Songhua Lake, Songhua River, Rime Island, Red Leaf Valley, Rafa Mountain, Mosque, etc.

Jilin City is a famous historical and cultural city in Northeast China, the second largest city in Jilin Province, and the only city in the country with the same name as the province.

Jilin is a beautiful city surrounded by mountains and rivers.

Jilin's original name is "Jilin Wula", which means "city along the river" in Manchu.

The surrounding mountains and the swirling Songhua River give Jilin the natural beauty of "four sides of green mountains and three sides of water, one city full of mountains and half a city full of rivers."

Jilin's rime, ice and snow, Songhua Lake, Wula Ancient City, Beishan ancient temples and Manchu and Korean folk customs constitute Jilin's unique urban characteristics.

Songhua Lake is located 24 kilometers southeast of Jilin City. It is a large artificial lake formed in 1937 when the Songhua River was intercepted to build the Fengman Reservoir.

Songhua Lake covers an area of ??500 square kilometers. The lake is in the shape of a long and narrow string. It is surrounded by mountains such as Nanlou Mountain and Laoye Ridge. It has excellent scenery.

The main attractions of Songhua Lake Scenic Area include Golden Turtle Island, Camel Peak, North Tianshan Mountain, Wuhu Island, Wolong Pond, Feng Dance Pool, Shilong Wall, Zuishi Slope, etc. The lake is rich in products, including lake carp, silver crucian carp, Aohua,

In addition to fish, the lake area is also rich in a variety of animals, plants and Chinese herbal medicines.

Tickets: 10 yuan Transportation: Take a special bus from in front of Jilin Railway Station, it takes 30-40 minutes.

Songhua River The Songhua River originates from Changbai Mountain Tianchi and runs through the whole city of Jilin City like a green ribbon.

Among the major river basins in the country, it ranks third after the Yangtze River and Yellow River. It is like the nanny of the people in Northeast China.

The climate of Songhua River in winter is severely cold, sometimes dropping to minus 30 degrees Celsius, and the freezing period lasts for five months.

On the warm current of the river in this section of the Fengman Hydropower Plant, clouds of steam continued to rise, condensing on the willow silk and pine leaves on the shore, forming clusters and strings of crystal jade-like ice flowers. The ten-mile long embankment suddenly became exquisite, clear, and beautiful.

The world of jade trees and silver branches.

This is the wonder of "tree hanging" that is famous throughout the country.

Rime Island Wusong Island is named after its abundant and beautiful rime.

The terrain here is lower than that of Jilin City, and it is surrounded by rivers.

Hot and cold air intersect here. In winter, trees hang almost every day, and sometimes they don't fall down for several days in a row.

Zengtongtun on the island is the best place to appreciate the rime. There was a saying that "to appreciate the rime, go to Zengtong".

The trees here have strange shapes. The weeping willows along the river are covered with white and crystal frost flowers. The river breeze blows the silver threads and sparkles. The scenery is both wild and beautiful.

Rime only appears in winter.

This is because the formation of rime has its own unique environment and conditions.

Hongye Valley Hongye Valley is an earth and stone road that leads directly to Ailin Farm for hauling timber. Along the two ridges, there are villages, rice fields, and streams. It stretches for more than 100 kilometers of red leaf forest, birch forest, and sometimes sparse and sometimes dense forest area.

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After leaving Jilin City, take Shi Road to Jiefangtun along the highway to Jiaohe River. After crossing a stone bridge, you enter Jilin Red Leaf Valley.

The mountains, water, grass, trees, animals, and birds in Hongye Valley Scenic Area all maintain their original and simple appearance, with few traces of man-made artifacts, and are presented to people in the elegant form of a natural valley.

The red leaves in the valley are beautiful, beauty lies in nature.

It integrates red leaves, cascading waterfalls, strange trees, and strange rocks. It is famous in the Kanto land for its natural and wonderful natural scenery.

The main sights include the clear and sweet Wanshou Spring, the rare king maple tree in the world, and the unique Jade Girl Bridge.

Tickets: 50 yuan Lafa Mountain is located 17 kilometers north of Jiaohe City under the jurisdiction of Jilin City. The peak rises from the ground, slightly isosceles triangle, running east-west, with an altitude of 886.12 meters, covering an area of ??more than 20,000 hectares, and its water area

More than 300 square kilometers.

There are more than 70 scenic spots in the scenic area, including "eighty-one peaks and seventy-two holes", cascading waterfalls and other well-proportioned scenic spots, which are secluded, strange, beautiful and dangerous.

Lafa Mountain is a place of cultivation for ancient Taoist priests, with winding paths leading to secluded areas.

The ancient trees in the mountains are towering and shaded from the sun. Dozens of species of birds thrive in the forests.

There are many caves, strange rocks and strange trees in the mountains.

Chuanxin Cave is like a natural auditorium, about 3 meters high, 13 meters wide and 50 meters long. It can accommodate more than a thousand people. The three wonders of the sunrise, sunset and sea of ??clouds can be viewed from the east, south and west entrances of the cave respectively.

There are also nearly a hundred natural caves such as Taihe Cave, Chaoyang Cave, Pagoda Cave, Thousand Buddha Cave, and Guanyin Cave.

Outside the strange cave, there are many strange rocks.

Strange stones such as the Golden Toad Stone, the Camel Stone, the Orangutan Stone, the Double Frog Sun-viewing Stone, and the Old Bear Watching the Sky Stone are scattered among the canyons at the top of the group.

Tickets: 15 yuan mosque. One of the ancient mosques in Jilin Province, it was built in the 25th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1760).

There were three thatched cottages at the beginning. In the 40th year of Qianlong's reign (1775), the religious people raised funds and converted them into three main halls with brick and wood structures, with simple and redundant roofs.

In the seventeenth year of Daoguang's reign (1837), the main hall was expanded to six rooms.

In the 24th year of Guangxu's reign (1898), the dean Ma Baolin and the village elders initiated the reconstruction of 13 main halls and 5 purifying water halls.

In 1922, 5 lecture halls, 5 guest rooms, and 3 dean's rooms were built.

In 1929, another female temple was built on the west side behind the temple.

The temple houses plaques such as "Huaiqing and Shouzhen" and an "Imperial Edict Stele".

This temple has the largest number of Islamic worshipers and Bible students in Jilin City.