Hunchun

Hunchun
珲春市 · 훈춘시
Hun-ch'un
A street in Hunchun
A street in Hunchun
Hunchun in Yanbian
Hunchun in Yanbian
Hunchun is located in Jilin
Hunchun
Hunchun
Location of the city center in Jilin
Coordinates: 42°51′47″N 130°21′58″E / 42.863°N 130.366°E / 42.863; 130.366
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
PrefectureYanbian
SeatXin'an Subdistrict
Area
5,145.4 km2 (1,986.7 sq mi)
 • Urban
125.39 km2 (48.41 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
271,000
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Urban
216,300
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
133300
Hunchun
Simplified Chinese珲春
Traditional Chinese琿春
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHúnchūn Shì
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl혼춘시
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationHonchun-si
McCune–ReischauerHonch'un-si
South Korean name
Hangul훈춘시
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationHunchun-si
McCune–ReischauerHunch'un-si

Hunchun (simplified Chinese: 珲春; traditional Chinese: 琿春; pinyin: Húnchūn; Chosŏn'gŭl: 혼춘) is a county-level city in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture within Jilin province to the far east. It borders North Hamgyong Province in North Korea and Primorsky Krai in Russia, has over 250,000 inhabitants, and covers 5,145 square kilometers.[2][3] The site of the eastern capital of the Balhae Kingdom between 785 and 793, Donggyeong, was located here.

The city's name Hunchun comes from Huncun in Manchu language. (Manchu: ᡥᡠᠨᠴᡠᠨ, Möllendorff: huncun, Abkai: hunqun).[4] The city and the village Fangchuan is located near the point of junction of the borders of China, Russia, and North Korea; provided with an observation platform, it is a popular tourist attraction.[5]

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ North Korean Economy Watch > News and analysis of the North Korean economy[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "News and analysis of the North Korean economy : Koryolink continues to expand customer base". North Korean Economy Watch. November 17, 2009.
  4. ^ Emperor of Qing Dynasty (1771). 御製增訂清文鑑·卷十·人部一人類一·滿洲 [Enlarged and Revised Manchu Dictionary written by the Emperor of Qing (han -i araha nonggime toktobuha manju gisun -i buleku bithe, juwanci debtelin, niyalmai šošohon uju, niyalmai hacin uju, manju, 4-ci afaha)] (in Manchu). Vol. 10, Human-beings 1. p. 4.
  5. ^ Schmitz, Rob (November 16, 2015). "China's Frontier Towns > China bets big on border town with Russia, North Korea". Minnesota Public Radio.