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| demographics2_info1 = [[CN¥]] 70 billion<br />[[US$]] 11.2 billion 
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'''Baicheng''' ({{lang-zh|s=|p=Báichéng Shì|l=White City|c=白城市}}) is a [[prefecture-level city]] in the northwestern part of [[Jilin]] province, [[China]], bordering [[Inner Mongolia]] to the north and west and [[Heilongjiang]] to the east and northeast. At the [[2010 Chinese census|2010 census]], 2,033,058 people lived within its administrative area of {{convert|25683|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.jl.gov.cn/zwgk/gwgb/qtgb/201105/t20110506_985488.html |script-title=zh:2010年吉林省第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 |publisher=Jilin Province People's Government |language=zh-cn |date=May 2011 |access-date=2012-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105182451/http://www.jl.gov.cn/zwgk/gwgb/qtgb/201105/t20110506_985488.html |archive-date=2011-11-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Toponymy ==
By 1938 the area was renamed to Baicheng, which in Chinese means ''white town''. The name's origin is the [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]] name of the city ''Chaghanhot'', which also means "white town".<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |author=白城市地方志编纂委员会编 |publisher=中国广播电视出版社 |year=1993 |isbn=7-5043-2568-6 |script-title=zh:白城市志 |trans-title=History of Baicheng}}</ref>

==History==
The area of present-day Baicheng has been inhabited by humans for more than 12,000 years, dating back to the [[Upper Paleolithic]] era.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-10 |title= |script-title=zh:历史沿革 |trans-title=Historical development |url=http://www.jlbc.gov.cn/zjbc_3289/lsrw/lsyg/202403/t20240328_985673.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241118210542/http://www.jlbc.gov.cn/zjbc_3289/lsrw/lsyg/202403/t20240328_985673.html |archive-date=2024-11-18 |access-date=2024-11-18 |publisher=Baicheng Municipal People's Government |language=zh}}</ref> The area was subsequently inhabited by the nomadic [[Donghu people|Donghu]] from the period of the [[Shang dynasty]] through to the [[Qin dynasty]].<ref name=":1" /> It would later be inhabited by the [[Xianbei]] and formed part of [[Buyeo]] from the period of the [[Han dynasty]] through to the [[Northern and Southern dynasties]].<ref name=":1" /> During the time of the [[Sui dynasty]] and [[Tang dynasty]], the area was inhabited by the [[Khitan people]].<ref name=":1" />

During the Khitan-founded [[Liao dynasty]], the area was incorporated as part of the {{Interlanguage link|Changchun Prefecture|zh|长春州}}, the seat of which was located in the ancient city of Chengsijiazi ({{Lang-zh|c=城四家子|p=Chéngsìjiāzǐ}}), located in present-day {{Interlanguage link|Deshun Mongol Ethnic Township|zh|德顺蒙古族乡}} in [[Taobei, Baicheng|Taobei District]].<ref name=":1" /> Four emperors of the Liao dynasty were based out of Changchun Prefecture: [[Emperor Shengzong of Liao|Emperor Shengzong]], [[Emperor Xingzong of Liao|Emperor Xingzong]], [[Emperor Daozong of Liao|Emperor Daozong]], and [[Emperor Tianzuo of Liao|Emperor Tianzuo]].<ref name=":1" /> During this time, the area was a major political, military, economic, and cultural center of the Liao Dynasty.<ref name=":1" />

During the [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin dynasty]], Changchun Prefecture remained intact until 1150, when it was reorganized as Changchun County ({{Lang-zh|c=长春县|p=Chángchūn Xiàn}}), which was placed under the jurisdiction of {{Interlanguage link|Zhao Prefecture (Jin dynasty)|lt=Zhao Prefecture|zh|肇州 (古代)}}.<ref name=":1" /> In 1198, the area was re-organized as {{Interlanguage link|Tai Prefecture (Liao dynasty)|lt=Tai Prefecture|zh|泰州 (辽朝)}}, the seat of which was located in Chengsijiazi.<ref name=":1" />

During the [[Yuan dynasty]], the area was first a [[fief]] of [[Genghis Khan|Genghis Khan's]] younger brother [[Temüge]].<ref name=":1" /> Later, it was organized as {{Interlanguage link|Taining Circuit|zh|泰宁路}}, which was still based out of Chengsijiazi.<ref name=":1" />

