Get to know Changchun
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Jilin
- Chinese name
- 长春市
- Local areas
- 11 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 24,758.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 9,066,906
- Administrative seat
- Nanguan District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
The name of the city means "long spring" in Chinese. Between 1932 and 1945, Changchun was renamed Xinjing or Hsinking by the Kwantung Army as the capital of the Imperial Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, occupying modern Northeast China. After the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Changchun was established as the provincial capital of Jilin in 1954.
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Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Changchun 长春
Museum of the Imperial Palace of Manchukuo 伪满皇宫博物院
Jingyuetan National Forest Park 净月潭
Changchun World Sculpture Park 长春世界雕塑园
Changchun Film Studio 长影旧址博物馆
Jilin Provincial Museum 吉林省博物院
Nanhu Park (Changchun) 南湖公园
Changchun Confucius Temple 长春文庙
Changchun Zoo and Botanical Garden 长春动植物公园
Jilin Province Natural History Museum 吉林省自然博物馆
Jilin Province Science and Technology Museum 吉林省科技馆
Northeast Museum of Ethnic Folk Customs 东北民族民俗博物馆
Banruo Temple 长春般若寺
Changchun Film Century City 长影世纪城
Changchun City Planning Exhibition Hall 长春市城乡规划展览馆
Shenlu Peak 神鹿峰
Nanguan District 南关区
Kuancheng District 宽城区
Chaoyang District 朝阳区
Erdao District 二道区
Luyuan District 绿园区
Shuangyang District 双阳区
Jiutai District 九台区
Nong'an County 农安县
Yushu 榆树市
Dehui 德惠市
Gongzhuling 公主岭市
Places to explore around Changchun
Changchun's central business district (长春商务区), viewed from Cultural Square in 2024. Photograph date recorded by the source: 2024-09-13 10:38:16.Changchun长春
Changchun's visitor history is closely tied to the former Manchukuo capital and the development of Chinese cinema. Puyi's palace makes the first connection through domestic and administrative rooms, while the old Changchun Film…
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Museum of the Imperial Palace of Manchukuo in Changchun, photographed in 2018.Museum of the Imperial Palace of Manchukuo伪满皇宫博物院
Puyi lived in this adapted compound while serving as emperor of Japanese-controlled Manchukuo. The mix of domestic rooms, official reception spaces and later palace buildings reveals a very different setting from Beijing's…
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AI illustration; an interpretive view, not a photograph. AI 示意图，非景点实拍。Jingyuetan National Forest Park净月潭
Jingyuetan combines a crescent-shaped reservoir with an extensive planted forest southeast of Changchun. The dam gives an immediate sense of the lake's artificial origin, while Guantan Hill's Bisong Jingyue Tower offers a higher…
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World Sculpture Park · 长春世界雕塑公园Changchun World Sculpture Park长春世界雕塑园
Changchun World Sculpture Park places international sculpture around a lake and among several specialised museums. The Friendship, Peace and Spring monument supplies a visual centre, while the African art collection introduces…
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Changchun Film Studio Museum exterior · 长影旧址博物馆外观 Photograph date recorded by the source: 23 September 2024, 13:10:55.Changchun Film Studio长影旧址博物馆
The museum at Changchun Film Studio's former site follows the physical process of making films, not just a list of famous productions. Preserved studio buildings, recording spaces and the film-processing workshop connect…
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The new Jilin Provincial Museum building in Changchun, July 2017.Jilin Provincial Museum吉林省博物院
Jilin Provincial Museum in Changchun traces the province's history through material from Buyeo, Goguryeo, Balhae and later northeastern states. A gilded belt hook, Khitan-script bronze mirrors and Liao-period objects illustrate…
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Stone bridge and lotus lake in Nanhu Park, Changchun · 长春南湖公园石桥与荷塘 Photograph date recorded by the source: 8 July 2017, 17:28:08.Nanhu Park (Changchun)南湖公园
Nanhu Park brings a broad lake and planted shores into the southwestern part of central Changchun. Its open water frames views of the city skyline, while the lotus area adds a more intimate summer landscape. Local recreation…
