Changbaishan Nature Reserve - White Head Mountain and Heaven Lake Baitoushan (Tian Chi)
One of the most beautiful peaks in Changbaishan is White Head Mountain (Baitoushan), an extinct volcano.
On the summit of White Head Mountain lies the famous 9.2sq.km/3.6sq.mi Heaven Lake (Tian Chi), a crater over 300m (1000ft) deep, which formed during a volcanic eruption in 1702 and then filled with water. The lake, which has an average depth of 204m/669ft and is surrounded by steep rocks, is frozen over for half the year.
On the summit of White Head Mountain lies the famous 9.2sq.km/3.6sq.mi Heaven Lake (Tian Chi), a crater over 300m (1000ft) deep, which formed during a volcanic eruption in 1702 and then filled with water. The lake, which has an average depth of 204m/669ft and is surrounded by steep rocks, is frozen over for half the year.
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A monster called Jili ("bringer of luck") is supposed to live here.
An opening on the north bank of the lake releases large amounts of water which, at an altitude of 1250m/4100ft, plunge 68m/223ft into an abyss, thereby forming the famous waterfall known as the Changbai Pubu. This water supplies the Erdao Baihe, one of the two source rivers of the Songhuajiang.
On the north side of Baitoushan there is an extensive area of thermal springs, about 900m (half a mile) away from the waterfall, which reach temperatures as high as 82°C (180°F).
An opening on the north bank of the lake releases large amounts of water which, at an altitude of 1250m/4100ft, plunge 68m/223ft into an abyss, thereby forming the famous waterfall known as the Changbai Pubu. This water supplies the Erdao Baihe, one of the two source rivers of the Songhuajiang.
On the north side of Baitoushan there is an extensive area of thermal springs, about 900m (half a mile) away from the waterfall, which reach temperatures as high as 82°C (180°F).