During the [[Ming dynasty]], Taining Circuit reorganized as {{Interlanguage link|Taining Guard|zh|泰宁卫}}, and was part of the [[Nurgan Regional Military Commission]] briefly used to administer [[Manchuria]].<ref name=":1" />

During the [[Qing dynasty]], the area belonged to the [[Khorchin Mongols]].<ref name=":1" /> As Qing government forbade the settlement of [[Han Chinese]] in the 19th century, no farming was allowed until 1902.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} In 1902, under the reign of [[Guangxu Emperor|Emperor Guangxu]], the Qing government approved the opening of the area to settlement.<ref name=":1" /> In 1904, {{Interlanguage link|Taonan Fu|zh|洮南府}} was established in the area, which was under the jurisdiction of the {{Interlanguage link|Shengjing General|zh|盛京将军}}.<ref name=":1" /> In the same year, Kaitong County ({{Lang-zh|c=开通县|p=Kāitōng Xiàn}}) and Jing'an County ({{Lang-zh|c=靖安县|p=Jìng'ān Xiàn}}) were established within Taonan Fu.<ref name=":1" /> In 1905, Anguang County ({{Lang-zh|c=安广县|p=Ānguǎng Xiàn}}) was established as part of Taonan Fu.<ref name=":1" /> In December 1905, Dalai Ting ({{Lang-zh|c=大赉厅|p=Dàlài Tīng}}) was established in the area, and put under the jurisdiction of the {{Interlanguage link|Heilongjiang General|zh|黑龙江将军}}.<ref name=":1" />

In 1907, the northeast portion of the Qing dynasty was reorganized into [[Provinces of China|provinces]], and positions of the Shangjing General and the Heilongjiang General, which were responsible for the area's administration, were merged into the [[Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces]].<ref name=":1" /> Taonan Fu, including Kaitong County, Jing'an County, and Anguang County were under the jurisdiction of [[Fengtian province|Fengtian]] province.<ref name=":1" /> Dalai Ting was placed under the jurisdiction of [[Heilongjiang]] province.<ref name=":1" /> In 1910, Zhendong County ({{Lang-zh|c=镇东县|p=Zhèndōng Xiàn}}) was established in the area, and placed under the jurisdiction of Fengtian province.<ref name=":1" /> In 1913, the area's administrative divisions were reorganized, and the area was split between {{Interlanguage link|Taochang Circuit|zh|洮昌道}} in Fengtian province, and {{Interlanguage link|Longjiang Circuit|zh|龙江道}} in Heilongjiang province.<ref name=":1" /> In 1914 Jing'an County was renamed Tao'an ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|洮南}}).{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} In 1915, {{Interlanguage link|Zhanyu County|zh|瞻榆县}} was established in Taochang Circuit.<ref name=":1" />

Baicheng's importance started to increase after a railway from [[Qiqihar]] to [[Siping City|Siping]] through Baicheng was constructed in the 1920s. In the 1930s another railway connecting Baicheng to [[Ulanhot]] and the mines at [[Arxan]] was opened northwestward. These two lines enabled Baicheng to become a regional transportation hub in western [[Jilin]] province. One more rail line connecting [[Changchun]] was opened in the mid-1930s as well.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baicheng - China |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Baicheng |website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>

During the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], the entire area was brought under the control of Longjiang province ({{Lang-zh|c=龙江省|p=Lóngjiāng shěng}}),<ref name=":1" /> part of [[Manchukuo]]. By 1938 the area was renamed to Baicheng, which in Chinese means ''white town''. The name's origin is the [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]] name of the city ''Chaghanhot'', which also means "white town".<ref name=":0" />

After the liberation of the area from [[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese forces]] on August 15, 1945, all counties in the area were placed under the jurisdiction of [[Nenjiang Province|Nenjiang province]].<ref name=":1" /> In 1946, Communist forces took the area, and it was placed under the jurisdiction of Nenjiang province and {{Interlanguage link|Liaoji province|zh|辽吉省}}.<ref name=":1" /> The following year, the area was reorganized as part of {{Interlanguage link|Liaobei province (Communist Party of China)|lt=Liaobei province|zh|辽北省 (解放区)}}.<ref name=":1" /> In 1949, it was moved back to Heilongjiang province.<ref name=":1" /> The area was moved again to Jilin province in 1954.<ref name=":1" /> In August of that year, the area was reorganized as Baichengzi zone ({{Lang-zh|c=白城子专区|p=Báichéngzǐ zhuānqū}}).<ref name=":1" /> The following year, it was renamed to Baicheng.<ref name=":1" /> From the late 1950s throughout the late 1970s, the area of Baicheng was modified multiple times, as were its internal borders.<ref name=":1" /> In July 1987, Tao'an County was reorganized as [[Taonan]], a [[county-level city]], which it remains today.<ref name=":1" /> In November 1988, [[Da'an, Jilin|Da'an County]] was also reorganized to be a county-level city, which it remains today.<ref name=":1" /> Baicheng underwent multiple more border changes in the early 1990s.<ref name=":1" /> In August 1993, it was reorganized as a [[prefecture-level city]], which it remains today.<ref name=":1" />