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The ceremonial forecourt at Changchun Confucius Temple, July 2017.Changchun Confucius Temple长春文庙
Changchun's Confucius Temple grew from a late-Qing foundation and now operates as a museum of the temple complex. Its sequence of ritual gates, the Panchi pool and bridge, and Dacheng Hall gives the visit a readable ceremonial…
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AI illustration; an interpretive view, not a photograph. AI 示意图，非景点实拍。Changchun Zoo and Botanical Garden长春动植物公园
Changchun's Zoo and Botanical Garden combines animal enclosures with an unusually substantial collection of northern trees. The herbivore area can be viewed from a wooden walkway, while separate elephant, giraffe and red-panda…
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Exterior of the Jilin Province Natural History Museum, Changchun · 吉林省自然博物馆外观，长春市 Source-recorded photograph date: 2019-07-06 13:34:52.Jilin Province Natural History Museum吉林省自然博物馆
Jilin Province Natural History Museum is also Northeast Normal University's natural-history museum. Its Changbai Mountain displays are a useful introduction to the region before travelling into the mountains: simulated…
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Jilin Province Science and Technology Museum · 吉林省科技馆Jilin Province Science and Technology Museum吉林省科技馆
Jilin's science-and-technology museum organises its interactive displays around discovery, accumulated knowledge, invention and future possibilities. Its four named zones run from Cradle of Dreams through Ladder of Wisdom and…
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Northeast Museum of Ethnic Folk Customs · 东北民族民俗博物馆Northeast Museum of Ethnic Folk Customs东北民族民俗博物馆
Northeast Normal University's folk-customs museum explores northeastern communities through dress, household traditions and working life. Its collections include Hezhen fish-skin clothing, Mongolian headwear and Korean long…
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The gate of Banruo Temple in Changchun · 长春般若寺 Photograph date recorded by the source: 6 April 2024, 14:25:29.Banruo Temple长春般若寺
Banruo Temple is an active Buddhist complex near Changchun's People's Square, rebuilt at its present site during the 1930s after an earlier compound was displaced. The entrance gates, Heavenly Kings Hall and main Buddha hall…
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Changchun Film Century City长影世纪城
Changchun Film Century City uses cinema technology as the basis for a theme-park visit. Interstellar Exploration combines a domed screen with moving seats, while other special-effects experiences add simulated flight or physical…
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Changchun City Planning Exhibition Hall · 长春市城乡规划展览馆Changchun City Planning Exhibition Hall长春市城乡规划展览馆
Changchun's planning exhibition hall uses architectural models and multimedia to connect the city's past with its proposed development. Historical building models supply a useful introduction before the large urban-plan model in…
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Shenlu Peak · 神鹿峰Shenlu Peak神鹿峰
Shenlufeng is a mountain resort in Changchun's Shuangyang District, combining a wooded 711-metre summit with deer-themed attractions and elevated viewpoints.
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Changchun local specialties
长春市特色美食 · 10 specialties to discover
Snow-coat bean-paste puffs 雪衣豆沙AI illustration · AI 示意图
The shell is airy and soft rather than brittle like a breadcrumb crust, surrounding a smooth, dense sweet center. It loses volume and lightness as it waits.
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Guobaorou sweet-and-sour pork 锅包肉
The crust should crack before giving way to tender pork, with vinegar cutting through the sweetness. The sauce is best as a thin coating.
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Soy-Braised Pork Bones 酱骨头
Soy-Braised Pork Bones (酱骨头) is listed among the local specialties of Changchun, Jilin. 酱 describes sauce or bean-paste seasoning.
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Boiled Pork with Blood Sausage 白肉血肠
Boiled Pork with Blood Sausage (白肉血肠) combines thin slices of plain pork with blood sausage, a dish rooted in the food customs of the Manchu (满族).
