CHINA JILIN PROVINCE
Jilin Province, covering 187400 square kilometres , is home
to 27 million people of multiple ethnic groups ,with its capital seated in
Changchun City.
Jilin
Province is abundant in tourist resources. Presently ,it has 4 national outstanding
tourist cities (Changchun ,Jilin ,Jiohe and Ji’an) and 52 tourist zone (spots)
at and above class A including 6 national AAAA tourist zones 33 nature
reserves, 4 state class scenic resorts, 141 cultural units under provincial or
national protection, 36 national forest park and 5 provincial level tourist and
holiday resorts.
A total of 176 star rated hotels and 237 international and
domestic travel agencies ensure complete tourist service. With favorable
transportation and communication conditions, a sound tourist service system
involving all the 6 major elements (food, accommodation, transportation,
sightseeing , shopping and recreation) has formed, offering feature tourist
routes with Changbai mountain as the leading attraction.
Changbai
Mountain is a mammoth botanical kingdo. Inscribed by UNESCO as part of the Man
and Biosphere Network.here are Tianchi Lake (or Heaveny Pond) , the world’s highest altitude volcanic lake;
Changbai Mountain Waterfall, the volcanic lake waterfall with the greatest drop
in the world; boundless primitive forests;the world famous Changbai Scotch
pines (Beauty pines);peculiar alpine hot springs;vertical landscape belts,
which are rarely seen elsewhere in the world ;and spectacular great gorges- a
fantastic blending of wonderful peaks, grotesque rocks, secluded valleys,
beautiful waters age –old trees and rare
grass.
Jilin
is especially enchanting in winter, with the rimed trees as a feature tourist
attraction. Changbai Mountain becomes a splendid painting scroll and colorful
recreational activities lure tourists to enjoy the ice and snow delight.
The
long history of Jilin left behind many historical and cultural sites, famous of
which include the murals in the tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom, a World
Cultural Heritage; General’s Tomb , dubbed as the ‘Pyramid of the Orient”, and
the stele of King Haootai, reputed as the ‘Pyramid of the Orient,” The
provincial capital city of Changchun used to be capital of the puppet Manchukuo
propped up by Japanese invaders and the site of collapse of Aixinjueluo Puyi,
the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty. Today, the Puppet Manchukuo Museum and
many other colonial sites of the Manchukuo are open to the public.
A
frontier province in Northeast Asia, Jilin offers convenient formalities for
sightseers to Russia South Korea and the DPRK.So far, it has opened seven
border ports and a dozen transnational tourist routes.
Inhabited by a diversity of
ethnic groups, Jilin features a brilliant blending of ethnic customs,
contributed by the folk custom festival of the Korean people, the Guangdong
culture and the Manchu customs.
Jilin
also offers a wide range of tourist products, its agriculture sightseeing
tourism seeing a huge development potential. The earliest and the largest, base
of Chinese automobile industry, China FAW Group Corporation( originally known
as First Automobile Works), is headquartered in Changchun .The province is also
home to the Changchun Film Studio, the cradle of Chinese Film Industry and the
century city of Changchun Film Studio, China’s largest film featured theme
park.In addition, steam locomotive tour offers another distinctive experience.
Fascinating
scenic attractions and folk customs are out of count in Jilin . The hospitable
Jilin people warmly welcome friends from far and near to enjoy the beautiful
natural landscapes and the delight of travel.
