasty]], efforts were made to expand Ming control throughout all of [[Manchuria]]. Mighty river fleets were built and sailed several times from Jilin City, getting the chieftains of the local tribes to swear allegiance to the Ming rulers.<ref name=eu>Shih-shan Henry Tsai, ''The Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty''. SUNY Press, 1996. {{ISBN|0-7914-2687-4}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Ka6jNJcX_ygC Partial text] on Google Books. P. 129–130</ref> 
Soon after the establishment of the Manchu-led [[Qing dynasty]], the territory of today's [[Primorsky Kray]] was put under the administration of Jilin. As the [[Russian Empire]] advanced eastward to the Pacific coast, the Qing government ordered a naval shipbuilding factory to be set up here in 1661. Jilin was officially established as a fort city in 1673 when Anzhuhu ({{lang|zh|安珠瑚}}), the Deputy Lieutenant-General ({{lang|zh-hans|副都统}}), was ordered to build a castle in Jilin. In 1676, the Military Governor of [[Ninguta]] was transferred to Jilin City because of its more convenient location and increasing military importance, while the former Deputy Lieutenant-General was transferred in the opposite direction to Ninguta.<ref name=edmonds>{{cite book|title=Northern Frontiers of Qing China and Tokugawa Japan: A Comparative Study of Frontier Policy|first=Richard Louis|last=Edmonds|publisher=University of Chicago, Department of Geography; Research Paper No. 213|isbn=0-89065-118-3|year=1985|pages=113, 115–117}}</ref> Since then Jilin City has developed at a rapid pace. The nickname of Jilin City is ''River City'' ({{lang|zh|江城}}), which originates from one sentence "{{lang|zh-hans|连樯接舰屯江城}}" of a poem written by [[Kangxi Emperor]] when he was visiting Jilin City in 1682.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} Jilin retained its importance into the 18th and 19th century as one of the few cities existing beyond the Willow Palisade, along with [[Qiqihar]], [[Ninguta]] and [[Mukden]].{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

After [[Manchukuo]] established their capital in Xinjing (present-day [[Changchun]]), Jilin City's importance decreased. By 1940, Jilin's population was 173,624, while Xinjing's population reached 544,202 at the same time.<ref>{{Nihongo2|新京商工公会刊『新京の概況 建国十周年記念發刊』18-19頁}}</ref>{{full citation needed|date=January 2020}} Soviet forces captured Jilin during the [[August Storm]] operation.<ref name="Glantz">LTC David M. Glantz, [http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/LP7_AugustStormTheSoviet1945StrategicOffensiveInManchuria.pdf "August Storm: The Soviet 1945 Strategic Offensive in Manchuria"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723082515/http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/csi/glantz3/glantz3.asp |date=2011-07-23 }}. Leavenworth Papers No. 7, Combat Studies Institute, February 1983, [[Fort Leavenworth]] [[Kansas]].<!-- Mirrored at, or redirected from/to, http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/csi/glantz3/glantz3.asp --></ref>

Jilin became the provincial capital of Jilin Province after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, until Changchun took this position in 1956.

==Geography==
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Jilin City, which is located in central Jilin Province spanning from 125° 40' to 127° 56' E longitude and 42° 31' to 44° 40' N latitude. Neighbouring prefectures are:
*[[Harbin]], [[Heilongjiang]] (N)
*[[Changchun]] (W)
*[[Siping City|Siping]] (W)
*[[Yanbian]] (E)
*[[Liaoyuan]] (S)
*[[Tonghua]] (S)
*[[Baishan]] (S)
Jilin City is situated in a hilly area near the [[Songhua River]]. There are four famous mountains surrounding Jilin City, which is North Mountain in the west, Long Tan Mountain in the east, Zhuque Mountain in the North, and Turtle Mountain in the south, plus Songhua River, it forms a [[Ba gua|bagua]] in Taiji pattern.
North Mountain, called Beishan, is the most famous mountain in Jilin City and is home to several Buddhist Temples. The [[Qianlong Emperor]] reportedly visited the mountain.

