Jilin Province with its beautiful capital city Changchun is located in the northeastern part of China. Jilin is bordered by Heilongjiang on the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia on the west and North Korea on the east. It occupies an area of 18,740,000 square kilometers, and is inhabited by a population of 269,940,000.
The weather in Jilin is very cold with short summer and long winter. But it is interesting and exciting for the tourists to see the Ice Lantern Festival and the winter sports in Jilin Province. The main cities in Jilin are: Changchun and Jilin. The transportation in Jilin Province is well developed. The main transportation means in Jilin Province is railway. Jilin province boasts a variety of tourist resources, such as the Changbaishan Nature Preserve, the Jingyue Lake, the Relics of the Palace of the "Puppet Manchurian Government" , the Songhua Lake Ski Area and so on. However, Jilin has many other natural and historical attractions to entertain its residents and visitors.