長(chang)春是(shi)吉林省省會，位(wei)于吉林省的中(zhong)(zhong)部(bu)，全省政治(zhi)、經濟(ji)、文化、科技和交通中(zhong)(zhong)心。長(chang)春先后被評為國(guo)(guo)家衛生城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市、國(guo)(guo)家園(yuan)林城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市、國(guo)(guo)家綠化模范城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市、國(guo)(guo)家環(huan)保模范城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市、最(zui)具人(ren)情味的城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市和最(zui)具幸福感城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市。長(chang)春素有“汽車城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)”、“電影城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)”、“光電城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)”、“科技文化城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)”、“大學(xue)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)”、“森林城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)”、“雕塑城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)”的美譽，是(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)汽車、電影、光學(xue)、生物制藥(yao)、軌道(dao)客車等行(xing)業(ye)的發源地。