===Climate===
[[File:吉林雾凇.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Snow in Jilin City]]
Jilin City has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dwa''). Winters are long (lasting from November to March), cold, and windy, but dry, due to the influence of the [[Siberian anticyclone]], with a January mean temperature of {{convert|−15.4|°C|1}}. Spring and autumn are somewhat short transitional periods, with some precipitation, but are usually dry and windy. Summers are hot and humid, with a prevailing southeasterly wind due to the East Asian monsoon; July averages {{convert|23.3|°C|1}}. Snow is usually light during the winter, and annual rainfall is heavily concentrated from June to August.

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| Jan high C = -9.0
| Feb high C = -3.8
| Mar high C = 4.2
| Apr high C = 14.5
| May high C = 21.6
| Jun high C = 26.2
| Jul high C = 28.1
| Aug high C = 26.9
| Sep high C = 22.2
| Oct high C = 13.8
| Nov high C = 2.4
| Dec high C = -6.5
| Jan mean C = -15.4
| Feb mean C = -10.4
| Mar mean C = -1.4
| Apr mean C = 8.3
| May mean C = 15.4
| Jun mean C = 20.7
| Jul mean C = 23.3
| Aug mean C = 21.9
| Sep mean C = 15.7
| Oct mean C = 7.6
| Nov mean C = -2.8
| Dec mean C = -12.2
| Jan low C = -20.8
| Feb low C = -16.5
| Mar low C = -6.7
| Apr low C = 2.1
| May low C = 9.2
| Jun low C = 15.3
| Jul low C = 18.9
| Aug low C = 17.3
| Sep low C = 9.9
| Oct low C = 2.0
| Nov low C = -7.6
| Dec low C = -17.2
| Jan record high C = 5.4
| Feb record high C = 12.8
| Mar record high C = 20.0
| Apr record high C = 30.6
| May record high C = 34.8
| Jun record high C = 35.1
| Jul record high C = 35.4
| Aug record high C = 35.7
| Sep record high C = 30.4
| Oct record high C = 28.8
| Nov record high C = 19.6
| Dec record high C = 11.5
| Jan record low C = −40.3
| Feb record low C = −37.3
| Mar record low C = -27.0
| Apr record low C = −12.1
| May record low C = −7.5
| Jun record low C = 5.0
| Jul record low C = 10.7
| Aug record low C = 5.3
| Sep record low C = −4.1
| Oct record low C = −15.6
| Nov record low C = −29.1
| Dec record low C = −36.4
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| Jan precipitation mm = 6.8
| Feb precipitation mm = 8.5
| Mar precipitation mm = 16.4
| Apr precipitation mm = 31.6
| May precipitation mm = 66.8
| Jun precipitation mm = 111.4
| Jul precipitation mm = 156.7
| Aug precipitation mm = 154.7
| Sep precipitation mm = 66.5
| Oct precipitation mm = 33.5
| Nov precipitation mm = 23.4
| Dec precipitation mm = 11.3
| Jan humidity = 70
| Feb humidity = 64
| Mar humidity = 58
| Apr humidity = 51
| May humidity = 56
| Jun humidity = 66
| Jul humidity = 76
| Aug humidity = 79
| Sep humidity = 72
| Oct humidity = 63
| Nov humidity = 65
| Dec humidity = 69
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| Jan precipitation days = 6.5
| Feb precipitation days = 5.4
| Mar precipitation days = 6.8
| Apr precipitation days = 8.0
| May precipitation days = 12.4
| Jun precipitation days = 14.5
| Jul precipitation days = 14.4
| Aug precipitation days = 13.2
| Sep precipitation days = 9.2
| Oct precipitation days = 8.5
| Nov precipitation days = 7.4
| Dec precipitation days = 7.8
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| Jan sun = 135.0
| Feb sun = 161.6
| Mar sun = 190.5
| Apr sun = 190.5
| May sun = 212.7
| Jun sun = 205.0
| Jul sun = 184.9
| Aug sun = 193.1
| Sep sun = 205.1
| Oct sun = 171.4
| Nov sun = 137.0
| Dec sun = 120.3
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| Mar percentsun = 51
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| Sep percentsun = 55
| Oct percentsun = 51
| Nov percentsun = 48
| Dec percentsun = 43
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| Jan snow days = 9.1
| Feb snow days = 6.9
| Mar snow days = 7.7
| Apr snow days = 2.9
| May snow days = 0.1
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| Jul snow days = 0
| Aug snow days = 0
| Sep snow days = 0
| Oct snow days = 2.2
| Nov snow days = 7.3
| Dec snow days = 10.2
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{{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |language = zh-hans | access-date =5 October 2023 |title=Experience Template }}</ref> All-time Oct extreme<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weibo.com/1920136013/Q7siImsNt |script-title=zh:【气温——北方降温创新低 南方热度奔纪录】今天福建江西湖南站点包揽高温榜前十，南昌和福州两个省会出现高温。今天浙江四川吉林黑龙江，共15站气温打破10月最高纪录，浙江北仑创最晚高温日纪录。  未来南北方气温走势严重分化，北方在冷空气和阴雨影响下，气温转为偏低，5-10日大面积创立秋后新低。而江南等地，未来继续受到异常强大的副热带高压控制，还有成片高温，多地可能创最晚高温日纪录甚至10月最高纪录。  今晚城市预报，10月5日北方可能有7个省会首府城市最高气温创立秋后新低，主要在东北和西北。8-10日创新低的城市会更多。北京报9日最高只有12℃，石家庄报9日最高只有11℃，可以直接穿毛衣了，秋裤也可以出场了。  明天南昌将追平最晚高温日纪录，之后不断刷新最晚高温日纪录，并且会不断改写当地10月最长连续高温纪录。而且如果未来7天南昌高温全部兑现，全年高温日数将达到78天，超过去年重庆77天，创省会首府直辖市全年高温日数新纪录！  福州、杭州、武汉，未来也将把最晚高温日纪录不断改写。5日杭州和武汉会破纪录，10日继续破纪录。福州报6日最高38℃可能打破当地10月最高纪录，而且未来福州预计7天里有6天有高温，今年高温日数将达到73天，接近当地全年高温日数最多纪录（74天，2022年）。 |publisher=weatherman_信欣 on [[Weibo]] |language = zh-hans | access-date = 3 October 2025|title=Sina Visitor System }}</ref>
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===Environmental issues===

