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China's most beautiful Great Lakes
Changbaishan Tianchi



Changbaishan Tianchi also known as Mt Tianchi Lake, located southeast of Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve in Jilin Province, China and North Korea's boundary lakes, Lake in Jilin Province in the north. Changbai Mountain breathtaking views, abundant resources, and scenery is very beautiful. In ancient times, the Changbai Mountain was originally a volcano. According to historical records documented since the 16th century since it erupted three times, when the volcanic eruption sprayed a lot of lava, forming the crater-like basin, Shijianyichang, stagnant water into the lake, has become now the Tianchi. The volcanic eruption of lava from the accumulation of material in the crater around a stand of 16 in the surrounding peaks, including seven in the Korean territory, nine in the country. This nine peaks each with distinct characteristics, a singular landscape.

Tianchi in the Changbai Mountain 16 famous peaks surrounded??, Beiyi elevation 2,749 m peak of the Changbai Baekdu peak, the water height of 2,192 meters above sea level, compared to Xinjiang's Tianshan Tianchi higher than 200 meters, is China's highest , The most volcanic lake. Tianchi 4.85 kilometers long from north to south, things 3.35 km wide, the water a total area of 9.82 square kilometers, although only 2,194 meters above sea level, but it is China's highest fire Kouhu. Up to a maximum depth of 373 meters, even though the average depth is 200 meters above, is the deepest lake in China, the total water storage of about 20 billion cubic meters. At the same time, Changbaishan Tianchi is also the Songhua River and the Yalu River and the birthplace of the Tumen River, known as "the source of Sanjiang," Blair said.



Changbaishan Tianchi due to the high altitude, low temperature, but not the larger perennial changes, within a year half of the time the lake ice, the ice thickness up to 1-2 meters. Even in the Xiamoqiuchu higher temperatures, occasional weather turns bad, suddenly masterpiece wind, hail rain and snow Qingpensala. Jingtao-shore pond, pool Shafei stone walk, Songtao Kuanghou in the mountains, can not help is not the magical power of nature with emotion!

Tianchi is from the inside wall of white pumice and rough rocks of a cliff cliff. Tianchi He was enveloped in dense thick fog, as if covered by a mysterious veil. Daidao warmth of the summer, the sun was bright. Clear skies when the top of Mt Tianchi, Danxian surrounding mountains, white clouds on the mountainside on Chanmian wind around, the more a pool of water come Chenglan clear, wave-like; Shanyan Doubidaoying them; pool of Changbai azalea, Mountain daisy, poppy compete in full bloom, red, yellow, white, purple Qunfang Zhengyan, the United States is the United States and Oakland magic, the music is not Sigui visitors.

Tianchi water from a small gap on the overflow, the outflow of about more than 1,000 meters, down from the cliff on the crash, as the famous Changbai Mountain Falls. Falls of up to 60 meters, very spectacular, 200 meters far from the waterfall can be heard the roar of it. Great Falls fell into the Songhua River water is a source of the Songhua River. Falls not far away in the near Changbai Changbai there are hot springs, this is an area of 1,000 square meters of the spring group, spewing out a total of 13.



Accommodation:
     Tianchi accommodation is very convenient, high-Zhong Didang prices of different hotels and guest houses at different levels to meet the accommodation needs of the guests. Changhong, a major hotel, fully equipped, comfortable Xiata convenience. Tourism Bureau of Jilin Province have been given to two stars hotels Changbaishan foreign tourism.

Transportation:
     Aviation: in the neighboring city of Changchun, Tonghua, Jilin, Yanji all airports, especially in Yanji airport recently, Yanji airport in the western city of Yanji. By plane to the Changbai Mountains, it is generally a first Yanji City, then by car arrived at Yanji city of Changbai Mountain, about four hours by car. Every day from Yanji to Beijing, Shanghai and other major cities of flights, the Beijing daily flights to Yanji, 4-5 classes a day peak season, low season at least one day, and more took off in the afternoon. Shanghai Pudong to Yanji every Monday, four flights CJ6757, 13:00 take off, arrived at 15:20.

     Railway: Shirakawa Station from the Changbai Mountain area is the last of the train station, sent to Changchun and Tonghua train. From Changchun by the train K953 to Shirakawa, 13:52 distribution of vehicles, Baihe to 4:30 am the next day. Tonghua by 4241 from the train, open 10:36, 16:55 to Shirakawa. Station Dunhua can also be a first, and then switch to 201 cars along the National Road to Shirakawa, the journey will take about more than three hours, fares about 25 yuan. By K215, from Beijing, starting 14:42, 12:24 assigned the next day in Dunhua. By K655, from Changchun, starting 10:05, 16:46 to.

     Highway: prior to the Changbai Mountains to the white town, 201 State Road, 202 provincial highway after white town. Dunhua walk from the 201 National Road, from Yanji take Highway 202, from Tonghua 201 National Road can go to Shirakawa, addition, the Changbai Mountain Scenic Area map attached to the county, from Antu have cars can be. Changbai Mountain, has received two traffic routes, the general direction from Yanji to be from the north slope of mountain climbing, from Shenyang, Changchun and other places to be Shirakawa from the southern slope of mountain climbing. From the southern slope of mountain climbing, can Daobai the town as the end-result; mountain slope from the West, can Songjianghe Town, as the end result. After these two lines of the two-thirds of Changbai Mountain attractions, the main Changbaishan Tianchi and the Grand Canyon. Two lines have a gate, tickets for 45 yuan each. Daobai town in the northern slope of the Tour can ride attractions, prices for 40 yuan per person. Who wish to Tianchi, we must transfer junction in Tianchi sport utility vehicle, priced at 80 yuan per person, it is more dangerous because of steep road, the car does not generally boost. If physical and interested visitors can walk on the road from the Tianchi Lake Tianchi, the one-way will take about 90 minutes if the two Shirakawa take direct cross-country vehicles, 100 yuan per person. Hill slope from the West, prices of almost, two Huanshan Lu have the same gate.

Food:
     Changbai Mountain area of the diet flavor characteristics to the northeast and the Korean-based flavor, flavor is mainly northeast Liangban Duncai and vegetables. Coupled with the Shanzhen here is rich in resources, as raw materials to Shanzhen taste delicious dishes made of, is to Changbai Mountain can not taste the delicious. In a hotel in general have "Shanzhen Corroboree" will allow for a real treat you.

Changbai Mountain is the two countries, the Jieshan, many local Korean, Korean rice to the daily diet consisting mainly of food, including rice, millet and grain of rice, Fusi for soup, sauce, pickles and some pickled vegetables, unique flavor. Korean kimchi is very famous, and more to bellflower, fern, Chinese cabbage, carrot, cucumber, celery as raw materials, to eat crisp and refreshing, spicy in the right.

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