Changchun City is situated at the heart of Songliao Plains in northeast China, and it''s counties and districts located at 124''18" - 127''02" east longitude, 43''05" - 45''15" north latitude. The total area of Changchun is 20,571 square kilometers, including municipal areas of 2,583 square kilometers, and the municipal constructed area is 159 square kilometers. The city is 250 - 350 meters above the sea level. The city stands at the center of the three northeast provinces, and at the crisscross point of the third east-westward "Europe-Asia Continental Bridge". Changchun is a city famous for its culture. As a cradle of China’s auto industry, optoelectronic technology, biological technology and applied chemistry, Changchun is home to a list of well-known research institutes and higher learning institutions including Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun Branch; Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun Institute of Geography; Changchun Institute of Biological Products, the Ministry of Health; Jilin University; and Northeast Normal University, etc.
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