Jílínpop 27.46 MILLION
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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd JílínPOP 27.46 MILLION Includes ¨ Why Go? Chángbái Shān .......... 177 A flirty province, Jílín (吉林) teases with the ancient and the Yánjí .......................... 180 modern, the artificial and the supernatural. Travellers tired Jí’ān ........................... 181 of great walls and imperial facades can explore Japanese- influenced architecture on the trail of the puppet emperor Běidàhú Ski Resort ... 183 Puyi and the ruins of an ancient Korean kingdom. In fact, Chángchūn ................ 183 much of the far-eastern region comprises the little-known Korean Autonomous Prefecture, home to more than one million ethnic Koreans. Kimchi and cold noodles dominate the menu here and there’s an easy acceptance of outsiders. Best Places to Eat Although known for its motor cities and smokestack towns, Jílín is also a popular ski destination and boasts ¨ Quánzhōu Bànfàn Guǎn China’s largest nature reserve. So go for the contrasts? No, (p180) go for the superlatives. Heaven Lake, a stunning, deep-blue ¨ Sān Qiān Lǐ Cold Noodles volcanic crater lake within the country’s largest reserve, is (p181) one of China’s most mesmerising natural wonders. Yes, Jílín ¨ Sānyú Zhúyuàn (p185) can be a little rough around the edges at times, but its re- wards are pure polished jewels. Best Places to Sleep When to Go Chángchūn ¨ Days Hotel Landscape °C/°F Te mp Rainfall inches/mm Resort (p179) 40/104 12/300 ¨ Lánjǐng Spa Holiday Inn 30/86 (p179) 20/68 10/50 8/200 ¨ Sōngyuàn Hotel (p184) 0/32 -10/14 4/100 -20/-4 -30/-22 -40/-40 0 J FDM A M J J A S O N Jun–Sep Jul & Aug Nov–Mar Best months to Countryside Ski season at visit Chángbái around the Korean Běidàhú Ski Shān. Autonomous Resort. Prefecture at its most bucolic. 176 History the capital of what the Japanese called Korean kings once ruled parts of Jílín, and Manchukuo, with Puyi (the last emperor of the discovery of important relics from the the Qing dynasty) given the role of figure- ancient Koguryo kingdom (37 BC–AD 668) head of the puppet government. In 1944 the in the small southeastern city of Jí’ān has re- Russians wrested control of Jílín from the sulted in the area being designated a World Japanese and, after stripping the area of its Heritage Site by Unesco. industrial base, handed the region back to The Japanese occupation of Manchu- Chinese control. For the next several years ria in the early 1930s pushed Jílín to the Jílín would pay a heavy price as one of the world’s centre stage. Chángchūn became front lines in the civil war between the 0 100 km 0 50 miles Moon Reservoir HARBIN „chéng H‹ILÓNGJI„NG Báichéng Dà'ƒn Shàngzhì Chagan SŸngyuán Lake Fúyú TŸngyú iver R Yúshù g n SŸ ito R Y iv n M©dƒnjiƒng e g Chángl¨ng Chángch¥n r hu Sh¥lán Lóngjiƒ ƒ International Ji©tái Jingpo Airport Lake X¸liáo H Jilin City Pingding Chángch¥n Mountain JÍLÍN JÍLÍN é YÁNBI„N (1283m) CHÁOXI‡N Jiƒohé (Korean Shuƒngliáo ongliao D River SŸnghuƒ Autonomous HISTORY Hú Prefecture) B›idàhú D¥nhuà „ntú Ski Resort Túmén Sìpíng Yánjí INNER Pánshí L†otóugŸu MONGOLIA Liáoyuán Huàdiàn Zengfeng H†ihék¡u Mountain River (1675m) Hélóng Tumen Báihé SŸngjiƒnghé Heaven Lake Báishƒn Chángbái Shƒn (2194m) Nature Reserve Chángbái Shƒn Ch'ongjin SH¦NYÁNG r Canyon TŸnghuà Rive LIÁONÍNG ù Yƒl Hyesan Huánrén Jí'ƒn N O R T H K O R E A Jílín Highlights 1 Chángbái Shān Nature one of China’s premier skiing 4 Imperial Palace of Reserve (p177) Visiting spots. the Manchu State (p183) China’s largest nature 3 Koguryo Kingdom Shadowing the trail of Puyi, reserve, with its waterfalls, (p181) Exploring the the last emperor of China, at birch forests and, most mysterious remains of this this palace in Chángchūn. of all, the aptly named ancient kingdom in Jí’ān, just 5 Yánjí (p180) Savouring Heaven Lake. across the Yālù River from China’s ethnic Korean culture 2 Běidàhú Ski Resort North Korea. in the capital of the Korean (p183) Hitting the slopes at Autonomous Prefecture..