Located in the southeast of Changchun
City, the capital of Jilin Province, the Jingyue Lake, praised as the Green
Pearl, has always enjoyed the reputation of being the twin-lake with the
Sun-Moon Lake in Taiwan. It has been specified as a national-level scenic spot
by the State Council and a national forest park by the Ministry of Forestry. It
has also become a provincial resort of Jilin. The scenery of the Jingyue Lake
changes with seasons. It is a perfect place to go for a walk in spring, prevent
sunstroke in summer, view red leaves in autumn, and go skating in winter.
The Jingyue Lake Scenic Area is
divided into four scenic spots, namely mountains on the north, forests on the
south, Moon Lake and village on the east. Mountain villages set off the lake.
With vast stretch of forests and wild flowers on the lakeside, it is abundant in
medicinal plants and has 82 kinds of vertebrate animals and more than 60 species
of birds.
The Jingyue Lake also has the largest
artificial forestry center in China, with 8,000-hectare area covered with
artificial forest of 50 years old. Up to now, it has developed into a
multi-layer and multi-structural forestry center with various
species.