Baishan

For other uses, see Baishan (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Hakusan, a city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, with the same Chinese character name.

Baishan (Chinese: 白山; pinyin: Báishān), is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jilin province, in the Dongbei (northeastern) part of China. "白山" literally means "White Mountain", and is named after Changbai Mountain (Chinese: 长白山; pinyin: Chángbái Shān). Baishan borders Yanbian to the east, Tonghua to the southwest, Jilin City to the north, and North Korea to the south.

Baishan 白山市
Prefecture-level city
Hun River Fusong Ski resort Fifteen Gou Changbai Korean Autonomous County Baishan Panoramio Changbai Mountain Baishan Railway Station
Location of Baishan City (yellow) in Jilin (light grey) and China
Baishan Location of the city center in Jilin
Coordinates (Baishan municipal government): 41°56′38″N 126°24′53″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jilin
County-level divisions	6
Incorporated (city)	8 September 1986
Renamed	31 January 1994
Municipal seat	Hunjiang District
Government
• Type	Prefecture-level city
• CPC Committee Secretary	Xiang Hui (向辉)
• Mayor	Wang Xuefeng (王雪峰)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	17,485 km2 (6,751 sq mi)
• Urban  (2017)[1]	388.11 km2 (149.85 sq mi)
Elevation	471 m (1,545 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Prefecture-level city	1,296,575
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Urban  (2017)[1]	402,600
• Urban density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 66.9 billion US$ 10.7 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 53,137 US$ 8,531
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	134300
Area code	0439
ISO 3166 code	CN-JL-06
Licence plates	吉F
Website	bs.jl.gov.cn

Baishan is to be granted the title of China International Mineral Water City. In Baishan is the Baishan Dam.

History

In 1902, the Qing imperial government set up the Linjiang County in today's Baishan region. During the Manchukuo period, Linjiang county was under the jurisdiction of Tonghua. In March 1959, Jilin provincial government promoted Linjiang County to a county-level city and renamed it as Hunjiang City, which is still under the administration of Tonghua Prefecture. In 1985, Hunjiang City developed into a prefecture-level city, administerring three districts and three counties including Fusong, Jingyu and Changbai. The city was renamed to Baishan in April 1994 with the approval of the State Council.^[3]

Administrative divisions

Map
Hunjiang Jiangyuan Fusong County Jingyu County Changbai County Linjiang (city)
#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
1	Hunjiang District	浑江区	Húnjiāng Qū	330,000	1,388	238
2	Jiangyuan District	江源区	Jiāngyuán Qū	260,000	1,348	193
3	Linjiang City	临江市	Línjiāng Shì	180,000	3,009	60
4	Fusong County	抚松县	Fǔsōng Xiàn	300,000	6,150	49
5	Jingyu County	靖宇县	Jìngyǔ Xiàn	140,000	3,094	45
6	Changbai Korean Autonomous County	长白朝鲜族自治县	Chángbái Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn	80,000	2,496	32

Climate

Climate data for Baishan, elevation 521 m (1,709 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	3.4 (38.1)	11.8 (53.2)	16.5 (61.7)	29.2 (84.6)	32.2 (90.0)	35.5 (95.9)	35.8 (96.4)	35.7 (96.3)	30.1 (86.2)	27.2 (81.0)	18.3 (64.9)	8.3 (46.9)	35.8 (96.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−7.1 (19.2)	−2.7 (27.1)	4.3 (39.7)	13.9 (57.0)	20.7 (69.3)	24.9 (76.8)	27.3 (81.1)	26.5 (79.7)	21.8 (71.2)	14.0 (57.2)	3.1 (37.6)	−5.5 (22.1)	11.8 (53.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−14.7 (5.5)	−10.2 (13.6)	−2.1 (28.2)	6.8 (44.2)	13.5 (56.3)	18.4 (65.1)	21.8 (71.2)	20.6 (69.1)	14.2 (57.6)	6.2 (43.2)	−3.2 (26.2)	−12.2 (10.0)	4.9 (40.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−20.8 (−5.4)	−16.7 (1.9)	−7.8 (18.0)	0.3 (32.5)	6.8 (44.2)	12.9 (55.2)	17.5 (63.5)	16.4 (61.5)	8.8 (47.8)	0.3 (32.5)	−8.3 (17.1)	−17.8 (0.0)	−0.7 (30.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−35.5 (−31.9)	−32.0 (−25.6)	−24.6 (−12.3)	−11.4 (11.5)	−3.9 (25.0)	3.4 (38.1)	7.9 (46.2)	3.1 (37.6)	−4.4 (24.1)	−12.7 (9.1)	−26.5 (−15.7)	−32.7 (−26.9)	−35.5 (−31.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	11.2 (0.44)	18.1 (0.71)	27.8 (1.09)	47.6 (1.87)	86.1 (3.39)	116.2 (4.57)	200.0 (7.87)	188.8 (7.43)	65.1 (2.56)	46.8 (1.84)	40.2 (1.58)	18.8 (0.74)	866.7 (34.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	9.9	7.9	9.8	10.5	14.3	15.4	15.9	15.1	9.4	9.9	10.6	11.5	140.2
Average snowy days	12.8	11.1	11.9	5.0	0.2	0	0	0	0	3.1	11.2	15.1	70.4
Average relative humidity (%)	70	66	61	57	64	74	81	83	78	69	72	72	71
Mean monthly sunshine hours	163.5	174.5	201.3	198.5	220.0	203.0	181.7	188.1	199.0	185.4	143.5	141.5	2,200
Percentage possible sunshine	55	58	54	49	49	45	40	44	54	55	49	50	50
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Transportation

• Changbaishan Airport