Changbai Mountain Scenic Area is located in the southeast of Chibei District, Erdaobaihe Town, Antu County, Jilin Province, and adjacent to North Korea in the southeast. Located on the northern slope of Changbai Mountain, it is 34 kilometers away from Changbai Mountain and 65 kilometers away from Binzi Peak on the border between China and North Korea, covering an area of 52.42 square kilometers. Now it is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.
Changbai Mountain has been the sacred territory of China since ancient times, and it is one of the top ten famous mountains in China. Changbai Mountain was called Buxian Mountain in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Tutaishan in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Taibai Mountain in the Tang Dynasty and Changbai Mountain in the Liao and Jin Dynasties.
Changbai Mountain, the main peak, is named after its white pumice and snow, and is known as "the first peak in the world with a thousand years of snow". The scenic spot is a tourist attraction with the reputation of "holy mountain, holy water, strange forest and immortal fruit" and the birthplace of Manchu. In Qing dynasty, it was called "Holy Land". The emperor must personally or appoint a minister to visit Changbai Mountain in Wula, Jilin (now Jilin City).
Main attractions of Changbai Mountain:
1, Tianchi
Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain is located at the top of the volcanic cone of the main peak of Changbai Mountain. It is a crater, and after a long time, it will accumulate water into a lake. The elevation of Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain is 2 189. 1 meter. Tianchi is slightly oval, 4.4 kilometers long from north to south and 3.37 kilometers wide from east to west.
The total storage capacity is 2.04 billion cubic meters. The water temperature in Tianchi Lake ranges from 0.7℃ to 1 1℃, with an average annual temperature of 7.3℃ ... Tianchi Lake is the highest and largest alpine lake in China, and it is also the birthplace of the three major rivers in northeast China-Songhua River, Yalu River and Tumen River.
2. Black tuyere
Climb the mountain along the north slope to Tianchi. At the junction of Yuehua forest belt and alpine tundra, the eastern end of Bulao peak and the intersection of observation deck, a gap naturally forms, which is the famous black tuyere in Changbai Mountain.
You can see the panoramic view of Changbai Waterfall at the tuyere, and you can enjoy the panoramic view of U-shaped valley here. Looking up at the black tuyere from the bottom of the U-shaped valley, the black tuyere became the gate of the castle, which opened between two bunkers and was called the "Southern Gate". Groups of white-waisted swift often appear on the black tuyere, and the broken ridges and steep cliffs happen to be the nests of swift.
3. Changbai Waterfalls Group
Changbai Mountain is surrounded by Tianchi Qifeng, and there is a gap between the astronomical peak in the north and Longmen peak. Water overflows from this gap and flows northward through the cliff of1.250m, forming a waterfall group with a drop of 68m. This is Changbai Waterfall Group, the first scenic spot in Changbai Mountain and the largest waterfall group in Northeast China. The upper part is connected with Tianchi Lake and the lower part is connected with Erdaobai River, which is the positive source of Songhua River.
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