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Wudalianchi Scenic Area
 Situated
in Wudalianchi
City in northwestern
Heilongjiang Province , the Wudalianchi Scenic Area is a famous volcanic
field and tourist attraction with a unique and typical volcanic landscape.
The scenery here is spectacular, with wonderful volcanic lakes, grotesquely
shaped peaks, rocks, and caves, and the sites of 12 shield-shaped and 14
cone-shaped volcanoes.
Volcanic Wonders
Within the Wudalianchi Scenic Area stand 14 old and new volcanoes, covering
a life span of more than two million years. A famous circum-Pacific volcano
group, the area boasts the world's best preserved and most concentrated,
complete, and typical volcanic landforms, hence its reputation of a "Natural
Volcanic Museum" and an "Open Textbook on Volcanoes."
 As
a result of the eruptions of two young volcanoes -- Mt. Heilong and Mt.
Huoshao from 1719-1721 --, huge amounts of lava blocked the original watercourses
of the Bai River, a branch of the Nemor River, giving rise to five connected
lakes, with one wave reflecting the other, one lake linking the other. People
call them Wudalianchi, which literally means "Five Large Connected Lakes."
Named from one to five, the five lakes, with different colors, shapes, and
sizes, look like five pure and magnificent pearls inlaid among the 14 lofty
volcanoes -- a really spectacular sight.
Among the five lakes, the first one is the smallest and the only one
with water lilies growing, which is a unique sight in summer. It also has
another two characteristic sights: the raging water overflow in winter and
the Stone
Dragon Water Stockade in its south. The second lake, with well-known
natural breed aquatics, is the deepest, with a depth of over 9 meters. It
boasts three typical features: First, it is an ideal place to view
sunrise s; second, the wreathing mirage in summer and autumn mornings
make it like a hot spring with an average temperature of 30℃; and third,
it contains a concentration of bighead fishes.
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