Baicheng | prefecture-level city (China)

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Baicheng is a prefecture-level city in the northwestern part of Jilin province, People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Heilongjiang to the east and northeast.
Baicheng became a county town in 1904. At this point it still had the name of Jing'an. In 1914 it was renamed Tao'an. In 1950 it was renamed in Baicheng, which is Mandarin with the meaning white town. The name Baicheng is from the Mongolian name of the city Chaghanhot, which also means "white town". Baicheng used to belong to Heilongjiang province, when it became a city within Jilin province.
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Coordinates:   45°36'59"N   122°50'46"E