Songyuan (Chinese: 松原; pinyin: Sōngyuán) is a prefecture-level city in west-central Jilin province, China.

Even though the present city of Songyuan is predominantly modern in appearance, the area has a long history dating back to the Neolithic age.

During much of the Qing era, an important military and administrative center, known as Boduna (伯都納) was located in the Songyuan area, on the right bank of the Sungari (Songhua) River, in what is today the Ninjiang District of the city.

The Boduna fortress was originally constructed in 1693, some 25 li (15 km) east of today's Songyuan central city area.

In July, police arrested thirty-four suspects on charges of selling electronic devices to high school students which would have enabled them to cheat on the national college entrance exam.

Located in the middle west of Jilin Province, at the center of the Northeast China, the city covers 22,000 square kilometres (8,500 sq mi) with a population of 2.8 million.

Songyuan has a monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long (lasting from November to March), very cold, windy, but dry winters due to the influence of the Siberian high, and hot, humid summers, due to the East Asian monsoon.

Songyuan also sits on China's Golden Corn Belt, and is a national commercial food base.

Taking advantage of abundant materials, special locations and easy transportation, the city has reserved and developed many important projects.