Which province does Yanji belong to?

Yanji City is part of Jilin Province.

Yanji City is a county-level city and capital under the jurisdiction of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province. It is located in the eastern part of Jilin Province, the central part of Yanbian and the northern foothills of the Changbai Mountains. It is in the hinterland of the Northeast Asian Economic Circle and is a map drawn up by the United Nations. A fulcrum on the Chinese side of the "Golden Triangle" in the Menjiang River area, it is only 60 kilometers away from the Sino-Russian border in the east and 80 kilometers away from the Sea of ??Japan; more than 10 kilometers away from the China-North Korea border in the south, with a total area of ??1,748 square kilometers. According to According to the seventh census data, as of the end of 2021, Yanji City has a registered population of 560,700.

Yanji City is the central city in the east of Jilin Province, a national health city and an outstanding tourist city in China. In 2017, Yanji City was officially approved as a pilot county for the province’s expansion of power to strengthen counties, marking that Yanji City was given management authority by prefecture-level municipal governments.

The origin of place names and city slogans of Yanji City:

1. Origin of place names: The native name of Yanji City is Yanjigang, also known as Nangang. There are different opinions on the origin of the place name "Yanji City". In the Ming Dynasty, it was the Wei District of Huyejilang, and the pronunciation of "Yeji" was changed to Yanji City; in the Qing Dynasty, it was called Nangang (the pronunciation of the word "Nanhuang"), also known as Yanji.

"Yanji" means goat in Manchu. It is also said that in the early years of development, this place was often smoky and shrouded in fog, so it was called Yanjigang. Yanji is the pronunciation of Yanji; Yanji is Jilin. The meaning of extension, etc. In the late Qing Dynasty, it was also called Juzi Street, which means the seat of the government office. During the Republic of China, it was usually called Juzi Street, also called Yanji City.

2. City slogan: "Yes Yanji" (It's Yanji!) The slogan has an expression with Korean language characteristics, highlighting Yanji's urban characteristics and modern vitality. Its promotional logo is integrated with the Jindalai flower, the core part of the city's logo.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yanji City