Jilin - Changchun

2 Days Changchun

  

You can go on a city tour on the first day. The Imperial Palace of Puppet Manchurian State is located at No. 5, North Guangfu Road in the northeast of Changchun. It is the palace in which the last emperor in the Qing Dynasty of China, Aisin Giorro Pu Yi, lived when he was 

Movie City, Changchun

the emperor of Puppet Manchrian State. The admission fee is CNY40. You can take the autobus No. 80 or No. 264 to reach there. After visiting the Imperial Palace of Puppet Manchurian State, you may continue to visit the Movie City. The Movie City is a shooting base of movie which takes the movie art as the main characteristic. From the Imperial Palace, take the bus No. 275 firstly and then change to take the light rail at Liaoning Road. The Culture Plaza in the city center is the largest square in Changchun. You can wander in the square and take a rest there. The Eight Departments of Puppet Regime in Manchuria were the administrations of the Puppet Manchrian State. They are a special construction complex near the Xinmin Street.
 
On the second day, you can go to the Jingyue Pond Ski Resort and one entrance ticket will cost you CNY30. Located in the Jingyue Pond National Forest Park, it is 18 kilometers away from the city center. You can take a direct bus No. 120 from the Movie City, the Xinmin Square or the Century Square to the resort. You can join in such ice activities as sledding, horse riding and ice slope. Even if you visit there in summer, it becomes a great summer resort.
 

Dunhua - Changbaishan Mountain - Yanji

 
You can take train or coach to get to Dunhua from Changchun or Yanji. Yangji is the nearest city to Dunhua that has an airport. Find a local hotel to stay overnight and prepare for the tour on next day. On the second day, you can visit Zhengjue Temple (Entrance fee: CNY30.00)  which is the largest Buddhist temple for women in Asia. It lies in the south of Dunhua and is about 4 kilometers away from the downtown area. You can take bus No. 8 to the temple. 

Mt. Changbaishan

Then take a coach from Dunhua for about 2.5 hours (180km) to the Jingbo Lake. You can stay in a hotel in the science area near the lake. On the next day, take a boat on the lake. Visit the Rainbow Bridge, Maogong Hill and the Wooden House of Liushaoqi (Chinese Communist Leader from 1959 to1966). View the big and small Gushan Mountain in distance and enjoy the Diaoshuilou Waterfall. Take a coach for about 4.5 hours to Changbaishan Mountain. Stay overnight at a local hotel. On the fourth day, visit the Changbaishan Heaven Lake formed by breaking of the volcano. En route, visit the Little Heaven Lake, Underground Forest, Hot Spring Group and Changbaishan Waterfall. Take a coach for about 4 hours to Yanji and stay at a local hotel. On the last day, visit the man-made sheep and bear center, the Bear Paradise, which is 15 kilometers away from Yanji. Leave Yanji according to your schedule.