====2005 Jilin benzene pollution====
{{main|2005 Jilin chemical plant explosions}}
The Jilin chemical plant explosions were a series of explosions which occurred on November 13, 2005, in the No.101 Petrochemical Plant in Jilin City, killing six. The explosion severely [[polluted]] the [[Songhua River]], with an estimated 100 tons of pollutants containing [[benzene]] and [[nitrobenzene]] entering into the river.<ref name="100tons">{{cite news |title = China pledges to minimize impact of river pollution on Russia | url = http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/24/content_3831641.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060428164422/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-11/24/content_3831641.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = April 28, 2006 |publisher = Xinhua | date = 24 November 2005 }}</ref> The benzene level recorded was at one point 108 times above national safety levels. This caused downstream major cities including Harbin, Songyuan and Khabarovsk suspending their water supply for almost one week.<ref>{{cite news | url =http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/16/content_3932826.htm | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110514195741/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/16/content_3932826.htm | url-status =dead | archive-date =May 14, 2011 | title = 2nd batch of water purifying materials offered to Russia | work = www.chinaview.cn | date = 2005-12-16 }}</ref> Chinese leaders later had to apologize to the Russian government over its handling of the incident as the pollutants finally flowed into the [[Amur River|Amur (Heilong) River]], the major boundary river between China and Russia.<ref>{{cite news|last=Spegele|first=Brian|title=Water Scare Hits Chinese City of Lanzhou|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303873604579495132929768284?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303873604579495132929768284.html|access-date=14 April 2014|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=11 April 2014}}</ref>

