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Changchun

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Changchun , city (1994 est. pop. 1,810,400), capital of Jilin prov., China, on the railroad between Harbin and Dalian. An industrial city, it is one of the country's major center of transportation equipment production, including motor vehicle parts. Railroad cars, buses, tires, pharmaceuticals, and textiles are also manufactured. An aluminum plant is west of the city. Changchun is also a center for motion picture production. As Hsinking or Xinjing [Chin.,=new capital], it was the capital of the former state of Manchukuo (1932–45). During this period the city was rebuilt along modern lines. Many of the large administrative buildings have been converted into universities; these include Jilin Univ., a polytechnical university, a medical college, and several technical institutes.

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Changchun

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Changchun, Jilin/China Guanzhengzi, Changchun‐fu, Xinjing ‘Eternal Spring’ from cháng ‘long’ and chūn ‘spring’ (the season). During the Japanese occupation (1932–45) it was the capital of the puppet state of Manchukuo, being renamed Xinjing ‘New Capital’ from the Chinese xīn ‘new’ and jīng ‘capital city’. The name is said to come from the mythical ‘four seasons’ flower which has leaves like a lotus and which is green in spring, red in summer, white in autumn, and purple in winter.

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Changchun

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Changchun (Ch'ang-ch'un) Capital of Jilin, ne China. As Hsinking it was the capital (1932–45) of the Japanese-occupied) state of Manchukuo. It is an industrial city. Industries: chemicals, textiles, motor vehicles. Pop. (2002 est.) 1,886,500.

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Changchun

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Changchun •afternoon, attune, autoimmune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, bestrewn, boon, Boone, bridoon, buffoon, Cameroon, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, Changchun, cocoon, commune, croon, doubloon, dragoon, dune, festoon, galloon, goon, harpoon, hoon, immune, importune, impugn, Irgun, jejune, June, Kowloon, lagoon, lampoon, loon, macaroon, maroon, monsoon, moon, Muldoon, noon, oppugn, picayune, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, poon, prune, puccoon, raccoon, Rangoon, ratoon, rigadoon, rune, saloon, Saskatoon, Sassoon, Scone, soon, spittoon, spoon, swoon, Troon, tune, tycoon, typhoon, Walloon •fortune, misfortune •vodun • veldskoen • honeymoon •forenoon • tablespoon • teaspoon •soupspoon • dessertspoon • Neptune •tribune • triune • opportune

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