==Geography==
Situated in the northwestern part of [[Jilin]] province, Baicheng is located in the western portion of the [[Songnen Plain]], and in the eastern part of the {{Interlanguage link|Horqin Grassland|zh|科尔沁草原}}.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-11-07 |title= |script-title=zh:行政区划 |trans-title=Administrative divisions |url=http://www.jlbc.gov.cn/zjbc_3289/qhrk/xzqh/202304/t20230407_959431.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241118202857/http://www.jlbc.gov.cn/zjbc_3289/qhrk/xzqh/202304/t20230407_959431.html |archive-date=2024-11-18 |access-date=2024-11-18 |publisher=Baicheng Municipal People's Government |language=zh}}</ref> The city stretches from a latitude of 44° 13′ to 46° 18′ N, and a longitude of 121° 38′ to 124° 22' E.<ref name=":2" /> At its greatest width, the city spans {{convert|230|km|1}} from north to south and {{convert|211|km}} from east to west.<ref name=":2" /> The total area of the city is {{convert|25,758.73|km2|sqmi}},<ref name=":2" /> occupying 13.7% of the provincial area. The eastern part of the [[Greater Khingan|Greater Khingan Mountains]] lies in the northwest of Baicheng. Grassland and wetlands are prominent throughout the city's southeastern part.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Baicheng is bordered by [[Songyuan]] to its east and southeast.<ref name=":2" /> It is bordered by [[Horqin Right Middle Banner]], [[Tuquan County]], and [[Horqin Right Front Banner]] in [[Hinggan League]] in [[Inner Mongolia]] to the west and northwest.<ref name=":2" /> To its north and northeast, Baicheng is bordered by [[Tailai County]] in [[Qiqihar]], as well as [[Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County]] and [[Zhaoyuan County]] in [[Daqing]], all in the province of [[Heilongjiang]].<ref name=":2" />

The city's metro area is located {{convert|333|km}} from the provincial capital of [[Changchun]], {{convert|218|km}} from Qiqihar, {{convert|448|km}} from [[Siping, Jilin|Siping]], and {{convert|83|km|0}} from [[Ulanhot]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

===Climate===
[[File:Baicheng sandstorm (cropped).jpg|thumb|A [[dust storm]] in Baicheng in 2001]]

Baicheng has a rather dry, [[monsoon]]-influenced, [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dwa''), with long (lasting from November to March), very cold, windy, but dry winters due to the influence of the [[Siberian high]], and hot, humid summers, due to the [[East Asian monsoon]]. The coldest month, January, averages {{convert|−16.1|°C|1}}, while the warmest month, July, averages {{convert|23.5|°C|1}}; the annual mean is {{convert|5.5|°C|1}}. More than 70% of the annual precipitation falls from June to August alone. Drought conditions are common in spring and autumn; from 1961 to 2009, there were 31 years with spring drought and 28 with autumn drought.

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==Administrative divisions==
Baicheng directly administers one [[Districts of China|district]], two [[Counties of China|counties]], and two [[County-level city|county-level cities]].<ref name=":2" /> These county-level divisions then in turn administer 31 [[Subdistricts of China|subdistricts]], 38 [[Towns of China|towns]], and 35 [[Townships of China|townships]] (including 8 [[Ethnic townships, towns, and sums|ethnic townships]]).<ref name=":2" />
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{{Image label|x=400|y=350|scale=504/970|text=[[Taobei District|'''Taobei''']]}}
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|-
! #
! Name
! [[Hanzi]]
! [[Hanyu Pinyin]]
! Population (2003 est.)
! Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! Density (/km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
|1
|[[Taobei District]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|洮北区}}
|Táoběi Qū
|490,000
|2,525
|194
|-
|2
|[[Da'an, Jilin|Da'an City]]
|{{lang|zh-Hans-CN|大安市}}
|Dà'ān Shì
|420,000
|4,879
|86
|-
|3
|[[Taonan|Taonan City]]
|{{lang|zh-Hans-CN|洮南市}}
|Táonán Shì
|440,000
|5,108
|86
|-
|4
|[[Zhenlai County]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|镇赉县}}
|Zhènlài Xiàn
|310,000
|4,695
|66
|-
|5
|[[Tongyu County]]
|{{lang|zh-hans|通榆县}}
|Tōngyú Xiàn
|350,000
|8,476
|41
|}

