What are the characteristics of Erdaobaihe, the first town in Changbai Mountain?

Erdaobaihe, also known as Erdaozhen, is located on the northern slope of Changbai Mountain, where you can overlook Changbai Mountain. Erdao Town was originally a small town in the south of Antu County, which is 80 kilometers away from Yanji City, the capital of the autonomous prefecture, 35 kilometers away from the core landscape of Changbai Mountain and 65 kilometers away from the boundary of binocular peak. It is the gateway to and from Changbai Mountain and is known as "the first town under Changbai Mountain". The town is located on both sides of Erdaobai River, which is a river that falls down from Changbai Mountain Waterfall, hence the name Erdaobai River. Later it was renamed Erdaohe from 1983.

In order to strengthen the protection of Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve and straighten out the relationship between various aspects, in June 2005, the provincial government established the Changbai Mountain Protection and Development Management Committee. It was formally established on June 5438+ 10, 2006. Changed its name to Changbai Mountain Protection Development Zone Management Committee, and set up the main hall level. Changbai Mountain Development Zone Management Committee has jurisdiction over three districts: Chibei, Chixi and Chinan, and Erdao Town is included in Chibei District as the resident of the management committee. Chibei District covers an area of 52.4 square kilometers and has a population of 60,000.

Erdaobaihe Town has a long history and splendid culture, and residents lived there as early as the Tang Dynasty and Liao and Jin Dynasties. The BMW in the town is the site of Jingxingzhou in Bohai State in Tang Dynasty. Heping Ruth region belongs to the Nuzhen nationality of Mingjian Prefecture. The Qing court regarded Changbai Mountain as the birthplace of the resort, which was strictly forbidden for more than 200 years. Antu country, there are people on the second road. Erdao Town was founded in 1956, Erdao People's Commune was founded in 1959, 1982 was changed to town organizational system, and 1983 was renamed Erdao Town. The railway and highway in the town are staggered, and the traffic is fast and convenient. There are Crane (Hong Kong)-Dalian Highway, Changchun-Tianchi Highway and Longchi Highway running through the town.

Erdaobaihe area is about 5 kilometers long from north to south and 3 kilometers long from east to west. Although the overall area is small, there are four different administrative units (Erdao Town, Antu County, Baihe Forestry Bureau, Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve Administration, Chibei District of Changbai Mountain Protection and Development Management Committee), which can be divided into four areas without obvious boundaries. Newcomers are easily confused by the place names here. Baihe railway station is located in the northeast of Erdao Baihe area, 4 kilometers away from the town center. Baihe station used to be a railway hub, with only trains to Baishan city and Tonghua. With the construction of "East Side Road Railway", the railway between helong city and Erdaobaihe in Yanbian Prefecture runs through, and Baihe Station has become a small station of the eastern border railway in Jilin Province. There are many private hotels and restaurants near the railway station. Many tourists who don't know the truth are advised to get off the bus after passing here, thinking that this is the Erdaobaihe River. The center of Erdao Baihe area is actually Erdao Town and Baihe Forestry Bureau. Baihe Forestry Bureau is a large forestry enterprise with the largest area, located in the north and east of Erdao Town, with convenient accommodation and beautiful environment. There is a beauty pine park in the central area. Changbai Mountain Protection Bureau is a public institution that manages Changbai Mountain National Nature Reserve. It belongs to Jilin Provincial Forestry Department and is located in the south of Erdao Town. The protection bureau has a beautiful environment, next to the virgin forest of the nature reserve, and there is also the Changbai Mountain Natural Museum nearby.

Qifeng Mountain belongs to the remnant vein of Changbai Mountain. Qifeng Mountain is the main peak of this mountain range, with an altitude of 1676.6 meters, which is the third peak in Yanbian. Fengshan is tall and majestic, trapezoidal, with a transverse ridge of 1000 meters and a slightly concave middle. From a distance, it looks like a pillow, so the locals call it pillow peak. The famous Hailan River rises from the top of the mountain. In addition, there are Gudong River and Erdao River in the north, and Hongqi River in the southwest. This area has dense forests, beautiful environment, beautiful scenery and a wide variety of animals and plants. In 2002, the State Forestry Administration designated nearly 20,000 hectares in the northeast of Laurik (20 kilometers from east to west and 0/4 kilometers from north to south) as a national forest park-Pioneer National Forest Park. The top of the mountain is rich in resources such as sika deer, roe deer, forest frog, ginseng, blueberry, Schisandra chinensis, bracken and horseshoe leaves.