====2010 Jilin floods and pollution====
Jilin was one of the worst-hit regions in China by rain and landslides in the [[2010 China floods|2010 summer China floods]].<ref name="APCan">{{cite news|last=The Associated Press|first=Canadian Press|title=Official: More heavy rains to test dikes, put pressure on rescue efforts in northern China|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jlaZAFTT8tccBb36gU8jxyRGSaPw|access-date=6 August 2010|newspaper=The Canadian Press|date=August 5, 2010}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On July 28, 2010, several thousand barrels, which contained toxic chemicals including [[trimethylsilyl chloride]] and [[hexamethyldisiloxane]], about {{Nowrap|170 kg}} of a poisonous substance in each, were washed into the [[Songhua River]] by the floods from two chemical plants based in Jilin. There were reports that some barrels exploded on contact with water.<ref>[http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/07/30/13882208.html Khabarovsk Region prevents poisoned Sungari water from reaching Amur] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318115919/http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/07/30/13882208.html |date=2012-03-18 }}, July 30, 2010, Moscow Time</ref> By late afternoon on August 1, 6,387 barrels had been retrieved from the river. Officials stated that tests show the water in the river remains safe to drink. Three soldiers of the [[People's Liberation Army]] in Jilin drowned after working to remove the barrels and control the flooding.<ref name="cri100">{{cite news|last=Zhao|first=Xinhua|title=Over 100 Dead or Missing after Floods Devastate NE China|url=http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/08/01/1881s586111.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019184753/http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/08/01/1881s586111.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2012|access-date=6 August 2010|newspaper=english.cri.cn|date=August 1, 2010}}</ref> The Dahe Dam in Changshan Township was breached on July 28, spilling 4 million m<sup>3</sup> of water, destroying five villages downstream and leaving 40 people dead or missing. Over 100 were dead or missing after floods devastated Jilin prefecture. Workers started repairing fifty-one damaged small reservoirs and fortifying riverbanks in the province after the Songhua River surged to levels twice as high as normal.

==Administrative divisions==
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{{Image label|x=350|y=310|scale=456/860|text=[[Longtan District, Jilin City|'''Longtan''']]}}
{{Image label|x=230|y=405|scale=456/860|text=[[Chuanying District|'''Chuanying''']]}}
{{Image label|x=330|y=450|scale=456/860|text=[[Fengman District|'''Fengman''']]}}
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{{Image label|x=620|y=480|scale=456/860|text=[[Jiaohe, Jilin|'''Jiaohe<br />{{small|(city)}}''']]}}
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|-
! #
! Name
! [[Hanzi]]
! [[Hanyu Pinyin]]
! Population (2010 census)
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! Density (/km<sup>2</sup>)
|----------
|1
|[[Chuanying District]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|船营区}}
|Chuányíng Qū
|659,188
|711
|927
|----------
|2
|[[Longtan District, Jilin City|Longtan District]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|龙潭区}}
|Lóngtán Qū
|527,532
|1209
|436
|----------
|3
|[[Changyi District]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|昌邑区}}
|Chāngyì Qū
|492,159
|865
|569
|----------
|4
|[[Fengman District]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|丰满区}}
|Fēngmǎn Qū
|296,924
|1032
|288
|----------
|5
|[[Panshi|Panshi City]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|磐石市}}
|Pánshí Shì
|505,954
|3867
|131
|----------
|6
|[[Jiaohe, Jilin|Jiaohe City]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|蛟河市}}
|Jiāohé Shì
|447,380
|6235
|72
|----------
|7
|[[Huadian City]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|桦甸市}}
|Huàdiàn Shì
|444,997
|6624
|67
|----------
|8
|[[Shulan|Shulan City]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|舒兰市}}
|Shūlán Shì
|645,925
|4554
|142
|----------
|9
|[[Yongji County, Jilin|Yongji County]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|永吉县}}
|Yǒngjí Xiàn
|394,622
|2625
|150
|}

