Shiwudaogou in Changbai Korean Autonomous County is 6 kilometers away from the county seat. It is a national AAA tourist area, a national forest park, a national nature reserve in the upper reaches of Yalu River and a provincial geological park. Here, the ecology is primitive, ancient trees are towering, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant, fish are leaping and frogs are croaking, waterfalls are flying and springs are surging, and strange rocks are rugged. In the scenic area, there is a charming scene of "the two sides of the river are full of greenery, the Qinghe River is colorful and colorful, the strange scenery is ingenious, and the steep cliffs and waterfalls are more enchanting", which makes domestic and foreign tourists come here and linger, and has become a tourist holiday and scientific research in Northeast China.

Location: Changbai Mountain, Jilin is suitable for people. It is difficult for everyone to travel.

Suitable days: 3 days. Budget: 5 yuan is suitable for time: July, August, September, and October.

When you enter Wudaogou, the first thing you see is strange volcanic rocks. There are magnificent gray basalt columns, black dense massive basalt walls and gray tabular basalt stone walls. In a word, strolling among them is like entering the volcano geological museum. They are in various shapes, some are like fish, some are like birds, some are like hanging ladders, and some are like proud as a peacock, giving people an indescribable fantasy feeling.

Maple Leaf of Fifteen Gullies

I have long heard friends say how beautiful and beautiful the scenery of Fifteen Gullies in Changbai County is. Some people even put forward the slogan "Jiuzhaigou in the south and Fifteen Gullies in the north". I am skeptical about the scenery here, but in any case, I dare not talk nonsense without seeing it with my own eyes. In the early autumn, I accompanied my friends to visit Changbai Mountain, and took a detour to Wudaogou.

I visited Changbai County once more than 2 years ago. At that time, the road leading to Changbai County was very narrow, basically gravel roads, mostly built by cliffs. If two cars meet, one car must stop next to the cliff before the other car can pass carefully. Especially in winter, all vehicles must wear snow chains, and if they are not careful, they may be buried at the bottom of the valley. Nowadays, the highway condition has been greatly improved. Not only has the slab-oil pavement been built, which is flat and wide, but also the expressway is under construction. We walked slowly along the mountain road, enjoying the scenery and listening to beautiful music, and our mood was very relaxed.

Basalt stone pillars are taller than trees

As it's our first time to visit Shiwudaogou, I don't know what the situation is there, so I kept giving my friends from other places a "vaccination" all the way, asking them not to expect too much from Shiwudaogou, so as not to be disappointed at that time.

northerners are always rough no matter what they do. There is a landscape that dares to compete with Jiuzhaigou, also named "15 Daogou", which is somewhat vulgar and less poetic.

At noon, we came to a small village near the mouth of Shiwudaogou, and local friends arranged for us to have lunch in a small restaurant by the road.

autumn scenery in Wudaogou

stayed in the car and took a deep breath of air with extremely high negative oxygen ions in the mountain forest. Looking around, he was attracted by the scenery of this small mountain village. I saw that the village was surrounded by mountains, with beautiful screens, a clear stream rushing down beside the house, and the clear stream joined the Yalu River not far away and walked away. Several low-rise houses, several winding roads, weeping willows and streams, poplars and wild chrysanthemums blooming on the fence wall have set off this mountain village and countryside like a paradise.

Just as I was sighing, I suddenly found many fresh small fish in the clear stream. Under the agitation of the stream, they flew up and down to fight against the current. There is a fishing rod idle by the stream, and there are more than a dozen small fish in the bucket next to it, which is obviously obtained by someone fishing here. Perhaps because of the lack of the impact of streams, the fish in the bucket seem to be very calm, unaware that they will become a delicacy on people's tables, and leisurely walk in the bucket. I don't know if it's out of sympathy, or I hope the fish can go back to nature, look around, fish out the small fish with their companions and put them in the stream.

after the meal, pack up and enter the fifteenth ditch. As soon as I entered the mizoguchi, I suddenly felt a chill.

shiwudaogou is a part of Changbai Mountain Swan Scenic Area. The main vein of Changbai Mountain is composed of the crater of Tianchi Lake and Wangtian Mountain. Wangtian 'e Mountain is a huge volcanic pile with central eruption and overflow. Due to the various landforms formed after the eruption of Changbai Mountain volcano, the whole mountain range is criss-crossed, with numerous mountain springs and abundant water flow. The famous Tumen River, Mudanjiang River, Songhua River and Yalu River all originated in Changbai Mountain.

