Get to know Baicheng
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Jilin
- Chinese name
- 白城市
- Local areas
- 5 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 25,683.00 km²
- Population · 2010
- 2,033,058
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Culture
The city has seven radio stations and six television channels.
Explore Baicheng
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Xianghai National Nature Reserve 向海
Momoge National Nature Reserve 莫莫格
Jiangjiadian Grassland 姜家甸草原
Hua Yan Temple 白城华严寺
Chengsijiazi Castles 城四家子城址
Da'an Nenjiang Bay 大安嫩江湾
Xianghai Wetland Birdwatching Areas 向海国家级自然保护区开放观鸟区
Momoge Wetland Birdwatching Areas 莫莫格国家级自然保护区开放观鸟区
Taobei District 洮北区
Zhenlai County 镇赉县
Tongyu County 通榆县
Taonan 洮南市
Da'an 大安市
Places to explore around Baicheng
A broad reed marsh under a blue sky with cumulus: dense green reeds and a strip of open water across the middle distance, pale sand and dry grass in front, and a group of red-crowned cranes with black necks and white bodies standing on and beside a brick-paved path at the lower left.Xianghai National Nature Reserve向海
Xianghai's appeal lies in the close contrast between reed wetlands, open grassland, sand dunes and Mongolian elm woodland. Red-crowned cranes are the best-known birds, but the landscape is more varied than a single crane…
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Momoge National Nature Reserve莫莫格
Momoge protects a mosaic of shallow lakes, reed marshes and saline meadows near the meeting of the Nen and Tao'er river systems. It is an important migration stop for Siberian cranes, with Oriental storks and other waterbirds…
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Jiangjiadian Grassland · 姜家甸草原Jiangjiadian Grassland姜家甸草原
Jiangjiadian is an extensive natural grassland in southwestern Da'an, part of the open country of the Songnen Plain. Stands of Leymus chinensis, or Chinese wildrye, form its characteristic grazing landscape, with wild liquorice…
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The main gate of Hua Yan Temple, Baicheng · 白城华严寺山门 Source-recorded photograph date: 2025-02-04.Hua Yan Temple白城华严寺
Baicheng's Huayan Temple is a rebuilt Buddhist complex on the southern side of the city, beside the forest park. Its halls follow a symmetrical north–south arrangement. The Mahavira Hall has yellow tiles, grey walls and a…
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Chengsijiazi Castles城四家子城址
Chengsijiazi is a large archaeological city site beside the Tao'er River, with origins in the Liao period and later Jin and Yuan occupation. Its earthworks define a roughly four-sided plan: river channels protected the west and…
Read the place guide →AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Da'an Nenjiang Bay大安嫩江湾
Nenjiang Bay is a riverside wetland attraction at Da'an, combining the Nenjiang landscape with displays about the area's history and fishing traditions.
Read the place guide →AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Xianghai Wetland Birdwatching Areas向海国家级自然保护区开放观鸟区
Xianghai is a protected wetland landscape in Tongyu County, within the Baicheng region of western Jilin.
Read the place guide →AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Momoge Wetland Birdwatching Areas莫莫格国家级自然保护区开放观鸟区
Momoge is a wetland reserve in Zhenlai County, within the Baicheng region of western Jilin.
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Baicheng local specialties
白城市特色美食 · 7 specialties to discover
Chicken Braised in Taonanxiang Liquor 洮南香酒焖鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Chicken Braised in Taonanxiang Liquor (洮南香酒焖鸡) is listed among the local specialties of Baicheng, Jilin. The name includes 鸡 (chicken). The term 酒 points to an alcoholic or fermented drink.
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Roast Leg of Lamb 烤羊腿AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Roast Leg of Lamb (烤羊腿) is a Mongolian dish of a whole leg of lamb, marinated, seasoned and roasted, served in Baicheng (白城), Jilin.
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Hand-Held Boiled Mutton 手把肉
Hand-Held Boiled Mutton (手把肉), also called shouzhuarou (手抓肉) and called Chanasan makh (Чанасан Мах) in Mongolian, is a way of cooking mutton used by the herding peoples of the grasslands of Mongolia, Inner Mongolia and Northeast China and of the Junggar Basin (准噶尔盆地).
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Buckwheat Pressed Noodles 荞面饸饹AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Buckwheat Pressed Noodles (荞面饸饹) is listed among the local specialties of Baicheng, Jilin. The name includes 荞面 (buckwheat flour). The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.
Read the dish guide →Baicheng Oat Noodles 白城燕麦面AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Baicheng Oat Noodles (白城燕麦面) is listed among the local specialties of Baicheng, Jilin. The term 面 points to noodles or flour-based food.
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Mongolian Meat Pie 蒙古馅饼AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Mongolian Meat Pie (蒙古馅饼) is a round pie of soft flour-and-water dough wrapped around minced beef or mutton and cooked on a greased griddle.
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Pickled Cabbage with Pork Belly 酸菜白肉
Pickled Cabbage with Pork Belly (酸菜白肉) is a Northeastern Chinese dish of thin-sliced pork belly simmered with shredded sauerkraut and starch noodles, also called suancai cuan bairou (酸菜汆白肉).
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More dishes from across Jilin are in the Jilin food guide.
Counties & districts in Baicheng
5 areas belong directly to Baicheng.
5 areas
Taobei District 洮北区
Taobei District (simplified Chinese: 洮北区; traditional Chinese: 洮北區; pinyin: Tāoběi Qū) is the main urban district of the prefecture-level city of Baicheng in China's northeastern Jilin province.
Explore the area →CountyZhenlai County 镇赉县
Zhenlai County (simplified Chinese: 镇赉县; traditional Chinese: 鎮賚縣; pinyin: Zhènlài Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Jilin province, China, occupying the northernmost part of the province and bordering…
Explore the area →CountyTongyu County 通榆县
Tongyu is a county in the northwest of Jilin province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the south and west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Baicheng, and has a…
Explore the area →County-level cityTaonan 洮南市
Taonan, formerly Tao'an County (洮安县), is a county-level city of 100,000 in the northwest of Jilin province in Northeast China. It is under the administration of Baicheng prefecture-level city.
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Plan your visit
Getting there
Search for 白城市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Xianghai National Nature Reserve and Momoge National Nature Reserve are about 115 km apart in a straight line. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Jilin →More in Jilin
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Background text adapted from Baicheng — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1368423879.
Photo: Xianghai National Nature Reserve · 微博ID：在黄昏起飞的猫头鹰 姓名：王君 https://weibo.com/u/1970222533?is_all=1 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
Photo: Jiangjiadian Grassland · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
Photo: Hua Yan Temple · HCCB3947 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
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