Jilin Travel Guide

Many travel guide will tell you Jilin is only visited by those looking for a little bit extra from a China trip, and it seems to be sure. However, on the other side, Jinlin can be taken as a very good extra-trip destination when you travel in China. Jilin Province is situated in the north-eastern part of China, bordering with the Russian Federation and North Korea. It has a generally temperate continental climate with long, cold winters and short, warm summers. Jilin is also the producer of the worldwide famous Three Northeast China Treasures-ginseng, fur of marten and pilose antler. Other products in Jilin include ganoderma, the tuber of elevated gastrodia, astragali, and pine mushroom, hedge hogs fungus, and frog fat.

Jilin has so much to offer in natural beauty and resources - fertile land, dense forests, a wide variety of birds and animals, and vast grasslands. The most noteworthy attraction is definitely The Heavenly Lake (Tianchi) in Changbaishan. The province also has many human travel attractions, mostly reflecting contemporary Chinese history. Amongst them, the most popular include the former government office of the Japanese puppet state, the Monument to the Martyrs of the Soviet Red Army, the Automobile Town, and the Changchun Film Studio. In addition, some of China's best winter sports and the Ice Lantern Festival draw throngs of people to Jilin in the winter months.

Due to sharp climatic differences between summer and winter, any travel itinerary here is highly dependant upon when you are in the province. In recent years, the frontier and foreign country tourism and ecotourism represented by paying visit to the ice, snow, forests and wetlands become the most attractive travel products. Below is the detailed guide to Jilin attractions. Welcome to check out our other pages for more travel information about Jilin. Feel free to contact us if you plan to travel to Jilin. We will provide the professional advice, individual itinerary and excellent travel service.