On September 20, 2006, Changchun China and Russia science and technology garden opened, which was one of the series sience and technology activities of Chinese and Russian country year. Changchun China and Russia science and technology garden is an internationalization industry garden area with the modernized enterprise system and the cultural atmosphere, which was set up by Jilin provincial government and Chinese Academy of Science, Russian Academy of science Siberia Branch, Russian Novosibirsky Government. It got the intelligence superiority of the talented person, technology, information with other social resources superiority and so on close union.

Over the years Jilin’s scientists and technicians have come up with a host of results. It is in Jilin’s research institutes that China produced its first piece of synthetic rubber, microscope, crucible of optical glass, ruby laser, as well as Dongfeng- and Hongqi-brand cars. It is where the nation produced its first-generation railway passenger car and subway electric passenger car, totally separated rare-earth elements for the first time, and developed its first high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance chemical analyzer. In the new century, the province will continue to push its strategy of rejuvenating the local economy with science and education. Due importance will be attached to science and technology by increasing the investment and striving to raise the contributions of scientific and technological results to economic growth.(The Information Office of the People’s Government of Jilin Province)