Belongs to: Shulan City, Jilin City, Jilin Province

Shulan City is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the province. It is located in the transition zone from the remnants of the Changbai Mountains to the Songnen Plain, at 43°51 N. ′ to 44°38′, and longitude 126°24′ to 127°45′ east. It is connected with the beautiful Jilin City in the south, Harbin City, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, in the north, and faces Changchun City, the capital of Jilin Province, across the Songhua River in the west. It is surrounded by It borders Jiaohe City, Jiutai City, and Yushu City in Jilin Province and Wuchang City in Heilongjiang Province.

Shulan City is located at the intersection of two provinces and three cities. It is located in the center of the Northeast Asia Economic Circle and the hinterland of the "China Changji Tu Development and Opening Pilot Zone". It is connected to Jilin City in the south and Harbin City in the north. It faces Changchun City across the Songhua River to the west and is within the one-hour economic circle of Jilin, Changchun and Harbin.

Shulan City is located in the transition zone from Changbai Mountain to Songliao Plain. It has a superior natural environment and complex landform types. It has the tendency of "welcoming Changbai in the distance and surrounding Songhua in the near". It is an important agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery and industrial and mining area in Jilin Province. It is an important ecological and economic area with promising comprehensive development of energy, specialties, fisheries and tourism and the establishment of a good ecological environment. It is generally 170~220 meters above sea level. The average annual temperature is 4.3 degrees Celsius, the average annual rainfall is 683 mm, the relative humidity is 69%, the annual frost-free period is 140 days, the annual frost period is 225 days, the dominant wind direction is southerly with a frequency of 19%, and the frequency of south-southwest wind is 13%. The cultivated land is concentrated and fertile, suitable for rice and dry grain farming. It is an important agricultural economic zone in the city. The soil has obvious zonal and vertical distribution characteristics. The plants belong to the Changbai Mountain flora. The vegetation division belongs to the temperate coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest area of ??the Changbai Mountain red pine, fir, and fir coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest area.

Shulan City is one of the national commercial grain base counties, a nationally recognized green food production base, and an organic food production base certified by the International Organic Food Organization. It is located in the world's golden corn belt, with an existing cultivated land area of ??138,000 hectares and a stable annual output of more than one million tons. Shulan rice has been registered as a "geographical indication brand" by the state.

The city’s forestry land area is 250,000 hectares, with a forest coverage rate of 41%. The main tree species include oak, Korean pine, manchurian ash, etc., which breed a large number of forest by-product resources.

Shulan City is a large animal husbandry city in Jilin Province and a national demonstration zone for unregulated animal diseases. It has an annual breeding capacity of 1.96 million pigs, 880,000 beef cattle, and 3.4 million white geese; The chicken stock is 1.8 million, and the broiler chicken production is more than 60 million.

Shulan has a long history. The Neolithic Age belongs to the Western Tuanshan Cultural Area. During the Xia, Shang, Zhou and Qin dynasties, it was the residence of the Sushen tribe. In the Han Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Yintai County, Xuantu Group County. During the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasties, it was the residence of Yilou people. In the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of the Wejisu Mo tribe. In the Tang Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of the Su Mo __ tribe. In 762 AD, Emperor Suzong of the Tang Dynasty decreed that Bohai would be the country, and Shulan would be the jurisdiction of Suzhou, the Bohai Kingdom. During the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty, the Northeast region was in the Liao and Jin Dynasties. Shulan territory has always been the residence of the Jurchen people. It was first under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Danguo, Liaodong, and later under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Tokyo Road. In the Jin Dynasty, it was the Huining Prefecture of Shangjing. Territory. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Xianping Prefecture on Kaiyuan Road, and later it was under the jurisdiction of Xuanwei Envoy of Liaodong Road in Haixi Province. In the Qing Dynasty, from the first year of Chongde to the tenth year of Shunzhi (1636-1654), it was under the jurisdiction of Shengjing; from the eleventh year of Shunzhi to the fifteenth year of Kangxi (1655-1677), it was under the jurisdiction of General Ningguta; in the tenth year of Kangxi From the 5th to the 20th year (1677-1681), it was under the jurisdiction of the Jilin General; from the 20th year of Kangxi to the 33rd year of Guangxu (1681-1907), it was successively under the jurisdiction of the Yamen, Yongji Prefecture, Jilin Department, and It is under the jurisdiction of Jilin Prefecture; from the 33rd year of Guangxu to the second year of Xuantong (1907-1910), it was under the jurisdiction of Jilin Prefecture, Wuchang Hall and the Dashouula General Administrative Office directly under the jurisdiction of the Kyoto House of Internal Affairs. On Renxu in March of the second year of Xuantong (April 27, 1910), the northern boundary of Jilin Prefecture and the southern boundary of Wuchang Prefecture were analyzed, and Shulan County was established. The county seat was Zhuozipo (Chaoyang Town), which belonged to the southwest road of Jilin Province. In 1929 (the 18th year of the Republic of China), the Taoist system was abolished and placed directly under the jurisdiction of Jilin Province. In July 1946, it came under the jurisdiction of the Administrative Inspectorate of Northern Jilin. On July 15, 1948, the Jibei Special Agency was abolished and placed under the direct jurisdiction of Jilin Province. On September 27, 1958, it came under the jurisdiction of Jilin City. In February 1966, it came under the jurisdiction of Yongji Special Administrative Region. On June 6, 1969, it came under the jurisdiction of Jilin City. On October 8, 1992, with the approval of the State Council, Shulan County was revoked and Shulan City (county level) was established, under the direct jurisdiction of the province.

On November 2 of the same year, the Jilin Provincial Government notified that after Shulan was established as a city, it would be temporarily managed by Jilin City.

In June 2020, Shulan City was included in the second batch of counties and counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Northeast Anti-Japanese Allied Forces Area).

In January 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs identified Shulan City as the fourth batch of demonstration counties (cities, districts) in the country that have taken the lead in basically realizing the full mechanization of major crop production.

In May 2017, the first batch of animal husbandry green development demonstration counties was released, and Shulan City was on the list.

In February 2016, Shulan City was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education in the country in 2015.

In 2005, Shulan City ranked 34th among the top 100 meat-producing counties in the country in 2005.

In 2004, Shulan City ranked 61st among the top 100 grain-producing counties in the country.