Longwanqun National Forest Park () is a nationally protected nature area in
Huinan County
Huinan County () is a county of southwestern Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of Tonghua City, with a population of 350,000 residing in an area of .
Administrative divisions
There are 10 towns and one ethnic township.
Towns: ...
,
Jilin
Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...
, China. Geographically, it is part of the western
Changbai Mountains
The Changbai Mountains ( simplified Chinese:长白山; traditional Chinese:長白山) are a major mountain range in Northeast Asia that extends from the Northeast Chinese provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, across the border bet ...
. A notable feature of the park are a group of volcanic crater lakes: the Sanjiaolong Crater Lake (三角龙湾, Triangle Dragon Crater Lake), Dalong Crater Lake (大龙湾, Big Dragon Crater Lake), Erlong Crater Lake (Medium Dragon Crater Lake), Xiaolong Crater Lake (Small Dragon Crater Lake), Donglong Crater Lake (East Dragon Crater Lake), Nanlong Crater Lake (South Dragon Crater Lake), Hanlong Crater Lake (Dry Dragon Crater Lake).
[Longwanqun National Forest Park - Jilin Government, official website]
/ref> The park is located in the Manchurian mixed forests
The Manchurian mixed forests ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0426) covers the forested hills surrounding the river plains of northern China, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea. The ecoregion supports a number of rare species due to the relative isolation ...
ecoregion.
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Parks in Jilin
Forests of China
Tourist attractions in Jilin
Forest parks in China
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