Snow viewing time in winter in rime island

The best time is from the end of June to the end of February.

Rime island is located in Manchu Town, Wula Street, Longtan District, Jilin City, Jilin Province. It is an island on the Songhua River. The villages such as Hantun and Zengtongtun in Wulajie Manchu Town are the places where the rime is most concentrated, and they are also the best places to watch and photograph the rime. Especially in Zengtong village, there is a saying that "you can gain the same by enjoying the fog".

Wusong Island is named for its rich and beautiful fog. The terrain here is lower than that of Jilin City, and it is surrounded by rivers. Cold and hot air meet here, and trees hang almost every day in winter, sometimes they don't fall for days.

Rime is an ice crystal that fog and water vapor condense on branches and leaves when they meet cold, and it can be divided into granular and crystalline types. Granular rime has a compact structure and forms small ice cubes, while crystalline rime has a loose structure and a large sheet shape. The fog songs in Jilin are crystal.

Watching rime is a natural meteorological wonder. Meteorological requirements are formed under the condition of fog and water vapor, but they are not accurate, and it depends entirely on luck. Before you leave, you can refer to the ink weather and make an estimate. Or pay attention to the official WeChat account "Rime in Jilin" and read the shared Rime Jilin Morning Post, and you will have a great chance to see Rime.

Free travel can consider starting from Jilin/Changchun the day before, staying near rime island, and visiting and watching the rime spectacle the next day. For group tours, you can consider booking a small group of 6 people in Jilin City online. If you plan to go to Changbai Mountain Scenic Area, you can skip rime island, and there is no need to make a special trip. Because when you drift to the underworld on the northern slope of Changbai Mountain or the primitive ecology on the western slope, you still have a chance to see the rime.

The dressing guide suggests wearing velvet thermal underwear, cotton-padded clothes, cotton trousers, down jackets, velvet hats, scarves, gloves and non-slip snow boots.