== Demographics ==
Per a 2023 government publication, 93.65% of Baicheng is ethnically [[Han Chinese]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-10-08 |title= |script-title=zh:民族宗教 |trans-title=Ethnicity and religion |url=http://www.jlbc.gov.cn/zjbc_3289/qhrk/mzzj/202310/t20231008_971998.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241118204718/http://www.jlbc.gov.cn/zjbc_3289/qhrk/mzzj/202310/t20231008_971998.html |archive-date=2024-11-18 |access-date=2024-11-18 |publisher=Baicheng Municipal People's Government |language=zh}}</ref> Of the remaining 6.35%, the largest [[Ethnic minorities in China|ethnic minorities]] in the city include the [[Mongols]] (3.51%), the [[Manchu people|Manchu]] (1.92%), [[Koreans]] (0.58%), and the [[Hui people|Hui]] (0.21%).<ref name=":3" /> As of 2023, Baicheng has eight [[Ethnic townships, towns, and sums|ethnic townships]] under its jurisdiction: {{Interlanguage link|Deshun Mongol Ethnic Township|zh|德顺蒙古族乡}} in [[Taobei, Baicheng|Taobei District]], {{Interlanguage link|Xin'aili Mongol Ethnic Township|zh|新艾里蒙古族乡}} in [[Da'an, Jilin|Da'an]], {{Interlanguage link|Hulitu Mongol Ethnic Township|zh|胡力吐蒙古族乡}} and {{Interlanguage link|Huhecheli Mongol Ethnic Township|zh|呼和车力蒙古族乡}} in [[Taonan]], {{Interlanguage link|Momoge Mongol Ethnic Township|zh|莫莫格蒙古族乡}} and {{Interlanguage link|Hatuqi Mongol Ethnic Township|zh|哈吐气蒙古族乡}} in [[Zhenlai County]], and {{Interlanguage link|Xianghai Mongol Ethnic Township|zh|向海蒙古族乡}} and {{Interlanguage link|Baolawendu Mongol Ethnic Township|zh|包拉温都蒙古族乡}} in [[Tongyu County]].<ref name=":3" />

43.3% of Baicheng's population lived in [[urban area]]s as of 2022.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title= |script-title=zh:2022年白城市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |trans-title=2022 Baicheng Municipal Economic and Social Development Statistical Report |url=http://www.jlbc.gov.cn/sjfx_3333/tjgb_218/202306/t20230620_964752.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241118225345/http://www.jlbc.gov.cn/sjfx_3333/tjgb_218/202306/t20230620_964752.html |archive-date=2024-11-18 |access-date=2024-11-18 |publisher=Baicheng Municipal People's Government |language=zh}}</ref>

As of 2022, 50.2% of Baicheng's population is [[male]], and 49.8% is [[female]].<ref name=":4" />

==Economy==
[[File:The Night View of Baicheng City.jpg|thumb|A night view of Baicheng]]As of 2022, Baicheng's [[gross domestic product]] (GDP) totaled 57.486 billion [[renminbi]] (RMB).<ref name=":4" /> Its [[Primary sector of the economy|primary sector]] accounted for 29.2% of its GDP, while its [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] accounted for 18.9%, and its [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]] accounted for 51.9%.<ref name=":4" /> The [[per capita]] [[disposable income]] of [[Urban area|urban]] residents in the city was 29,109 RMB, an increase of 2.4% over the previous year, while the per capita disposable income of rural residents in the city was 14,282 RMB, an increase of 5.7% over the previous year.<ref name=":4" />

The total output of the city's [[agriculture]], [[forestry]], [[animal husbandry]], and [[fishery]] industries totaled 31.577 billion RMB in 2022.<ref name=":4" /> Major crops grown in Baicheng include [[maize]], [[rice]], various [[bean]]s, and [[Vegetable oil|oilseeds]].<ref name=":4" />

