# Baishan

Baishan (Chinese: 白山; pinyin: Báishān), is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jilin province, in the Dongbei (northeastern) part of China. "白山" literally means "White Mountain", and is named after Changbai Mountain (Chinese: 长白山; pinyin: Chángbái Shān). Baishan borders Yanbian to the east, Tonghua to the southwest, Jilin City to the north, and North Korea to the south.
Baishan is to be granted the title of China International Mineral Water City. In Baishan is the Baishan Dam.

## History

In 1902, the Qing imperial government set up the Linjiang County in today's Baishan region. During the Manchukuo period, Linjiang county was under the jurisdiction of Tonghua. In March 1959, Jilin provincial government promoted Linjiang County to a county-level city and renamed it as Hunjiang City, which is still under the administration of Tonghua Prefecture. In 1985, Hunjiang City developed into a prefecture-level city, administerring three districts and three counties including Fusong, Jingyu and Changbai. The city was renamed to Baishan in April 1994 with the approval of the State Council.

## Administrative divisions

Map :
| Hunjiang Jiangyuan Fusong County Jingyu County Changbai County Linjiang (city) |||||||
| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km$^2$) | Density (/km$^2$) |
| 1 | Hunjiang District | 浑江区 | Húnjiāng Qū | 330,000 | 1,388 | 238 |
| 2 | Jiangyuan District | 江源区 | Jiāngyuán Qū | 260,000 | 1,348 | 193 |
| 3 | Linjiang City | 临江市 | Línjiāng Shì | 180,000 | 3,009 | 60 |
| 4 | Fusong County | 抚松县 | Fǔsōng Xiàn | 300,000 | 6,150 | 49 |
| 5 | Jingyu County | 靖宇县 | Jìngyǔ Xiàn | 140,000 | 3,094 | 45 |
| 6 | Changbai Korean Autonomous County | 长白朝鲜族自治县 | Chángbái Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn | 80,000 | 2,496 | 32 |

## Climate

Climate data for Baishan, elevation 521 m (1,709 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 29.2 (84.6) | 32.2 (90.0) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.8 (96.4) | 35.7 (96.3) | 30.1 (86.2) | 27.2 (81.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | 35.8 (96.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) | −2.7 (27.1) | 4.3 (39.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.5 (79.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 3.1 (37.6) | −5.5 (22.1) | 11.8 (53.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) | −10.2 (13.6) | −2.1 (28.2) | 6.8 (44.2) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 14.2 (57.6) | 6.2 (43.2) | −3.2 (26.2) | −12.2 (10.0) | 4.9 (40.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.8 (−5.4) | −16.7 (1.9) | −7.8 (18.0) | 0.3 (32.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 12.9 (55.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 8.8 (47.8) | 0.3 (32.5) | −8.3 (17.1) | −17.8 (0.0) | −0.7 (30.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.5 (−31.9) | −32.0 (−25.6) | −24.6 (−12.3) | −11.4 (11.5) | −3.9 (25.0) | 3.4 (38.1) | 7.9 (46.2) | 3.1 (37.6) | −4.4 (24.1) | −12.7 (9.1) | −26.5 (−15.7) | −32.7 (−26.9) | −35.5 (−31.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.2 (0.44) | 18.1 (0.71) | 27.8 (1.09) | 47.6 (1.87) | 86.1 (3.39) | 116.2 (4.57) | 200.0 (7.87) | 188.8 (7.43) | 65.1 (2.56) | 46.8 (1.84) | 40.2 (1.58) | 18.8 (0.74) | 866.7 (34.09) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 140.2 |
| Average snowy days | 12.8 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 11.2 | 15.1 | 70.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 163.5 | 174.5 | 201.3 | 198.5 | 220.0 | 203.0 | 181.7 | 188.1 | 199.0 | 185.4 | 143.5 | 141.5 | 2,200 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 58 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 55 | 49 | 50 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transportation

* Changbaishan Airport