Flame leaves Songyuan for Jilin City
Actress Bai Qing, the last torchbearer in Songyuan, Jilin Province, reached Dongzhen Square to begin the closing ceremony, which would mark the end of this leg of the Olympic Torch Relay at 8:47 a.m." [Full story]Brief introduction to Songyuan
Located in the central west of Jilin Province, the city of Songyuan has an area of 22,000 square kilometers and a population of 2.62 million. It is richly endowed by nature and has always been known as "an oil city, a grain store, a meat store, a sea of forestm and a fish producer." [Full story]
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Clay Forest
The Clay Forest
A topographic spectacle, the Clay Forest in Qian'an was formed as a result of wind erosion and water scouring of the alkaline soil on the eastern shore of Dabusu, a soda lake. [Full Story]
Heat supply plants in plan
Songyuan's large-scale heat supply plants in detailed plan
The construction progress of Songyuan City's urban heat supply plants has
picked up speed as the German experts came for the financial appraisal of the project. [Full Story]
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