Longjing is a city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture

Yanbian is a Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province, in Northeastern China, above the border with North Korea. Yanbian is bordered to the north by Heilongjiang, on the west by Baishan City and Jilin City, on the south by North Hamgyong Province of North Korea, and on the east by Primorsky...

, southeastern Jilin

Jilin

Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west...

 province, Northeast China

Northeast China

Northeast China, historically known in English as Manchuria, is a geographical region of China, consisting of the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. The region is sometimes called the Three Northeast Provinces...

. It lies on the Tumen River

Tumen River

The Tumen River is a 521 km-long river that serves as part of the boundary between China, North Korea, and Russia, rising in Mount Baekdu and flowing into the Sea of Japan....

 opposite the North Korean city Hoeryong

Hoeryong

Hoeryŏng is a city in North Hamgyŏng Province, North Korea. It is opposite Jilin Province, China, with the Tumen River in between. Sanhe , in Longjing prefecture, is the closest Chinese town across the river. Hoeryŏng is said to be the birthplace of Kim Il Sung's first wife and Kim Jong Il's...

.

Its population is approximately 258,000. It borders Yanji

Yanji

Yanji , also known as Yeon'gil from its Korean name , is the seat of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, eastern Jilin province, Northeast China. Its population is approximately 400,000 of which a large section is ethnic Korean...

 and Tumen City on the northeast, Helong

Helong

Helong is a city of southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.-Administrative Divisions:Helong has 3 subdistricts and 8 towns.Subdistricts:...

 to the southwest, and Antu County

Antu County

Antu County is a county of southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.-Administrative Divisions:Antu has 7 towns and 2 townships.Towns:...

 in the southwest. The border length is 142.5 kilometres (88.5 mi).
Yun Tong-ju

Yun Tong-ju

Yun Dong-ju was a Korean poet active during the period of Japanese rule. Known for his writing of lyric poetry as well as resistance poetry against Japanese, he was born in Longjing, Jiandao, in present-day northeastern China...

 studied in Longjing.

Administrative Divisions

Longjing has two subdistricts

Subdistrict (China)

The subdistrict , is one of the smallest political divisions of China. It is a form of township-level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town surrounded by rural areas, or a rural townships known as a xiang .In general, urban areas are divided into...

, six towns

Town (China)

When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...

 and two townships:

• Subdistricts
  • Anmin Subdistrict ( / )
  • Longmen Subdistrict ( / )
• Towns
  • Chaoyangchuan ( / )
  • Dongshengyong ( / )
  • Kaishantun ( / )
  • Laotougou ( / )
  • Sanhe ( / )
  • Zhixin ( / )
• Townships
  • Baijin Township ( / )
  • Dexin Township ( /)

External links

• Official website (Chinese)