Changchun is the capital and largest city of {{Jilin}} province, located in the northeast of the {{People's Republic of China}}, in the center of the {{Songliao Plain}}
Changchun is the capital and largest cityof northeast China's Jilin province.Its namemeaning"Long Spring", Changchun is one of the major cities andthe largest center for China's automotive industry. Because of its key role in domestic automobile industry, the citywas sometimes referred to as the "Detroitof China'''.Apart from this industrial aspect, Changchun is also one of four "National Garden Cities" awarded by the Ministry of Construction of P.R. China in 2001 due to its high urban greening rate.
