On May 20, 2021, the 20th day of the "Northeast Travel - Root-Seeking Journey" departed from Harbin at 7:05 in the morning, arrived in Songyuan, Jilin at noon, visited the Genghis Khan Cultural Park, and stayed at Songyuan Jiaguan Hotel. After lunch break, drive to Chagan Lake and visit Chagan Lake Scenic Area in the afternoon.

1. Consumption on the same day
 

The day's journey was 445 kilometers, with tolls of 123 yuan, gasoline of 295 yuan, accommodation of 142 yuan, and total consumption of the day of 560 yuan.
2. Genghis Khan Cultural Park
There is a Genghis Khan National Cultural Park in Songyuan City, Jilin Province. There is a statue of Genghis Khan in the park, which is currently the largest standing statue of Genghis Khan in the world.

Genghis Khan, also known as Yuan Taizu, was named Tie Muzhen was born in the second year of Dading reign of Emperor Shizong of Jin Dynasty (1162). Died in 1227. A famous Mongolian leader, military strategist and politician in the 12th century.

Temujin was born into a Mongolian noble family. His father Yesugei was a warrior of the Mongolian tribe. He was elected as the leader of the Qiyan clan of the Mongolian tribe because of his outstanding military achievements. His mother was Hoelun, a member of the Hongjila clan, who was famous in the tribe for her kindness and intelligence. Later, his father was killed and his tribe was dispersed.
After continuous efforts, combined with Jamuka and his father's Andatuo, they reorganized Qiyan, and finally slowly developed and finally unified Mongolia.
3. Chagan Lake

Chagan Lake, formerly known as Chaganpao and Hanhe, is called "Chagannur" in Mongolian, which means a white holy lake. It is mostly located in Qiangarros Mongolian Autonomous County in the northwest of Songyuan City, Jilin Province, and is adjacent to Qiangan Lake in the west. An County, adjacent to Da'an City in the north, is located in the water network area where the Nen River and the Huolin River meet. It is a barrier lake at the tail end of the Huolin River.

Generally, the largest lake surface is 307 square kilometers, with a winding shoreline and a circumference of 104.5 kilometers. When the water storage elevation is 130 meters, the water surface area is 345 square kilometers. With a water storage of more than 600 million cubic meters, it is one of the top ten freshwater lakes in the country and the largest natural lake in Jilin Province.

Chagan Lake has diverse resources and is uniquely endowed by nature. Especially the fishery resources are rich. Since the Liao and Jin Dynasties, emperors of all dynasties have visited Chagan Lake for "touring", "fishing and hunting", and held "Feast of the First Fish" and "Feast of the First Goose". From the Yuan Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty, this area was dotted with rivers and swamps, with whitebait swimming around, fertile water and grass, and geese and ducks inhabiting it.

The trees along the coast are lush, the fields are lush and grassy, ​​and the scenery is picturesque. It was a fishing and hunting place where emperors of the Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties visited and enjoyed themselves. On August 1, 2007, Chagan Lake was approved by the State Council to be listed as a national nature reserve. The fishing and hunting culture represented by winter fishing in Chagan Lake has also become one of its cultural heritages.

Chagan Lake’s winter fishing was rated as one of China’s top 100 scenic wonders, successfully selected as one of the “Eight Scenic Spots of Jilin”, and was known as the “Ice Lake Soaring Fish”. The highest single-net fishing output of 168,000 kilograms was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records.
July 13, 2021

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