Textile industry is one of the main pillars of the economy.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} It is home to the Baicheng Weapons Test Centre.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.janes.com/article/86175/images-emerge-of-new-chinese-8-8-assault-gun?from_rss=1 |publisher=[[Jane's Information Group]] |quote=Images have emerged showing what appears to be a new Chinese 8×8 assault gun equipped with a 105 mm main armament and a remote-controlled weapon station reportedly being trialled at what local media identified as the Baicheng Weapons Test Centre in northeastern China. |title=Images emerge of new Chinese 8×8 assault gun |first=Richard D. Jr. |last=Fisher |date=February 5, 2019}}</ref>

The total [[Retail|retail sales]] of [[Final good|consumer goods]] in Baicheng totaled 15.319 billion RMB in 2022.<ref name=":4" />

Baicheng was home to 3.203 billion RMB-worth of foreign trade in 2022.<ref name=":4" />

==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[File:白城站.JPG|thumb|Baicheng Railway Station]]
Baicheng railway station is a railway hub in western Jilin Province. It is the terminus of the [[Changchun–Baicheng railway]]. There are multiple daily departures to other cities including Beijing, Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Dalian, Qiqihar, Ulanhot and several other cities in northern provinces of China.

===Road===
'''Expressways'''
* [[G4512 Shuangliao–Nenjiang Expressway]]
* [[G12 Hunchun–Ulanhot Expressway]]

'''National highways''' (GXXX):
* [[China National Highway 302]]

===Air===
[[Baicheng Chang'an Airport]] is located in the town of Taohe ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|洮河}}) in [[Taobei District]], {{convert|16.5|km}} from the city center. It has been under construction since October 26, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jl.gov.cn/jjjs/xmjs/jtxm/201210/t20121030_1304012.html |script-title=zh:白城新空港：长安机场 |publisher=Government of Jilin Province |date=2012-10-30 |access-date=2013-01-22 |trans-title=A Baicheng Airport: Changan airport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215040718/http://jl.gov.cn/jjjs/xmjs/jtxm/201210/t20121030_1304012.html |archive-date=2013-02-15 }}</ref> The total investment is 480 million yuan.<ref name="jl">{{cite web|url=http://www.jl.gov.cn/jjjs/xmjs/jtxm/201210/t20121030_1304012.html |script-title=zh:白城新空港：长安机场 |publisher=Government of Jilin Province |date=2012-10-30 |access-date=2013-01-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215040718/http://jl.gov.cn/jjjs/xmjs/jtxm/201210/t20121030_1304012.html |archive-date=2013-02-15 }}</ref> The airport was opened on 31 March 2017, the fifth civil airport in Jilin province.<ref name="xinhua">{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2017-04/01/c_129523448.htm |script-title=zh:吉林白城长安机场正式通航 |work=Xinhua |date=1 April 2017 }}</ref> The airport has a runway that is 2,500 meters long and 45 meters wide (class 4C), and a 4,471 square-meter terminal building. It is designed to handle 200,000 passengers and 700 tons of cargo annually by 2020.<ref name="xinhua"/>

== Culture ==
As of 2022, Baicheng has one [[art gallery]], five [[cultural center]]s, six [[museum]]s, and six [[Public library|public libraries]].<ref name=":4" /> The city has seven [[Radio broadcasting|radio stations]] and six [[television channel]]s.<ref name=":4" />

== Healthcare ==
As of 2022, the city has 1,947 medical institutions, including 49 [[hospital]]s, 6 maternal and child health care institutions, 5 specialized disease prevention and treatment institutions, 6 disease prevention and control centers, 11 [[Residential communities of China|community]] service centers, 92 [[Townships of China|township]] health centers, and 847 clinics, health centers, medical offices, and nursing stations.<ref name=":4" /> At the end of the year, Baicheng's health institutions had 9,248 beds, of which, 8,980 were located in hospitals and health centers.<ref name=":4" /> The city has 13,340 healthcare professionals, including 5,508 practicing [[Assistant doctor (China)|assistant doctors]], 4,397 practicing doctors, and 5,869 registered [[Nursing|nurses]].<ref name=":4" />

==Sister cities==
*{{flagdeco|Russia}} [[Barnaul]], [[Altai Krai]], Russia

==References==
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==External links==
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