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Jilin City (Chinese: 吉林市; pinyin: Jílín Shì) is a prefecture-level city located in Jilin Province in China. It has a population of 1,955,804 (metropolitan 1,900,751) and an area of 27,100 km².

Jilin City is also called River City (Chinese: 江城), which was originated from one sentence, "Chinese: 连樯接舰屯江城", of a poem written by Kangxi Emperor when he was visiting Jilin City in 1674. The alias name is also because of the Songhua River surrounding almost the whole city.

Jilin City is situated in hilly area near the Songhua River.

Jilin City is a popular destination for tourists to come each winter to view the magnificent rime ice (Chinese: 雾凇) on trees along the banks of the Songhua River, (the river is the only river in the region that doesn't freeze in winter). The rime ice is a natural phenomenon that occurs every year during January and February. It is a result of when water vapor rises up from the warm Songhua River to meet the cold -20 °C night air, causing the crystalisation of water vapour on willows branches. The ice-rimed trees in Jilin are one of the four natural wonders of China, along with the Guilin Mountains and Streams, Yunnan Stone Forest, and Three Gorges on the Yangtze River.

Attractions:

• Meteorite Museum (largest stony meteorite of a documented meteorite fall)
• North Hill Park (North-West of Jilin)
• Dragon Pool Mountain Park
• Songhua Lake (South-East of Jilin)

• Nakhodka, Primorsky krai, Russia - July, 1991.
• Spokane, Washington,United States.

The winter sports in Jilin City are full of interests, such as skiing, skating, sledding, snowboarding, and winter swim.

Ski resorts:

• North Big Lake ski resort
• Songhua Lake ski resort
• North Hill ski resort
• Zhuque Hill ski resort

• Jilin chemical plant explosions 2005

• Official Jilin City government website (Chinese)

Coordinates: 43°52′N, 126°34′E