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 Located
in the counties of Antu, Wusong and Changbai in southern Jilin
Province, Changbaishan is one of China's nature preservation zones,
covering an area of over 200,000 hectares, extending 78.5 kilometers
north to south, and 53.3 kilometers west to east. It has a wholesome
natural environment and ecosystem with world famous precious animals
like Northeast Tigers, sikas, sables etc. It's China's typical
comprehensive nature existence of world importance.
The Crater Lake:
It nestles on Baitoushan (The White-Head
Mountain), the main peak of the Changbaishan and is also a border
lake between China and Korea. Surrounded by 16 exotic peaks, the
lake is the crater of a volcano, filled with blue waters, known
as "The Heavenly Lake". The basin-shaped lake, 2155
meters above sea level, and 313 meters deep at maximum, encompasses
an area of 9.2 square kilometers. It's a typical high mountain
lake. The lake waters keep flowing out, without causing apparent
change in its water level. The two white rivers of the upper reaches
of the second Songhua River originate here. The inner side of
the lake bank is craggy cliffs formed by rough-surface rocks and
white pumice stones, which make the Lake resemble a marble bowl
carved with uncanny workmanship. The surface of the Lake is smooth
as a mirror, with the reflections of grotesque cliffs upon it
in numerous exotic shapes.
The Waterfall of Changbaishan:- The water of
the Heavenly Lake finds its way out through an opening in the
northern bank and at a vertical cliff, 1250 meters away, drops
68 meters down with loud rumbles. The Changbai Waterfall hangs
in the air like a white ribbon.
The Hot Springs of Changbaishan:
At the north side of the White-Head Mountain,
there is a group of hot springs coverings an area of over one
thousand square meters. Two white rivers wind their ways among
the hot springs. The right banks where the mouths of springs concentrate
are shrouded in hot misty air all the year round. The springs
vary in temperature, with the highest reaching 82 degree Celsius.
The hot waters contain hydrogen sulphide and have high medical
value.
The Primeval Forests:
The vast sea of forests appears mysterious
and bizarre. No old sky-piercing trees have ever been felled.
Natural-grown upside down trees are covered with moth, and young
trees shoot just from the old rotten roots.
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