Longjing, Jilin

Longjing
龙井市 · 룡정시
Longjing is located in Jilin
Longjing
Longjing
Location in Jilin province
Coordinates: 42°46′N 129°26′E / 42.767°N 129.433°E / 42.767; 129.433
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
PrefectureYanbian
SeatAnmin Subdistrict
Area
2,208.0 km2 (852.5 sq mi)
 • Urban
31.05 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
Elevation
266 m (873 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
178,000
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Urban
117,800
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Website[1]
Longjing, Jilin
Simplified Chinese龙井市
Traditional Chinese龍井市
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLóngjǐng Shì
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl룡정시
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationRyongjeong-si
McCune–ReischauerRyongjŏng-si
South Korean name
Hangul룽징시
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationRungjing-si
McCune–ReischauerRungjing-si

Longjing (simplified Chinese: 龙井; traditional Chinese: 龍井; pinyin: Lóngjǐng; Chosŏn'gŭl: 룡정; Hangul: 룽징) is a county-level city in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, south-eastern Jilin province, China. It lies on the Tumen River, opposite the North Korean city Hoeryong. Longjing is "the birthplace of Chinese Korean folk culture, the area in China where Korean people live most concentratedly and where Korean folk culture is best preserved."[2]

Its population is approximately "167,000, including 110,800 Koreans, accounting for 66.4% of the total population."[2] It borders Yanji and Tumen City on the northeast, Helong to the southwest, and Antu County in the southwest. The border length is 142.5 kilometres (88.5 mi).

Longjing covers an area of 2,208.0 km2, with a forest coverage rate of 71.5%.[2] It is rich in natural resources. "There are 1,072 species of wild economic plants in 124 families, including 186 species of precious medicinal plants. Wild economic animals include black bear, wild boar, Siberian roe deer, Rana chensinensis, etc."[3] Longjing is famous for producing rice, Pyrus pyrifolia, Matsutake, red sun-cured tobacco, Yanbian cattle, and fine-wool sheep.[2] It has the largest orchard in Asia - "万亩果园/10,000 Mu Orchard" (One "mu" is equal to 666.67 m2), the largest bear breeding base in China - "东方熊乐园/Oriental Bear Paradise" and the "吉林天佛指山国家级自然保护区/Jilin Tianfozhishan National Nature Reserve" which aims to protect Matsutake, Pinus densiflora and its ecosystem.[2][4]

There is a "朝鲜族民俗博物馆/Korean Folklore Museum" in Longjing, with a total construction area of 24,800 m2. The museum building covers an area of 2,200 m2. There are more than 3,000 Korean folk cultural relics in its collection, as well as more than 800 ancient historical relics and modern cultural relics. Among them, there are 53 "national-grade relics".[5]

Yun Dong-ju studied in Longjing.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "城市概况" (in Chinese). www.longjing.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-02-11. Cite error: The named reference "城市概况" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ "延边州龙井朝鲜族民俗食品加工项目" (in Chinese). www.jl.gov.cn. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  4. ^ "国家级自然保护区名称" (in Chinese). 公众环境研究中心 Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  5. ^ "博物馆简介" (in Chinese). www.ljbwg.cn. Retrieved 2023-02-11.