Eight of them are the eight governing bodies of the puppet Manchukuo. That is, the Ministry of Public Security (Ministry of Military Affairs), the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Communications, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Culture and Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of People's Livelihood. These political institutions, together with the State Council and the comprehensive judicial and procuratorial organs, were built near Xinmin Street in Changchun, forming a complex of buildings centered on the Geological Palace.