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| | Jilin is the smallest of the three provinces in Dongbei, covering an area of just 180,000 square kilometers. The province, bordering North Korea to the southeast, Liaoning to the south, Inner Mongolia to the west and Heilongjiang to the north, has a population of 25 million people. Unlike Heilongjiang, Jilin remained in relative peace until the late 1800s, when the Qing Dynasty was approaching its collapse and Japan began to set foot on this coveted land. It was only after W.W.II broke out that the province was completely occupied by the Japanese army, with Changchun being turned into the capital of Manchuria, a puppet state nominally reigned by Puyi, the already dethroned Qing child-emperor. |
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Changchun| The city lay in peace throughout the 19th century until it began to be disturbed with the collapse of the Qing Dynasty. In 1924, the last and already deposed emperor, Puyi, moved to Changchun by order of, and for protection under, the expanding and ambitious Japanese. Changchun remained the capital of the Japanese Manchukuo state from around 1932 until 1945. It was not until after the liberation that this situation was officially put to an end. Puyi was thrown into prison. ...... |
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| Jilincity| The city was originally first formed as a fortress against foreign and domestic invaders but remained in relative peace until World War II when the city was badly damaged and then plundered by the conquering Russian troops. After the Communist victory, the cities fortunes began to improve a little, as the city transformed itself into an industrial powerhouse. Today it specializes in the manufacturing of chemicals, pharmaceuticals and machines, as well as electricity from its hydroelectric power plant. ...... |
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