Jilin (吉林省) · 6 places · 3 cities
6 places in Jilin, grouped by city. The last column is the gate: 2 of them are open at all hours, and the others close, often earlier than the light does.
Most common here: Wetland and lake (2), Mountain and forest (1), Specialist park (1). See all provinces, or the background on parks.
3 places
Changchun (长春)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Changchun Beihu National Wetland Park (长春北湖国家湿地公园)A large wetland inside the city with open water, used mostly in the evening for the light over the lake. | Wetland and lake | Open at all hours |
| Changchun Zoo and Botanical Garden (长春市动植物公园)Animals and plants on one site, with a night market running through the warm months. It draws more visitors than anywhere else in Changchun. | Specialist park | 8:00 to 17:00 |
| Jingyuetan National Forest Park (净月潭国家森林公园)Ninety-six square kilometres of planted forest around a reservoir, with tree cover at ninety-six per cent. Paired as a sister lake with Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan. | Mountain and forest | 8:30 to 17:00 |
2 places
Jilin City (吉林市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Jilin Beishan Park (吉林北山公园)Nine hills carrying a temple group counted among the largest in the northeast, Buddhist, Daoist and Confucian together. The fair on the 28th of the fourth lunar month is described as the region’s largest. | City park | Open at all hours |
| Songhua Lake (松花湖)A reservoir of about 550 km2 formed in 1937 when the Fengman dam was built across the Songhua river. Frozen and rimed in winter, used for boating in summer. | Wetland and lake | 8:00 to 17:00 |
1 place
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (延边朝鲜族自治州)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Changbai Mountain (长白山)A dormant volcano on the Korean border. Tianchi, in the crater at 2,189 m, is recorded as the largest crater lake in China and the source of three rivers. | Geopark | 7:00 to 17:00 |
Which Ones Need a Whole Day
A city park is an hour before dinner. A geopark can be a full day with a shuttle and a cable car, and the gate closes earlier than the park does. Tell our local team where you will be and they will say which of these fit the day you have.