==Tourism==
[[File:China Jilin City Zhuqueshan National Park 01.jpg|thumb|Zhuqueshan National Park]]
Jilin City is a popular destination for tourists to come each winter to view the magnificent [[rime (frost)|rime ice]] ({{lang-zh|labels=no|s=雾凇 |t=霧凇}}) on trees along the banks of the Songhua River, the only river in the region that does not freeze in winter. The rime ice is a natural phenomenon that occurs every year during January and February.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} It is a result of water vapor rising up from the warm Songhua River to meet the cold {{convert|-20|°C|0|abbr=on}} night air, causing the crystallisation of water vapour on willows branches.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Attractions:
* [[Meteorite Museum]] (largest stony [[meteorite]] of a documented [[meteorite falls|meteorite fall]])
* North Hill (Beishan in Chinese) Park (north-west of Jilin)
* Dragon Pool Mountain Park
* [[Songhua Lake]] (south-east of Jilin)
* Wulajie ({{lang-zh|labels=no|s=乌拉街}}; formerly also transcribed as Wulakai<ref name=lattimore>{{citation
  |author-link=Owen Lattimore
  |last=Lattimore |first=Owen
  |title=Wulakai Tales From Manchuria
  |jstor=535718
  |journal=The Journal of American Folklore 
  |year=1933|volume=46 |issue=181 |pages=272–286 |doi=10.2307/535718 }}. Lattimore explains that ''kai'' is simply a local pronunciation of {{lang|zh|街}} ({{Transliteration|zh|jiē}} in most other [[Mandarin dialect]]s)</ref>) Old City ({{coord|44|05|N|126|28|E|type:landmark_region:CN-22}}), a [[Qing dynasty]] walled town in [[Longtan District, Jilin City|Longtan District]], on the east bank of the Sungari River downstream from Jilin's main urban area. The place was the center for collection of local products to the imperial court during the Qing dynasty.<ref name="lattimore"/> In 1682—when, according to [[Ferdinand Verbiest]], Wulajie (Ula) was "the most illustrious city of the whole province"—the [[Kangxi Emperor]] himself visited the place to enjoy [[Amur sturgeon|sturgeon]] fishing.<ref>{{citation
  |first1=Pierre Joseph d' |last1=Orléans
  |first2= Ferdinand |last2=Verbiest
  |first3= Thomas |last3=Pereira
  |editor-first=Richard Henry   |editor-last=Major
  |publisher=Printed for the Hakluyt Society 
  |year=1854
  |title=Tartar conquerors of China. Translated by Francis Egerton Ellesmere (Earl of)
  |series=Issue 17 of Works issued by the Hakluyt Society, Hakluyt Society
  |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=lOgOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA112
  |pages=112–113 }} (This is an English translation of Verbiest's report originally published in French in the early 19th century)
</ref> These days, a public school nearby is one of the few schools in the country where some [[Manchu language|Manchu]] is taught.<ref>[http://www.sinoglot.com/manchu/2008/05/breaking-ground/ Echoes of Manchu: Breaking Ground] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727064554/http://www.sinoglot.com/manchu/2008/05/breaking-ground/ |date=2011-07-27 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.sinoglot.com/manchu/2008/09/wall-mystery-solved/ Echoes of Manchu: Wall Mystery Solved!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727064653/http://www.sinoglot.com/manchu/2008/09/wall-mystery-solved/ |date=2011-07-27 }}</ref>

==Sports==
The winter sports in Jilin City include [[skiing]], [[Ice skating|skating]], [[sledding]], [[snowboarding]], and [[winter swim]]. [[Winter swimming]] is widely practiced in Jilin city.

