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Longwan Crater Lakes, Huinan 吉林龙湾Jílín Lóngwān

4A scenic area · Tonghua, Jilin

Longwan Crater Lakes, Huinan (吉林龙湾)
Photo: Rolfmueller, CC BY-SA 3.0
Time needed
Half a day to a day
Days to budget
1 day
City
Tonghua
Region
Jilin
Type
Nature
Listed as
4A scenic area

About Longwan Crater Lakes, Huinan

A group of volcanic crater lakes (maar lakes) in the Longgang mountains of Huinan County, protected as a national forest park and nature reserve. The best-known stops are Sanjiaolong, a triangular lake formed by an eruption about 200,000 years ago, and Dalongwan, the largest lake in the park, with boat trips on the lakes and the Diaoshuihu waterfall nearby. Forest paths run around the lakes.

How to get to Longwan Crater Lakes, Huinan

In Jinchuan township in the hills of southern Huinan County, about 47 km south-east of Huinan town in a straight line.

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