What does the abbreviation of Jilin mean?

Jilin province is called Ji for short. In Qing Dynasty, Wula City of Jilin (now Jilin City) was established along Songhua River. In Manchu, Jilin means "Yan" and Wula means "Dachuan". It is a city on the Songhua River, which was later called Jilin Province when it was established as a province.

Jilin Province is the provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), with Changchun as its capital. Jilin Province is located in the northeast of China, which is connected with Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Russia and North Korea, and is in the geographical center of Northeast Asia.