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Songhua Lake 松花湖Sōnghuā Hú
4A scenic area · Jilin, Jilin
- Time needed
- Half a day to 1 day
- Days to budget
- 1 day
- City
- Jilin
- Region
- Jilin
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Songhua Lake
A reservoir of about 550 km², the largest lake in Jilin province, created by the Fengman dam on the Second Songhua River, begun in 1937, and a national-level scenic area since 1988. The scenic area near the dam offers boat and speedboat trips, walking and cycling in the surrounding forest, and the Wuhu Island leisure area with an amusement park and a water park. Freshwater fish from the lake is the local speciality.
How to get to Songhua Lake
The scenic-area entrance is at 1 Songbai Road beside the Fengman dam, about 17 km south-east of Jilin railway station.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Jilin Labour Memorial Hall (Fengman Mass Grave Site) 丰满万人坑遗址 (under 10 km), Shengxin Winery Estate 圣鑫葡萄酒庄园 (under 10 km), Ashihada Cliff Inscriptions 阿什哈达摩崖 (under 10 km), Zhuque Mountain National Forest Park 朱雀山国家森林公园 (under 10 km), Songhua Lake Resort 中旅松花湖度假区 (under 10 km), Former Jilin Machine Bureau 吉林机器局旧址 (20 km).
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