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Li Liangui Smoked Pork Flatbread 李连贵熏肉大饼
Li Liangui Smoked Pork Flatbread (李连贵熏肉大饼) pairs fragrant smoked pork with a round, golden, layered flatbread. China Jilin Net featured the brand’s restaurant at Changchun (长春) airport in June 2025.
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Changchun Shredded Pig Trotter 长春蹄花丝
Changchun Shredded Pig Trotter (长春蹄花丝) is listed among the local specialties of Changchun, Jilin. It is grouped here with meat & poultry dishes; retain the complete Chinese name when comparing local menus.
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Korean Cold Noodles 朝鲜冷面
Korean Cold Noodles (朝鲜冷面) appears in the local food directory for Jilin. The Chinese introduction below explains the named food and its preparation in the linked culinary reference.
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Pickled Cabbage and Pork Belly Hotpot 酸菜白肉锅AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Pickled Cabbage and Pork Belly Hotpot (酸菜白肉锅) is a charcoal-heated hotpot of Northeastern sauerkraut and pork belly, also known as Northeast hotpot (东北火锅).
Read the dish guide →All dish names · 全部菜名 (10)
- Snow-coat bean-paste puffs · 雪衣豆沙
- Guobaorou sweet-and-sour pork · 锅包肉
- Soy-Braised Pork Bones · 酱骨头
- Boiled Pork with Blood Sausage · 白肉血肠
- Li Liangui Smoked Pork Flatbread · 李连贵熏肉大饼
- Changchun Shredded Pig Trotter · 长春蹄花丝
- Korean Cold Noodles · 朝鲜冷面
- Pickled Cabbage and Pork Belly Hotpot · 酸菜白肉锅
- Sticky bean-filled buns · 黏豆包
- Braised Deer Tail · 烧鹿尾
More dishes from across Jilin are in the Jilin food guide.
Counties & districts in Changchun
11 areas belong directly to Changchun.
11 areas
Nanguan District 南关区
Nanguan District is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, Northeast China, and forms part of the urban core.
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Kuancheng District (simplified Chinese: 宽城区; traditional Chinese: 寬城區; pinyin: Kuānchéng Qū; lit. 'Wide City') is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Changchun, the capital of Jilin…
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Chaoyang District is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, Northeast China.
Explore the area →DistrictErdao District 二道区
Erdao District (simplified Chinese: 二道区; traditional Chinese: 二道區; pinyin: Èrdào Qū) is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, Northeast China.
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Luyuan District 绿园区
Luyuan District is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, Northeast China, forming part of the city's urban core.
Explore the area →DistrictShuangyang District 双阳区
Shuangyang District (simplified Chinese: 双阳区; traditional Chinese: 雙陽區; pinyin: Shuāngyáng Qū) is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, Northeast…
Explore the area →DistrictJiutai District 九台区
Jiutai is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, Northeast China.
Explore the area →CountyNong'an County 农安县
Nong'an County (simplified Chinese: 农安县; traditional Chinese: 農安縣; pinyin: Nóng'ān Xiàn) is a county of Jilin Province, Northeast China.
Explore the area →County-level cityYushu 榆树市
Yushu (simplified Chinese: 榆树; traditional Chinese: 榆樹; pinyin: Yúshù) is a county-level city of Jilin Province, Northeast China.
Explore the area →County-level cityDehui 德惠市
Dehui is a county-level city of Jilin Province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changchun, located in the middle of the Songliao Plain.
Explore the area →County-level cityGongzhuling 公主岭市
Gongzhuling (simplified Chinese: 公主岭; traditional Chinese: 公主嶺; pinyin: Gōngzhǔlǐng; lit. 'Princess Ridge') is a county-level city under the administration of Changchun.
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Plan your visit
Getting there
Search for 长春市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Changchun and Museum of the Imperial Palace of Manchukuo are about 1 km apart in a straight line. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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