Erdaobaihe Town
二道白河镇
A tourist town at the foot of the north slope, packed with Beauty Pine groves, a river valley park and Korean-Chinese restaurants. It is the accommodation and food base for north slope visitors and the site of the Changbai Mountain high-speed rail station.
Erdaobaihe Town belongs to Chibei District of Changbai Mountain in Antu County. It lies about 35 km north of the north slope park gate and is the gateway to the north slope and its main base for accommodation, with a permanent population of about 50,000. The town takes its name from the Erdao Baihe River, a headwater tributary of the Songhua River that flows through it. Sights in town: Beauty Pine Park, home to thousands of Changbai pines, a species unique to Changbai Mountain, with straight trunks and orange-red bark. It is the town’s emblem, and the park has wooden boardwalks and an observation tower. The Erdao Baihe River valley park and riverside boardwalk are clear in summer and draw rime-ice scenes in winter. There is also the Changbai Mountain Natural History Museum and the Erdao Baihe hot-spring cluster, where some hotels have hot springs. Korean-Chinese cold noodles, dog meat soup, wild vegetables, venison, matsutake mushrooms and other northeastern and Korean-Chinese foods are concentrated along Baihe Street and the riverside, at moderate prices. Suggested plan: on arrival in the afternoon, visit Beauty Pine Park and the valley park. Have dinner in town at a Korean-Chinese restaurant, then set off for the north slope early the next morning. In winter you can rent a snow motorbike in town or join a snow-riding trip and rime-ice viewing. Admission is free. Getting there: Changbai Mountain high-speed rail station is about 3 km from the town edge (about 15 yuan by taxi). Changbai Mountain Airport is about 1.5 hours away, with airport shuttle buses. From town to the north slope park gate, there are buses about every 30 minutes, taxis and direct scenic-area shuttles. Notes: during peak season (July–August and the Spring Festival), accommodation prices double, so book early. Winter temperatures in town can drop to -30°C, so bring full gear. Cars to the north slope queue in the morning, so set off early.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Meirensong Forest Park
- Changbai Mountain Natural History Museum
- Mojie Rime Valley
- Naitoushan Village
- Changbaishan Heping Ski Resort
- Underground Forest
- Lüyuantan (Green Abyss Pool)
- Xiaotianchi (Changbai Lake)