Because of the high altitude, it snowed here as early as the first half of 10. In winter, the mountains are full of rime landscapes, which will not fade in the sun. The blue sky is black, which makes people wonder if it is fake. The snow on both sides of the road is more than one meter deep, and the road surface is like an ice rink. You must be extra careful when driving, there are dangers everywhere.

Forest resources are one of the dominant resources in Erdaobaihe River, with a forest coverage rate of 94%. There are more than 20 species 120 of plants with high economic value, such as Korean pine, Larix olgensis, oak, Fraxinus mandshurica and walnut, and more than 30 species of trees, with an average annual output of about 300,000 cubic meters. Ren Mei pine, also known as "Changbai pine", grows in Erdaobaihe River in Changbai Mountain, and there are pure or single plants scattered in Heping camp. The tree is an evergreen tree with a height of 25-30m and a diameter of 25-40cm. The crown is oval or oblate, triangular or umbrella-shaped. The bark at the lower part of the trunk is brown, deeply divided, with irregular rectangular lobes, and the upper part is brown to reddish yellow, flaky and slightly curved. Named after its beautiful appearance, Meiren pine is a unique and beautiful natural landscape in Changbai Mountain.

Water resources are also abundant. Erdaobaihe Town is located in the "Three Rivers Source" (Songhua River, Tumen River and Yalu River), with eight rivers flowing through it, which is characterized by no ice in winter and stable water flow in all seasons. The flowing water is swift, the drop is large, and the power generation is high, with an annual flow of 654.38+0 billion cubic meters. The development prospect of mineral water resources is considerable, and the underground mineral water resources are very rich, which has been verified by relevant departments as Class A pollution-free underground mineral water. 52 mineral springs have been discovered, with a daily flow of152,700 cubic meters. The larger mineral springs are Guangming Spring, Xianchi Spring, Heping Spring, Nitou Spring, Changbai Mountain Spring, Hongfeng Spring, Medicinal Spring and Meihua Spring, among which Nitou Spring has the largest daily flow of 20,000 cubic meters. According to beneficial elements and composition, these mineral waters can be divided into metasilicate mineral water, carbonated mineral water, strontium mineral water and special mineral water. Most of the water sources are in the original ecological environment with sparse population, dense vegetation and no pollution. Spring water naturally flows out, is clear and transparent, has a unique taste, and has a unique curative effect on treating hepatitis and gastrointestinal diseases.

Pumice is rich in reserves and is one of the local unique minerals. Mainly used in garment processing, building materials, etc. , total reserves10 billion cubic meters. A large number of pumice are exported to Hongkong, Taiwan Province Province and Southeast Asia every year.

Native products are unique and rich resources in Erdaobaihe Town. At present, 2,342 species of wild economic plants have been found in Erdaobaihe Town, including more than 246 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, mainly including ginseng, centipede, rhodiola, gastrodia elata, ganoderma lucidum, codonopsis pilosula, Fritillaria, Schisandra chinensis and so on. There are more than 0/00 kinds of edible fungi plants/kloc-,among which there are mainly yuanmo, yuhuang mushroom, auricularia auricula, hazel mushroom and so on. There are more than 0/80 kinds of wild vegetables/kloc-,mainly Osmunda japonica, Acanthopanax senticosus, Pteridium aquilinum, spiny bud, mountain celery, Cantonese cuisine, monkey leg and so on. Mountain fruits mainly include Korean pine seeds, hawthorn, kiwi fruit, wild grapes, tangerines, etc. Wild animals include black bear, Siberian tiger, sika deer and wood frog.