"Along the River"
Bordered by Russia, North Korea and Heilongjiang...it is a tiny sliver in NE China. About 73,000 square miles and populated with 28 million people. It is also part of the CPC.
It is filled with precious minerals, metals, and oil shale.
Jilin is crisscrossed with railways and has a very advanced railroad system.
https://youtu.be/cdxnziQX0qQ
https://youtu.be/5jXyV6REP9c
Most of Jilin speaks Mandarin Chinese...but because of its close proximity to Korea and Russia some of both cultures influences can be seen here, as well.
Jilin Korean Festival.
Korean in China
https://youtu.be/amL_u0Sjyx8
(...you can use close captioning for English translation but it isn't very good...okay...it is horrible...)
Most of Jilin's cuisine is borrowed from other provinces, including some from Korea and Russian which have been proclaimed horrible. Thus, we won't be doing a Jilin Dish.
A major attraction is Winter Sports here. Downhill skiing figures prominently.
https://youtu.be/JuBTuX53yLU
Next we will explore Laioning.
Until then...
Jilin at night.
