Where is Changbai Mountain and in which province?

Changbai Mountain is the highest mountain system on the eastern edge of Eurasia, located in the southeast of Jilin Province, close to the border between China and North Korea. Named after the white pumice and snow on its main peak, it is famous for its rich, vast, profound, unique and diverse natural resources and cultural accumulation.

Weather and climate in Changbai Mountain

Changbai Mountain belongs to the temperate continental mountain climate affected by monsoon, which has obvious vertical climate change besides the characteristics of general mountain climate. The temperature drops obviously with height. From mountain to mountain, there are different climatic types at different heights, forming obvious vertical climatic zones, which can be divided into three climatic zones: middle temperate zone, cold temperate zone and alpine sub-cold zone, and four different types of vertical climatic zones are divided among the three climatic zones.

The temperature is closely related to the vertical distribution of vegetation: ① The climate zone of moist Korean pine and broad-leaved mixed forest in the middle temperate zone, with the height between 720- 1 100 meters. (2) The climate zone of moist spruce-fir forest in cold temperate zone, with the height range of1100 ~1700m. ③ The sub-frigid zone is a humid subalpine birch forest climate zone with an altitude range of 1700 ~ 2000m. ④ The polar cold region is a humid alpine tundra climate region with a height of 2,000-2,690 meters.

Changbai mountain tourist attractions

1, Tianchi

The famous Tianchi Lake in Changbai Mountain is a favorite attraction of countless tourists, which is divided into three landscape areas: the north slope, the west slope and the south slope. Only the scenic spots on the north and west slopes are temporarily open.

Tianchi is a dormant volcano with a crater full of water. In summer, the water in the pool is even bluer than the sky, which is the most amazing. Only ten times the worst in Changbai Mountain and Tianchi. The weather in Tianchi, which is 2000 meters above sea level, changes rapidly, and there is often dense fog. Bad luck, climbing to the top of the mountain can only sigh at the ocean.

2. Changbai Mountain Waterfall

The world's largest volcanic lake waterfall.

Changbai Mountain Waterfall, the largest volcanic lake waterfall in the world, takes a bus from Tianchi to Changbai Mountain Waterfall. It takes about ten minutes to walk there. In the tourist service center, you can see the spectacular momentum of the waterfall from a distance. You can see its potential with your eyes and hear its voice with your ears.

3. Weiyuan Changbai Mountain Park

The western slope of Changbai Mountain is obviously different from the northern slope. There are many alpine flower landscapes on the west slope. The first one is Iris Garden at an altitude of1500m. Not many people have seen it.

From a distance, patches of iris spread among the trees, which is particularly spectacular. Blue iris, yellow wildflowers and green trees blend together, which makes them brighter and nobler. A poem praises "it is not surprising that flowers bloom and fall, the garden is full of flowers and the flowers are overflowing." People suspect that they are in heaven. "

4. Jinjiang Canyon in Changbai Mountain

Strolling through Iris Garden, you will find the Jinjiang Grand Canyon in Changbai Mountain, which is more than 70 kilometers long. It is caused by the river water and rainwater washing away the volcanic ash and soil on the surface of lava rock after volcanic eruption. Looking from the bottom of Jinjiang River, there are many strange stones, and the wonders on both sides of the strait overlap, such as splashing ink scrolls, which are beautiful.