Changchun, China Tourism

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play an important role, as do its film studios.

Changchun is still a relatively young town, having been founded in the 18th C. Following the construction of the Chinese rail network in the first half of the 20th C it developed into a focal point for traffic in Inner Mongolia and to North Korea. Between 1933 and 1945 Changchun, as the capital of the Japanese-controlled state, was named Mandchukuo Xinjing (''New Capital''). Puyi, the last of the Qing emperors, was crowned state emperor here in 1934.