Tonghua is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jilin Province, located in the southeast of Jilin, bordering Baishan in the east and Benxi, Fushun and Dandong in the west. Cijiang Road, People's Republic of China (PRC), facing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea across the Yalu River in the south, and Liaoyuan City and Jilin City in the north.
More than two-thirds of them are mountainous areas, belonging to the Changbai Mountain system and the humid climate zone in the middle temperate zone. By the end of 65438+February 2022 18, the city had 2 districts, 3 counties and 2 county-level cities, 1 National Pharmaceutical High-tech Zone and 1 Jilin Tonghua International Inland Port Area. Total area 15 195 square kilometers, permanent population 1302778.
Core culture
Tonghua has a long history and profound cultural heritage. It is the birthplace of Koguryo culture and Shaman culture. Koguryo established Ji 'an as its capital in 425. Koguryo Imperial City, Imperial Tombs and Noble Tombs are the only world cultural heritages that have been successfully declared independently in Northeast China. Located in the center of Northeast Asia Economic Circle and the core area of Yalu River International Economic Cooperation Belt.
Tonghua, known as the green three-dimensional treasure house, is one of the three natural drug stores in China. Known as the hometown of traditional Chinese medicine, wine, ginseng, high-quality rice, Songhua inkstone and skiing in China. There are more than 1000 rivers in Tonghua City, which belong to Yalu River and Songhua River respectively. The largest rivers are Yalu River, Hunjiang River and Huifa River. Yalu River, the border river between China and Korea, flows from Tonghua City, Liaoning Province to Dandong City and enters the Yellow Sea, with a total length of 203.5 kilometers and a drainage area of 32,000 square kilometers.