Ski resorts:
* [[Beidahu, Jilin|Beidahu ski resort]]
* [[Lake Songhua ski resort]]
* North Hill ski resort ({{lang|zh-Hans|北山滑雪场}})
* Zhuque Hill ski resort
* Wujiashan ski resort
* Filibiin swimming resort

==Education==

===High school===
* [[Jilin City No.1 High School]]
* [[Jilin Yuwen High School]]
* Ararsame Second High School

===Universities and Colleges===
* [[Beihua University]]
* [[Northeast Dianli University]]
* [[Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology]]
* [[Jilin Agriculture University]]
* [[Jilin Medical College]]

== Transportation ==

===Air===
The city used to be served by the [[Jilin Ertaizi Airport]] {{airport codes|JIL|ZYJL}}, a [[joint-use airport]] for commercial and military. But by October 3, 2005, all of its commercial flights were transferred to the newly opened [[Changchun Longjia International Airport]] while Jilin Airport halted commercial operation.<ref>[http://www.gctl8.com/index.php?module=ShowCategory&CatNum=SM&page=2255&GUID=9WR3IN0NZB7LQPQVTDRJ China's Ertaizi Airport halts operation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113214555/http://www.gctl8.com/index.php?module=ShowCategory&CatNum=SM&page=2255&GUID=9WR3IN0NZB7LQPQVTDRJ |date=2014-01-13 }}. Greater China Transport Logistic Insights. October 3, 2005. Retrieved on February 27, 2011.</ref>

The airport is located about {{convert|76|km|abbr=on}} away from the Jilin City and has flights to many cities from the airport. [[China Southern Airlines]] also provide some international connections directly from Changchun.

===Railway===
[[File:THE WEST WAITING HALL OF JILIN RAILWAY STATION.jpg|thumb|The west waiting hall of Jilin railway station]]
Jilin is served by the [[Jilin railway station]]. Jilin railway station is on the East-West Changchun-Tumen Railway mainline and provides convenient access to many cities around China, including [[Beijing railway station|Beijing]], [[Tianjin railway station|Tianjin]], Dalian, Jinan, [[Hangzhou railway station|Hangzhou]]. Services to [[Harbin]], [[Changchun]] and [[Shenyang]] are also frequent and convenient through the Harbin-Dalian high-speed rail and its branch from Changchun to Jilin.

===Road transport===
*[[China National Highway 202]]
*[[G12 Hunchun–Ulanhot Expressway]]

==Twin towns—Sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in China}}

Jilin City is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:

*{{flagdeco|RUS}} [[Nakhodka]] [[Primorsky Krai]], Russia (1991)
*{{flagdeco|US}} [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States
*{{flagdeco|UKR}} [[Cherkasy]], [[Cherkasy Oblast]], Ukraine
*{{flagdeco|SWE}} [[Östersund]], [[Jämtland]], Sweden
*{{flagdeco|RUS}} [[Volgograd]], [[Volgograd Oblast]], Russia
*{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Yamagata, Yamagata|Yamagata]], [[Yamagata Prefecture]], Japan<ref name="Yamagata twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.city.yamagata-yamagata.lg.jp/shiseijoho/torikumi/kokusaikoryu/24c2pd0115103128.html |script-title=ja:山形市の友好姉妹都市 |trans-title=Yamagata City Twin Cities |publisher=Yamagata City |location=Japan |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415103251/http://www.city.yamagata-yamagata.lg.jp/shiseijoho/torikumi/kokusaikoryu/24c2pd0115103128.html |archive-date=15 April 2012 |access-date=12 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{flagdeco|DPRK}} [[Chongjin]], [[North Hamgyong]], North Korea<ref name="engl_Chon">{{Cite web | title = Chongjin (D.P.R.K.) | work = english.jl.gov.cn | date = 12 April 2011 | access-date = 22 October 2017 | url = http://english.jl.gov.cn/AboutJilin/SisterCities/201104/t20110412_975194.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171023010419/http://english.jl.gov.cn/AboutJilin/SisterCities/201104/t20110412_975194.html | archive-date = 23 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[2010 China floods#Jilin Province|2010 China floods in Jilin Province]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Jilin City}}
* {{wikivoyage inline|Jilin (city)|Jilin City}}
* [http://www.jlcity.gov.cn/ Official Jilin City government website] {{in lang|zh}}
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Kirin |short=x}}

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