Fifteen gullies in autumn are colorful

In fact, the origin of the name fifteen gullies does not simply refer to a ravine, but people trace back from the mouth of the Yalu River from downstream to upward. Every time a larger tributary water system flows into the Yalu River, people call the place where this flowing water system is located a "ditch". In this way, Toudaogou is located in Ji 'an City, Jilin Province, which is traced back to Toudaogou, Erdaogou, Sandaogou until 24 Daogou. Shiwudaogou is just one of the water systems, and the locals call it "Tongtian River".

when you enter shiwudaogou, the first thing you see is strange volcanic rocks. There are magnificent gray basalt columns, black dense massive basalt walls and gray tabular basalt stone walls. In a word, strolling among them is like entering the volcano geological museum. They are in various shapes, some are like fish, some are like birds, some are like hanging ladders, and some are like proud as a peacock, giving people an indescribable fantasy feeling.

basalt is the landmark geology of shiwudaogou

cars are not allowed to pass in the valley, and there are battery cars provided by the management office for tourists to walk. First, we took a bus to the end of the 15-channel ditch, and looked up, but we saw the ancient trees towering, the blue sky line, and the two sides of the canyon were covered with trees of all colors, red, orange, yellow and green, and mixed colors. There are countless waterfalls on the gray-black basalt cliffs, and the water mist is all over the sky, and the spring sounds ding-dong. Some waterfalls are as elegant and free as girls' hair; Some are like pearls reflecting the sun, crystal clear; Some, such as silver wire, hang down and knead for a long time; Some are like Ma Benteng, and the momentum is like a rainbow. Stop to see the mountains, the autumn scenery is like a bath, bend over to see the water, and the waves reflect the blue sky. It is really a good place to explore the ancient times and explore the secluded places.

In the landscape where the forest is completely dyed

For the convenience of tourists, the management office has built many wooden plank roads along the mountain side, which not only protects the ecological environment, but also ensures the safety of tourists. Stroll among them, listen to the bursts of pines, watch the birds sing, reach out and touch the spring, look up and laugh at the sky, and I really don't know how to enjoy being in nature.

Tongtian River is the main water system of Wudaogou. It runs through rocks and floodplains, and sometimes it flows in a line, galloping and gushing, and sometimes it is gentle and slow, with infinite tenderness. Rushing places, such as Beethoven's heroic symphony, when relaxing, sound like rain hitting banana and frogs cooing. Smell the sound of nature, and your temperament is Tao Ran.

stop and go, stop and go. Before you know it, it's getting dark and Shan Lan is getting up again. Stepping out of the ditch, I am convinced that "there are nine villages in the south and fifteen ditches in the north" is true. It's just that Jiuzhai is more charming and Beigou is more magnificent.

introduction to scenic spots

shiwudaogou, also known as Wangtian Swan Scenic Area, is located in the middle of Changbai Korean Autonomous County, Jilin Province. The scenic spot is a national AAA tourist attraction, a national forest park, a provincial geological park, the best tourist attraction in Jilin Province and a national nature reserve in the upper reaches of the Yalu River in Jilin Province. Looking at the Swan Volcano in the scenic area looks like a swan with its head held high and looking forward from a distance, which is amazing, hence the name of the scenic area. Wangtian 'e Volcano is a huge basaltic volcanic cone with central eruption and overflow, and it is a huge caldera. The lava platform is formed by underground magma overflowing during volcanic eruption. The weathering and erosion of long years have created this basalt grand canyon that stretches for dozens of kilometers. Volcanic geological relics and landscapes formed by volcanic eruption in the ditch are very rare.

