Clear Moon Pool
Crescent-shaped.
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A vast forest park south-east of Changchun spreading over more than a hundred square kilometres around Jingyuetan, the «Clear Moon Pool», a lake named for its crescent shape with 4.3 square kilometres of water; it is rated 5A. The reservoir was created in 1934, and forests were planted around it until they became one of Asia's largest man-made forests, growing from about a thousand hectares in the 1930s to some ten thousand. Visitors walk and cycle roads shaded by pine and birch and go boating on the lake in summer, and in winter the park turns into a skiing ground that has hosted the Vasaloppet China cross-country ski festival every year since 2003. Tickets cost CNY 30, half price for students, and it is open from 5 am to 8 pm in summer and 6 am to 7 pm in winter; the park bus costs 10 one way, and light rail line 3 reaches it, per visitor guides.
Crescent-shaped.
Pine and birch.
In winter.
Jingyue Street, about 18 km south-east of central Changchun, Jilin
Changchun has restaurants run by Hui Muslims under the halal sign serving noodles and lamb, while north-eastern cooking uses a lot of pork, so ask about ingredients.