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Songhua Lake
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Songhua Lake

The water of Songhua (sōng huā 松花) Lake is derived from the second Songhua River of Changbai Mountain (cháng bái shān 长白山). It is formed by the water which is held up by the Fengman (fēng mǎn 丰满) water power dam. Songhua Lake is as wide as 480 square km and as long as over 200 km. The lake has a narrow and long shape which is 10 km wide upside and only half a km downside, winding along the mountains all the way. The green seems to drip from the mountains and the green water appears graceful, the mountains are painted with five colors and the lake products are a feast for eyes. The surrounding forests are luxuriant and dense distributed with more than 600 kinds of plants and abundant wild animals. The lake is also abundant in fishes which are mainly famous for white fish and curia. The biggest winter sports training center- Green Mountain Skiing Ground is located here.
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Jilin City - River City of the Northland
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Jilin City

Jilin City (jí lín shì 吉林市) is the second large city in Jilin Province and also the only city that has the same name with its province. Jilin was originally called "Jilin Wula (jí lín wū lā 吉林乌拉)", means "the city along the river" in Man language. It total area is 27,120 square kilometers and has a population of 4,514,000, the mainly Nationalities is Han and Man. Jilin City is rich in its tourism resources. Songhua Lake is recognized as the national tourist zone, the Jilin Rimed Trees are praised as one of the four nature wonders in China, and the Deer Farm is ranked as the national scenic spots in China. The Beidahu (běi dà hú 北大湖) Ski Resort is regarded as the largest and most advanced skiing ground with the most advantageous natural conditions for skiing. The Meteorite Museum has on display many samples of iron meteorites and stony iron and well as one of the largest stone meteorites in the world.
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The Museum of Imperial Palace of Manchu State
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 The Museum of Imperial Palace of Manchu State

The Museum of Imperial Palace of Manchu State (wěi mǎn huáng gōng bó wù yuàn 伪满皇宫博物院) was built in 1962, then combined with Jilin museum, in 1982 renew, in 1984 in due form public recipe audience. However, in 2000 was mark out Changchun government manage. Now protect bound 13.7 million square kilometer, shower area 4.7 millon square kilometer, culture relic nearer 20000 bunches. Form begin to now was recipe audience nearer 500 million, was award national AAAA grade travel science and countrywide excellent patriotic education areaway, in 2000 was mark out Changchun government manage. Now protect bound 13.7 million square kilometer, shower area 4.7 millon square kilometer, culture relic nearer 20000 bunches. Form begin to now be recipe audience nearer 500 million, was award national AAAA grade travel science and countrywide excellent patriotic education area.
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Jingyuetan National Forest Park - the Green Pearl in Changchun
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Jingyuetan Forest National Park

Jingyue Lake National Forest Park (jìng yuè tán guó jiā sēn lín gōng yuán 净月潭国家森林公园) covers 200 square kilometers, with over 4.3 square kilometers water surface and 80 square kilometers planted forest. Forestation coverage in the park is 58.6%. The lake is falcate, so it gets the mane. It is famous for its picturesque scenery, reputed as the sister of Sun-moon Lake of Taiwan Province. A vast sea of lush trees and chains of magnificent mountains form a rounded ecosystem with over 30 tree species. The whole scenic area consists of Jinyuetan National Key Scenic Spot, Jinyuetan National Park and Jinyuetan Tourist and Vocation Area.  
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Changchun - Spring City of the Northland
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 Changchun City

Changchun (cháng chūn 长春) is the capital of Jilin Province and was formerly the capital of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo. With a population of more than 6 million, it is one of the major cities in Northeast China, and is the largest center for China's automotive industry. It is located the central part of Songliao Plain, covering a total area of 20,571 square kilometers (about 8,012 square miles). And Changchun is one of the few cities in China that boasts a sizeable minority population including Manchurians, Muslims, Mongolians and Zhuang (zhuàng 壮). Changchun, a Beautiful forest city, with an urban green-cover-rate of 40%, is standing in the front row among the big cities in China, and an ideal place for the citizens to live and work. The scenery is really beautiful in all the four seasons with light green in spring, Luxuriant green in summer, a riot of colors in autumn and snow white in winter. So, Changchun has become a scenic spot and a summer resort for tourists.
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