Changchun is the capital of Jilin Province, its political, economic and cultural center, and one of the first group of Top Tourist Cities of China.
Changchun is situated on the central Northeast China Plain. The area under its jurisdiction is encompassed by 124 degrees 18 minuted-127 degrees 02 minutes east longitude, and 43 degrees 05 minutes-45 degrees 15 minutes north latitude. The city covers an area of 20,571 square km, and has under its jurisdiction Chaoyang, Nan guan, Kuancheng, Erdao, Luyuan and Shuangyang, and Yushu, Jiutai and Dehui, the three cities at the county level and Nongan County, with a population of 6,838 million, including an urban population of 2.788 million. Changchun is rich in resources and has a developed economy. It is one of China's first group of 40 Cities with an Excellent Infrastructure for Investment. It as always enjoyed the reputation of being an "automobile city", "film city", "city of science and technology", "forest city" and "granary of north China".