In the forest, sea and snowfield, we will stay with each other until we grow old. ——Changbai Mountain Travel Notes

This year I have been running almost from north to south, traveling on business trips. The only way to relax is to take in the scenery along the way on the high-speed rail.

Everywhere I go I never stop to calm down and appreciate the city.

So during the Chinese New Year, I went out to see the scenery I had never seen before.

There has been no snow in this city all winter. As a city so close to the Northeast, it is a bit unreasonable that a single snowflake cannot fall in the winter.

If it doesn't come, I'll go see it.

We originally planned to visit Aershan for a very simple reason. My companion wanted to check in at "Dear Inn" to feed "September". After checking the local weather, I was so frightened that I never mentioned this place again.

We were thinking about going to Harbin to see the ice lanterns and eat pot-roasted pork, and maybe go to Mohe to see the aurora if we had time. We checked the high-speed rail, but it was full during the Spring Festival, so we gave up.

The last sentence, "soak in the hot springs in Changbai Mountain", just leave. I missed Changbai Mountain in August last year, and I will definitely see its beauty this winter.

On the fourth day of the new year, we dragged our bodies up all night and headed towards our snow trek. The innkeeper thoughtfully arranged pick-up service, which was heartwarming. Oh, the innkeeper is super handsome, he is indeed Shawn Yue. He is kind and considerate, and the arrangements he made for us were clear and considerate.

How would you describe this town? The whole town is decorated with beauty pine and white birch, and snowflakes hang on the trees, making it look like Santa Claus' home. On the way to Old Rick Lake, I couldn’t help but feel sleepy and fell asleep the whole way.

Well, the snowflakes are white and crystal clear; the sky is blue and clear; the pine trees are towering; the scenery is charming and beautiful.

But I didn't see Santa Claus and his elk.

 

 

The wind blew,

Dormant hair tips.

 

 

 

 

your smile,

I remember it over the years.

 

 

The sound of my feet clicking on the snow made me think that I was right to come. It was where I wanted to come.

If I had to rely on my legs to complete the entire distance of Old Rick Lake, I would not be able to achieve it. We chose to take a snowmobile to the deepest part of the entire park and then walked out. All I can say is that snowmobiling is so exciting.

It takes 10 minutes to drive in and three hours to get out.

The deepest snow here is up to three meters deep. Of course I didn't dare to try, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get out. The snow on the side of the trail reached above my knees, and it was really fun to walk on. I have seen such thick snow when I went to Harbin many years ago. After that, I traveled more in the south for business trips. I have never seen such clean and thick snow before. I was still very excited when I saw it.

The snow in Old Lake Lake is like a white elf hanging on the tall beauty pine. It is innocently blue. The sun shines golden light through the pine trees and shines on the snow. If it were not for the temperature of minus 20 degrees, I might just sit like this. The bench spent the whole afternoon watching the snow, the trees, the light and the tourists coming and going.

It's pleasant.

Snow has created a poetic and romantic city .

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, we set out at 6 a.m. to see the rime in the Demon Realm. We resisted gathering at 6 o'clock. We had to get up at 5 o'clock to put on makeup. Just thinking about it made me feel tired. Yesterday I met a tourist who had been to the Demon Realm at Old Rick Lake. We saw that the photos were average, so we didn't go here with any intention.

Well, this place really exceeded my expectations and gave me a big surprise.

There is nothing new at the entrance of the scenic spot. It seems that all the scenic spots here are taken over by beauty pine and white birch. I thought I would come here, so just follow the crowd and walk in.

The first thing that amazed me was a non-freezing river, which should be hot spring water. There was mist rising from the water, and it hung on the branches to form hoarfrost, which is called rime. Looking from the embankment, the pines and willows are covered with frost and covered with snow, and there are rows of snow waves, which is very spectacular.

At the second place, we walked to the river. The scenery was the same, so we took a photo and left.

We originally wanted to watch the sunrise, but on the way we found that the sun was about to emerge. If we were greedy for taking pictures, we might miss the sunrise. When we reached the best photo spot of rime, the scenery in front of us really shocked me.

In front of the empty snow field, the lake flows calmly, with mist floating on the water. The scattered long plants on the lake are also covered with a thick layer of snow. The sun in the distance rises little by little from the mountains and forests, and the Tiffany blue sky , the tall birch trees by the lake are all covered with rime.

Nothing can be described. At this time, I can only let myself go and feel the wonders brought by nature.

I keep taking photos and send them to my relatives far away from home. I have developed a habit from traveling all year round. Whenever I go to a place with beautiful scenery, I immediately send it to my family group. "My son travels thousands of miles and my mother is worried." This is my first time on a business trip. What my mother told me.

It was really beautiful, although in the morning at minus 30 degrees Celsius, the exposed areas of my face, including my hat and scarf, were all covered in frost. In the end, my upper and lower eyelashes froze together and I couldn't open my eyes. But I couldn't feel the cold, it was really, really beautiful. It's so beautiful that there's no way to describe it.

In the atmosphere of white snow, people can easily forget the troubles of the world. If you don’t experience it and see it with your own eyes, you will never feel it. Only when you see it with your own eyes will you remember it in your heart forever.

The fog has dispersed, you are traveling far away, and your beloved is standing on the side of the snow, gazing.

Snow is the white space in winter.

It covers the earth and covers everything without distinction. Rich families and poor households are equally affected by it. When I woke up, the world was completely white.