The main scenic spots of Shiwudaogou

Shiwudaogou are located in Wangtian Gorge, which is 8-15 kilometers north of the mouth of Shiwudaogou. There are stone walls and columns formed by gray porous basalt, black dense massive basalt and gray tabular Anshan basalt in the scenic spot, and their columnar joints are developed in four-sided, six-sided or radial forms. Arranged closely, it looks like a stone forest from a distance, and the joints arranged horizontally are like thousands of sleepers that are pressed into the mountains and only show their heads.

The waterfalls in Wudaogou are very famous. The most famous ones are Pearl Waterfall, water curtain cave Waterfall, Kettle, Tiger Leaping Waterfall, and Walllazi Waterfall.

address: central Changbai Korean autonomous county, Jilin province, 45 kilometers away from Changbai county.

Admission: 1 yuan/person

Opening hours: peak season: April 1 to November 15; low season: November 16 to March 31 of the following year

Surrounding scenic spots

Changbai Mountain

Changbai Mountain is the highest mountain in Northeast China, which is the boundary mountain between China and North Korea. At the same time, it is the birthplace of the three rivers of Tumen River, Yalu River and Songhua River. In 27, it became the first batch of 5A-level scenic spots in China. It was named after its white pumice and snow, and it is known as "a thousand-year-old snow-covered evergreen pine, ranking first in the world". Changbai Mountain is a dormant volcano, which has erupted several times in history. As a result, the unique landscape is magical and beautiful, majestic, primitive and natural, and has unlimited scenery. Taking Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain as the representative, it integrates waterfalls, hot springs, canyons, underground forests, volcanic lava forests, alpine gardens, underground rivers, virgin forests, clouds, ice and snow, and forms a beautiful and charming landscape.

Address: On the way to Changbai Mountain in the southeast of Jilin Province

Dongguanyuan

Dongguanyuan is located on the bank of Yalu River in the east corner of Changbai County, covering a total area of 8,4 square meters. It is a strip-shaped comprehensive garden near the river. In terms of artistic techniques, it fully absorbs the classical garden architectural forms, and highlights the modern garden architectural styles, giving people the feeling of seeing the big from the small, winding paths leading to secluded places, mountains outside the mountains and pavilions outside the pavilions, so that visitors are placed in the picture scroll of mountains and waters.

Address: On the Yalu River in the east corner of Changbai County, Jilin Province

█ Route planning:

Wudaogou is about 4 kilometers away from Changbai Mountain, and most tourists will choose to form a tour route with the long day. You can visit 15 Daogou before going to Changbai Mountain, or you can play Changbai Mountain first, depending on your personal preference and the mode of transportation. Changbai Mountain can climb the mountain from three slopes in China. The northern slope is more traditional and can see waterfalls. The development of the west slope and the south slope is relatively late, but the scenery is also very good, and it is close to Wudaogou.

Betula platyphylla forest near Shiwudaogou

If you have plenty of time, you can visit Changbai County, and Huishan City, the second largest city in North Korea, is opposite the Yalu River in Changbai County. The river is very narrow, and you can really feel the life of the Korean people across the river.

█ Local transportation:

Wudaogou is 45km away from Changbai County, 18km away from Linjiang Railway Station and 18km away from Songjianghe Railway Station. Visitors from major cities can take buses to Tonghua, baishan city and other large and medium-sized cities, and then take buses to Changbai County. The bus to Changbai County will pass through fifteen ditches. There are about 3 buses a day from Changbai County to Wudaogou, and the price is about 14 yuan.

bus route

Beijing direction: 1. You can choose train or air from Beijing to Wudaogou. Generally speaking, the way of train and bus is the most close to the people.

