China's Largest Alpine Barrier Lake | Jingpo Lake

| Jingpo Lake.📍Jingpo Lake is located southwest of Ning'an City, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, situated on the main stream of the Mudan River, a tributary of the Songhua River, 50 kilometers from Ning'an City. It is the largest alpine barrier lake in China and the second largest in the world. 🌅The natural scenery here is breathtaking😍! The lake surface is at an altitude of 351 meters, with an average water depth of 40 meters. The highest water level is generally 353 meters, the lowest is 345 meters, and the annual average flow rate is 9.2-10 cubic meters per second, with a storage capacity of 1.625 billion cubic meters. 🎇Jingpo Lake was formed by volcanic eruptions thousands of years ago, and its unique geological structure has created many wonderful landscapes. The scenic area is mainly divided into three regions: the main scenic area of Jingpo Lake, Jingpo Canyon, and the underground forest of the volcanic crater. 💧There are many natural attractions along the shores of the lake, the most famous of which is the Diaoshuilou Waterfall. The waterfall is over 300 meters wide, with a drop of more than 20 meters. The water flow is thunderous and majestic, especially in spring and summer, which is the best time to visit😎. 🌳Within a 40-kilometer radius in the northwest of Jingpo Lake, there are 12 volcanic craters of various sizes, surrounded by dense original mixed forests of coniferous and broad-leaved trees and pure Korean pine forests, forming a unique "underground forest" landscape. 🐟Jingpo Lake is rich in aquatic resources, with a wide variety of fish species. The most precious is the silver crucian carp, and it also produces carp, redtail, mandarin fish, catfish, and whitefish, with more than forty species in total. 📜Jingpo Lake has a long history. In the Tang Dynasty, the ancestors of the Manchu people, the Mohe people, called it Huhan Sea. In the Liao Dynasty, it was called Puyan Water, in the Jin Dynasty, it was called Bierteng Lake, and in the early Qing Dynasty, it was named Jingpo Lake because the lake water reflected people like a mirror. 🌟Jingpo Lake belongs to the temperate continental climate type, with windy and less rainy springs, cool and pleasant summers and autumns, short and sunny autumns, and cold and long winters. The annual average temperature is 3.6℃, and the average annual rainfall in the area is 506.4 millimeters. 🚣‍♂️Here, you can enjoy various activities. Take a sightseeing bus to Diaoshuilou Waterfall, watch the exciting Bohai Legend cliff diving show and waterfall diving performance, and feel the unique charm of Bohai culture; or stroll along the villa pier and enjoy the beautiful lake and mountain scenery; you can also take a boat tour of the lake and marvel at the wonders of nature; you can also experience water flying and various water entertainment projects, enjoying the coolness and excitement of summer. 🎫The ticket policy for Jingpo Lake is as follows: Peak season (May 1 - October 31) tickets are 100 yuan; Off-season (November 1 - April 30 of the following year) tickets are 50 yuan. Discount policy: - Half-price ticket discount group: minors aged 6 (excluding 6 years old) to 18 years old (including 18 years old); full-time undergraduate and below students; elderly people aged 60 (including 60 years old) to 65 years old (excluding 65 years old) with valid certificates, enjoy half-price ticket discounts. - Free ticket discount group: children under 1.2 meters (including 1.2 meters), children under 6 years old (including 6 years old), elderly people aged 65 (including 65 years old and above), disabled people (including retired disabled soldiers), active soldiers (including retired and retired military cadres with valid certificates, enjoy free ticket discounts; friends of "China Photography News" (except during Spring Festival, May Day, and National Day); religious clergy and staff of the same religion in the scenic area, and religious believers who have held initiation ceremonies and hold valid certificates (such as Buddhist and Taoist lay certificates, conversion certificates, etc.) of the same religion; journalists with national news department-issued and annual inspection anti-counterfeiting stickers, holding their own press cards can enjoy free ticket entry discounts; tour guides with national guide certificates, tour guides with guide certificates and group approval forms can enjoy free ticket entry discounts. In addition, there are also preferential policies for Mudanjiang citizens: - Citizen annual card: for all Mudanjiang citizens (including 6 counties and cities in the jurisdiction) to implement a 100 yuan annual card, unlimited entry to the main scenic area within one year. - Citizen monthly card: for all Mudanjiang citizens (including 6 counties and cities in the jurisdiction) to implement a 50 yuan monthly card, unlimited entry to the scenic area within the validity period of the monthly card. If you long to get close to nature, feel the beauty of mountains and rivers, and the charm of historical culture, Jingpo Lake is definitely a place worth visiting💕! Come here and start an unforgettable journey~