Harbin - Mudanjiang Jingpo Lake Natural Exploration 3-Day Tour

2 cities | 8 attraction(s) | total distance 149 km

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Jingpo Lake in Mudanjiang is a national 5A scenic spot. This easy travel route will take you to experience the charm of Harbin's Oriental Moscow, and then go to Mudanjiang to experience Jingpo Lake from multiple perspectives such as the underground forest in the volcano crater and Jingpo Gorge. If planned properly, it can cover the ten major highlights of Jingpo Lake (Diaoshuilou Waterfall, Baili Changhu Lake, Maogong Mountain, underground forest in the fourth volcano crater, Huzhou City, Xinglong Temple, Luliss World, Jingpo Gorge, ancient ice cave, and Ziling Lake).

Day1: Harbin

5 attraction(s) · 11 km

Visit the charming "Oriental Moscow" of Harbin on the first day. In the morning, take a bus to the Harbin Hundred Fashion Building and get off at the Saint Sophia Cathedral to see the grandeur of this iconic building in Harbin, and step inside to experience the spectacular onion-shaped Russian architecture. Afterwards, walk to the century-old European-style architecture on Central Avenue to see the European-style buildings and taste the local cuisine of Harbin. For lunch, find a Russian restaurant that you like on Central Avenue and enjoy a Russian-style feast. At the northern end of Central Avenue, you can see the Flood Control Memorial Tower, which is located on the banks of the Songhua River. If it is the ice-bound season, you can see people walking or skating on the river, and you can join in or stroll in Stalin Park on the riverside. When night falls, go to Harbin Ice and Snow World to experience the colorful world of ice lanterns and snow sculptures. Take a sleeper train to Mudanjiang around 2 o'clock in the morning on the second day, which is less than 5 hours away.

Zhongyang Pedestrian Street

Central Avenue is the most prosperous commercial street in Harbin. This commercial street with a history of over a hundred years features many classic European-style buildings.

2 km

St. Sophia Cathedral

St. Sophia Cathedral, established in 1907, is a landmark building in Harbin with a striking green onion-shaped dome.

2 km

Harbin People's Flood Control Victory Memorial Tower

The Flood Control Memorial Tower was built to commemorate the victory over the great flood in 1957. The flood threatened Harbin City, with water levels exceeding the peak of 1932 by 0.58 meters. The people of the city overcame the flood and established this tower in 1958 to commemorate the event.

1 km

Stalin Park

Originally called Jiangpan Park, located on the south bank of the Songhua River, it is an open park built along the embankment with a strip shape. It imitates the classical Russian architectural style and features the "Five Color Flower Beds" throughout the park, as well as sixteen art sculptures such as "Swans Spreading Their Wings," "Three Youths," "Starting Point," "Diving," and "Sword Dance" scattered among the green areas. It faces the famous Sun Island across the river. In addition, the centerpiece of the park is the Flood Control Memorial Tower, a symbol of Harbin city, built to commemorate the people of Harbin overcoming the catastrophic flood in 1957.

8 km

Harbin Ice and Snow World Theme Park (Indoor Pavilion)

Day2: Mudanjiang

1 attraction(s) · 0 km

Take a direct bus from the train station to Jingbo Lake, which takes about 2 hours. Arrive before noon and take a ride to the Underground Forest to see the No. 3 and No. 4 mountain kang, the Hanging Sheep Wall, and the Well-Viewing Sky. In the afternoon, enjoy the climax of the entire scenic area: the lake shore group stands steeply and the cliffs are towering; the mountains around the lake are overlapping and the forests are vast; the lake is as calm as a mirror, with mountains and waters. During the trip, you can enjoy unique lake and mountain views, such as Crocodile Island, Maogong Mountain, Heart Island, Rainbow Bridge, the Leader's Tower, Baoyue Bay, the Medicine Master Temple, and the Baishi Lazhu. The Suspended Water Tower Waterfall and the Black Dragon Pool are also exceptionally impressive.

Mirror Lake Scenic Area

Jingpo Lake is a high-mountain barrier lake formed by volcanic eruption thousands of years ago. It is the largest in China and the second largest in the world.

Day3: Mudanjiang

2 attraction(s) · 139 km

In the morning, continue to visit the top 10 attractions of Jingpo Lake, including the Waterfall of Hanging Tower, Hundred-Mile Long Lake, Maogong Mountain, the Fourth Volcano of the Underground Forest, Huzhou City, Xinglong Temple, Lulit World, Jingpo Gorge, Ancient Ice Cave, and Ziling Lake. See where you missed yesterday and continue exploring. After the tour, take a car back to Mudanjiang City. If there is enough time, you can visit the Jiangbin Park in the city to see the scenery on both sides of the Mudan River. Here, there is also a group of Eight Female Soldiers Memorial Sculptures, telling the story of the heroic resistance against the Japanese Army’s Xiongguai Brigade. In the afternoon, take a train back to Harbin to end the trip.

Jingpo Lake World Geological Park

139 km

Statue commemorating the Eight Girls who Threw Themselves into the River

The group sculpture "Eight Women Throwing Themselves into the River" is located in the Jiangbin Park on the banks of the Mudanjiang River. The sculpture was completed in 1988 and is 13 meters high and 8.8 meters long, made of granite. The four characters "Eight Women Throwing Themselves into the River" were written by Deng Yingchao, the former Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The sculpture commemorates the heroic battle of the eight women who sacrificed themselves in 1938. It was designated as a second-level cultural relic in 1984.