Detailed introduction of Jingpo Lake

Jingbo Lake, the largest alpine barrier lake in China and the second largest in the world, is located on the main stream of the Mudanjiang River, a tributary of the Songhua River, in the southwest of Ning'an City, Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province, China, 50 kilometers away from Ning'an City. The altitude is 351 meters.

The average depth of the lake is 40 meters. The general water level is the highest all year round at 353.65 meters and the lowest at 345.61 meters. The annual average flow is 9.2 to 10 cubic meters per second, and the water storage capacity is 1.625 billion cubic meters. In addition to the main stream of Mudanjiang River, there are also small rivers such as Dalishugou River and Erzhan Xigou River that flow into the lake.

Jingbo Lake is a famous tourist, summer resort and recuperation resort, a national civilized scenic tourist area demonstration site, a national key scenic spot, an international eco-tourism summer resort, and a world geological park.

The Jingbo Lake National Scenic Area consists of three parts: the Baili Long Lake Scenic Area, the Crater Primitive Forest Scenic Area, and the Bohai State Shangjing Longquan Mansion Ruins Scenic Area, with an overall planned area of ??1,726 square kilometers.

The scenic spot is dominated by lakes and mountains, as well as geological wonders such as underground virgin forests in volcanic craters and underground lava tunnels, as well as historical and cultural landscapes represented by the Bohai Kingdom ruins in the Tang Dynasty. It is an ideal place for scientific research, summer vacation, sightseeing, and A comprehensive scenic spot for sightseeing, vacation and cultural exchange activities.

Jingbo Lake was among the first batch of national key scenic spots approved by the State Council in 1982, and was rated as a World Geopark by UNESCO in 2006 (the planned area of ??the park is 1,400 square kilometers).

In 2008, it was rated as one of the top ten leisure tourist attractions in China by the International Leisure Industry Association, the United Nations International Ecological Security Cooperation Organization, and the China International Famous Brands Association. In 2010, it was rated as a national AAAAA tourist area by the National Tourism Administration.

Extended information:

Jingpo Lake was called the Meituo River in "Hanshu Geography". In the second year of Yonghui, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (652 AD), it was called A Buhe (also known as Ablon Lake) was later called Erhaijin. In the first year of Kaiyuan of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (AD 713), it was called Khanhai. It was first called Jingbo Lake in the Ming Dynasty, Bilton Lake in the Qing Dynasty, and it is still called Jingbo Lake today.

In 755 AD, the Bohai Kingdom moved its capital from Jilin Province to today's Bohai Town and built its capital "Shangjing Longquan Mansion". In 928 AD, the Bohai Kingdom was destroyed by the Khitan and its capital was destroyed.

Historically, the residents in the Jingbo Lake area were mainly the Sushen tribe and their descendants. According to Chinese historical records: "In the fifteenth year of King Wu of Zhou (1666 BC) and the ninth year of King Cheng of Zhou (1654 BC), the Sushen family came to pay tribute." Yilou in the Western Han Dynasty, Wuji in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Mohe in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Jurchens and Manchus in the Song and Yuan Dynasties are all descendants and branches of the Sushen tribe.

During the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese conducted many investigations in the Jingpo Lake area, felled trees, excavated cultural relics, and built power plants. Anti-Japanese heroes also carried out activities in this area. After liberation, the main residents here were Han, Korean and Manchu.

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jingbo Lake

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jingbo Lake National Scenic Area