Beijing-Tonghua or Beijing-Baishan railways are all direct and convenient. Baishan city is the place that needs the least time by bus. There are also the most buses from Baishan to Changbai County, and it takes 4 hours to drive to Changbai County. Shuttle buses from Tonghua and baishan city to Changbai County will pass through Shiwudaogou Scenic Area.

2. If you choose air, it is recommended to choose the Beijing-Changchun first line. The bus from Changchun to Changbai County is at 5: 3 am and 6: pm, and you can take the morning shuttle bus, which takes about 1 hours to get to Changbai County.

northeast: major cities in northeast China, such as Dalian, Jilin and Harbin, have direct buses to Changbai county, but it takes a long time.

Stone pillars stand side by side and stand in a forest

Self-driving route

1. West line: from Linjiang, walk along the highway along the Yangtze River eastward to the east of Shiwudaogou for about 185 kilometers to reach the entrance of Shiwudaogou. 8 km from the entrance of the scenic spot is the toll station, and 5 km north of the toll station is the core scenic area.

2. East Line: 135km from Songjiang River to Changbai County, and 58km west of Changbai County, you can reach the entrance of Shiwudaogou. Go right for 5 kilometers to reach the core landscape area.

Shenyang direction: Take Jishen Expressway, S33 Provincial Highway, pass through Tonghua and Linjiang to Wangtian Swan 15 Daogou. From Linjiang to shiwudaogou, you can enjoy the clear Yalu River along the Yalu River. On both sides of the river, the green mountains stand tall, with beautiful scenery, winding rivers and beautiful scenery.

Changchun direction: Take Fuchang Expressway and enter the S13 Provincial Road, S13 Provincial Road -S33 Provincial Road-Wudaogou Scenic Area.

Taxis

Taxis in Changbai County can provide services for tourists at any time, and the price of taking a taxi from the county to the scenic spot can be negotiated with the driver (the price of a chartered car is generally around 3 yuan).

Internal transportation

There are tourists from sightseeing bus and 2 yuan in Shiwudaogou.

shiwudaogou autumn scenery

█ Local accommodation:

There are many hotels under construction near shiwudaogou, but they are expensive. The most economical way is to live in shiwudaogou village, which is safe and economical.

█ Local food:

Shiwudaogou is located in Changbai Korean Autonomous County, and besides the food with northeast flavor, you can also taste the Korean special food.

4 North Korean villages across the Yalu River

Local flavor diet

Caking

Caking is a famous traditional flavor food of Korean people, and it is named "Caking" because it is made by putting steamed glutinous rice in a trough and beating it with a mallet. There are generally two kinds of cakes, one is white cakes made of glutinous rice and the other is yellow cakes made of yellow rice. Generally speaking, two people beat each other alternately, or one beats, and the other flips the cake dough below to beat it evenly. Therefore, the fragrance is sticky and delicate, and the tendons are palatable. Korean people like to eat cakes with a long history. On major festive days, cakes are an essential food on the table.

Korean cake making process

Cold noodles

Cold noodles, a famous Korean flavor snack, have a unique taste, are sweet, spicy and refreshing, cool and not greasy, and are deeply loved by people.

It is complicated to make cold noodles. Buckwheat flour, flour, starch, etc. should be mixed evenly in a proper proportion, pressed into thin noodles, and boiled with refined beef or chicken. Add sesame oil, pepper noodles, Chili noodles and other seasonings, pour the broth, and then add beef slices, boiled eggs, apple slices or pear slices to taste appetizing and refreshing.

dog meat soup

is indispensable in the daily diet of Koreans, and dog broth is the first choice among all kinds of soup dishes. But dogs are our friends, so it's better not to eat if you can.

spicy cabbage

spicy cabbage is a kind of table food handed down from generation to generation by Korean people. In Korean families in Jilin Province, no matter how simple the tea is, or how delicious the wine is, it is inseparable from spicy cabbage. Without this delicious side dish, there will always be some regrets.

late autumn