Longjing, Jilin Explained

Longjing
Settlement Type:County-level city
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Jilin
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Yanbian
Seat:Anmin Subdistrict
Seat Type:Seat
Area Total Km2:2208.0
Area Urban Km2:31.05
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:178000
Population As Of:2017
Population Urban:117800
Population Density Km2:auto
Pushpin Map:China Jilin
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jilin province
Coordinates:42.7667°N 155°W
Elevation M:266
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Postal Code:133400 -->
Postal Code Type:Postal code -->
Area Code:433 -->
Website:https://web.archive.org/web/20060213074139/http://longjing.yanbian.gov.cn/

Longjing (; Chosŏn'gŭl: 룡정; Hangul: 룽징) is a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, southeastern Jilin province, China. It lies on the Tumen River opposite the North Korean city Hoeryong. Longjing is "the birthplace of Chinese Korean folk culture, the area in China where Korean people live most concentratedly and where Korean folk culture is best preserved."[2]

Its population is approximately "167,000, including 110,800 Koreans, accounting for 66.4% of the total population."[3] It borders Yanji and Tumen City on the northeast, Helong to the southwest, and Antu County in the southwest. The border length is .

Longjing covers an area of 2,208.0 km2, with a forest coverage rate of 71.5%.[4] It is rich in natural resources. "There are 1,072 species of wild economic plants in 124 families, including 186 species of precious medicinal plants. Wild economic animals include black bear, wild boar, Siberian roe deer, Rana chensinensis, etc."[5] Longjing is famous for producing rice, Pyrus pyrifolia, Matsutake, red sun-cured tobacco, Yanbian cattle, and fine-wool sheep.[6] It has the largest orchard in Asia - "万亩果园/10,000 Mu Orchard" (One "mu" is equal to 666.67 m2), the largest bear breeding base in China - "东方熊乐园/Oriental Bear Paradise" and the "吉林天佛指山国家级自然保护区/Jilin Tianfozhishan National Nature Reserve" which aims to protect Matsutake, Pinus densiflora and its ecosystem.[7] [8] There is a "朝鲜族民俗博物馆/Korean Folklore Museum" in Longjing, with a total construction area of 24,800 m2. The museum building covers an area of 2,200 m2. There are more than 3,000 Korean folk cultural relics in its collection, as well as more than 800 ancient historical relics and modern cultural relics. Among them, there are 53 "national-grade relics".[9]

Yun Dong-ju studied in Longjing.

Administrative divisions

Longjing has two subdistricts, six towns and two townships:[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development . Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development . China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017 . 2019 . China Statistics Press . Beijing . 50 . 11 January 2020.
  2. Web site: 城市概况 . www.longjing.gov.cn . zh . 2023-02-11 .
  3. Web site: 城市概况 . www.longjing.gov.cn . zh . 2023-02-11 .
  4. Web site: 城市概况 . www.longjing.gov.cn . zh . 2023-02-11 .
  5. Web site: 延边州龙井朝鲜族民俗食品加工项目 . 2021-01-21 . www.jl.gov.cn . zh . 2023-02-11 .
  6. Web site: 城市概况 . www.longjing.gov.cn . zh . 2023-02-11 .
  7. Web site: 城市概况 . www.longjing.gov.cn . zh . 2023-02-11 .
  8. Web site: 国家级自然保护区名称 . 公众环境研究中心 Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs . zh . 2023-02-05 .
  9. Web site: 博物馆简介 . www.ljbwg.cn . zh . 2023-02-11.
  10. Web site: 延边朝鲜族自治州-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org . xzqh.org . zh . 2011-04-28.