After visiting the ‘Devil World’ return to the inn to replenish food and clothing. I heard from guests at the inn that the strong winds on Tianchi were at least Level 7 and could blow people away. We started to put on clothes based on the principle that we should not freeze ourselves.

I will tell you what I wear without exaggeration: two pairs of cotton trousers and two jeans for the lower body, two thermal jackets for the upper body, a sweater, two down jackets, a rented coat, cotton hat, scarf, A pair of snow boots that reach the knees, cotton kneepads from the feet to the thighs, two pairs of socks and more than 20 pieces of thermal patches.

I dare say that there are no tourists in the entire Changbai Mountain Scenic Area who wear more clothes than we do. Why? There are a total of five scenic spots to visit in Changbai Mountain, starting from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. For seven and a half hours we only saw Tianchi and hot springs. Because we can’t walk at all, the kind that push us can’t stand up.

Every winter to April 30 of the following year, Changbai Mountain has a free admission season. Just buy the bus ticket and the cross-country ticket to Tianchi.

This is the border between China and North Korea, and North Korea is on the opposite side.

This house, this flag, these soldiers, our territory must not be violated at all.

I am proud to be Chinese.

The moment I opened the door, it was no exaggeration to say that I was blown back into the car. Sunglasses and eyelashes are instantly frosted. There must be winds above level 7. At this time, I have to praise the clothes I wore. Except for my exposed face and hands, which hurt from the cold, they were not cold at all.

Oh, the road up the mountain can be said to be 18 vertical turns, so be careful if you get motion sickness.

Every step to Tianchi was difficult. There was ice on my sunglasses and I couldn't see anything. The wind was so strong that I had to fight against it and I couldn't walk because I wore too much.

Well, I saw Tianchi.

It's so beautiful.

It's really beautiful.

This dormant volcano has water in its crater that forms a lake. In summer, the water in the melt pool is bluer than the sky; in winter, the ice surface is as white as snow. It is so quiet, it should be very happy, surrounded by 16 peaks, it is not only itself, but also its friends are always accompanying it. Oh, and there's a water monster, I didn't see it.

Although it is very naughty, it spends more than half of the year playing hide and seek with tourists.

But I am lucky, no matter where I go, I am lucky. I can see everything I want to see. real.

When you look at it carefully, you can't hear a sound around you. There is only it in my heart.

I really want to cry. I really want to cry when I look at Tianchi. But I can't cry, my tears will be frozen when they come out, so bear with it. I really don't want to leave.

Hey Tianchi.

I've told you what's in my heart, you feel it, right?

I made a wish to you, please hear it;

I told you that I like you and you must be happy too.

I will come to see you again. I will come to see how beautiful you are in summer, how blue and how transparent you are.

Hey, you are really charming. Thinking of you still brings tears to my eyes, and my heart is full of emotion. You are really energetic, and I feel inexplicably happy thinking about you when I go down the mountain.

Wait for me, I will come see you again.

Changbai Mountain Hot Spring, this should be the place where gods live.

This place is more like an ink painting, with perennial snow hanging on the mountains and hot spring water flowing quietly in the mountains. When walking on the wooden corridor, mist blows around you from time to time, and there is a fairy atmosphere around you. The fairy sister is nothing more than that.

The first thing a tourist who just arrived here must say is "It's so beautiful here."

Indeed, beautiful.

 

 

wonderland

The eggs are eaten by sucking them. They are as tender as a baby's skin. The yolks are not choking at all. I ate three of them in one go. Be sure to eat this egg. You will have a new understanding of eggs.

We have stayed here for nearly three hours. The reason is that we still want to go up to see the waterfall, but because we are wearing too many clothes, we can’t walk. We don’t dare to take off our clothes for fear of catching cold. The two of us stop and go here. Eat instant noodles and take photos.

It’s no wonder that the scenery here is so beautiful, you won’t get tired of it even if you stay there for a long time.

You can tell how many layers of clothes I wore, haha.

Let me just say that I am lucky. Two days ago, all my friends from the inn came to Changbai Mountain and didn't see the waterfall because the fog was so heavy that they couldn't see it at all.

The moment we decided not to go up and turned around to go back, I saw the waterfall. Of course the waterfall was frozen, but there was a narrow channel between Tianhuo Peak and Longmen Peak where the water overflowed and turned into a white waterfall. , is the main source of Songhua River. The flowing Tianchi water is not frozen, and we can see it clearly below.

No regrets.

❖

Although Changbai Mountain is not as cold as others say, it feels like something is missing if you don’t soak in the hot springs.

The outdoor hot spring is 30 degrees below zero and the water temperature is 42 degrees. happy.

The hot springs in Dadongbei are amazing. No matter indoor or outdoor, the hot springs are not lower than 40 degrees. The highest temperature is 44 degrees, which almost boiled me.

It's really comfortable to soak in a hot spring. It feels even different when you soak outdoors. You don't have to worry about how cold it is when you come out. I believe the temperature of the hot spring is enough to soak your body thoroughly and you won't feel cold when you come out.

The snow-covered city in Changbai Mountain doubles my fondness for it. Every place is like a fairyland. I think the people living in this small town have a strong sense of happiness.

The short trip is over, I love you, Tianchi.

Lao She said that when it snows, the dwarf pine tips on the mountain are crowned with white flowers, making them darker and darker; the grass and snow on the hillside are alternately yellow and white, as if the mountains are dressed in a floral dress with water patterns.