Is Changchun a big city?

Because there is no Changchun in the list of big cities published by the National Bureau of Statistics. The city scale of Changchun is the smallest among the capital cities of the three northeastern provinces. However, in the Statistical Yearbook of Urban Construction, it is clearly recorded that the urban population of Changchun will exceed 4.8 million in 2020, which is getting closer and closer to the threshold of big cities.

Although Changchun is not listed as a big city, as a second-tier city, Changchun is not only bordered by Songyuan, Siping, Jilin and Harbin, but also a famous old industrial base in China, known as "Detroit in the East" and "Hollywood in the East". At the same time, Changchun is also a national historical and cultural city with many historical sites, industrial heritage and cultural relics. It is also one of the four major garden cities in China, enjoying the reputation of "Spring City in the North", and its greening rate ranks among the top cities in Asia.

The Potential Resources of Changchun

Changchun is an important commodity grain base in China, with the total grain output and per capita possession ranking first in big cities in China for a long time, among which yushu city has been ranked first for many years and is known as the "No.1 granary in the world".

In the early days of the founding of New China, the state successively built the First Automobile Factory and other large enterprises here, making Changchun the cradle of China automobile and other industries, and the first truck and car of New China were born here. Rich in mineral resources, 58 kinds of minerals have been discovered, among which the main minerals have been identified as oil, natural gas, carbon dioxide gas, oil shale, coal, limestone for cement, zeolite, bentonite, perlite, ceramsite shale, mineral water and gold mine.

The above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Changchun City