Longtan mountain

Longtan mountain

Longtan mountain is located in the east of Jilin City, adjacent to Songhua River in the west, covering an area of 202 hectares. The highest peak "Nantianmen" is 388.3 meters above sea level, with a relative elevation difference of 194 meters. Longtan is also known as shuilao (suolongjing). On the mountain, there are ancient city ruins built in the 4TH-5TH century AD, shuilao (suolongjing) and hanlao of Suolong, as well as ancient buildings such as Longfeng temple, Longwang temple and Guandi temple built in the Qing Dynasty. It is a provincial cultural relic protection unit.

Overview of mountain system

Longtan mountain is located in the east of Jilin City, Jilin Province. It is known as the four famous mountains of Jilin together with Zhuque mountain, Xuantian mountain and Xiaobai mountain. The scenery here is beautiful. It's a tourist and holiday resort. Longtan mountain is named after a beautiful pool called Longtan, which is located at the foot of the Northwest Mountain. Longtan is about 53 meters long, 26 meters wide and 9 meters deep. When the bright moon is hanging in the sky, the reflection rippling in the center of the lake is the "Longtan Yinyue" which makes people linger and forget to return.

Longtan, also known as shuilao (a kind of lock dragon well), is said to have an evil dragon locked at the bottom of the pool in ancient times. The iron chain is tied to a big tree beside the pool. If someone pulls the iron chain, the wind and cloud will change color immediately and the pool water will churn.

There is an ancient birch tree in the southeast of the lake, which is 30 meters high. They can't embrace each other. It's tall and straight. Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty toured north here and named it "divine tree". Nearby there are Dragon King Temple, Guandi temple, Longfeng temple and other ancient buildings for sightseeing. On the top of Longtan mountain, there is an ancient city of Koguryo. Its wall is 10 meters high, its base is 10 meters wide, and its perimeter is 2400 meters. It is a military castle in ancient times. It has the tendency of "one man is in charge of the pass and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it". Each corner of the ancient city has a platform. The South platform has the highest terrain, commonly known as Nantianmen. Standing on it, you can have a panoramic view of all the beautiful scenery of Jilin City.

natural environment

Longtan mountain, standing on the East Bank of Songhua River, is tall and straight with quiet scenery and verdant trees, covering the whole mountain. Mount Longtan is 388.3 meters above sea level. You can overlook the whole city from the top of the mountain. In the Qing Dynasty, Longtan mountain was also known as nishiha (Manchu, meaning "little fish") mountain because a small river in the north of Shandong was rich in small fish. There are Longtan Mountain Park and the Ancient City Longtan mountain city in the period of Koguryo on Longtan mountain. Longtan mountain city has been listed as the national key cultural relics protection unit and is a famous scenic spot in Jilin Province. Longtan mountain is named for its mountain city and the legend of Longtan in the city.

Tourism characteristics

Longtan is located in the lowest northwest corner of Longtan mountain city, also known as "water prison" (a kind of lock Longjing). According to the research, it is a reserve reservoir built by the soldiers guarding the mountain city in the Gaogouli period (the Liao and Jin Dynasties). The pool is 52.8 meters long from east to west, 25.75 meters wide from north to south, and 9.08 meters deep. The water is deep and blue. The four walls are built with neat rectangular granite stones. No matter whether the weather is drought or flood, the water level does not change much, and it has never dried up after countless colds and heats. In front of "Longtan", there is a tanfang, which once had a plaque of "yilouzeqia" written by Emperor Zongjing of Qing Dynasty in 1891. The water shadow in the pool is ethereal, and the trees around are quiet. It is known as "Longtan Yinyue" and is one of the eight famous sights in Jilin Province.

Longtan mountain has been developed as Longtan Mountain Heritage Park.

Human history

Longtan is an ancient pool with square walls of granite. The pool water mainly comes from the collection of rain and snow, but because there are springs under the water, the pool water will never dry up. On a moonlit night in Longtan, the pool is full of water, and the shadow of the moon floats in the water. Combined with the scenery of Songtao mountain, the scenery is very quiet. It is known as "Longtan Yinyue". According to legend, in ancient times, there was an evil dragon in the water, so Longtan is also called "water prison" (a kind of lock dragon well). In the old days, there was an iron chain deep into the water. It was said that it was used to lock the dragon. I don't know how long it was. I have a colleague's grandfather who worked as a gendarme in Jilin City during the Manchukuo period. He once said that the Japanese used a winch to twist the iron chain out of the water to see how long it was. As a result, after a long time, there was no end. When it was twisted again, the pool water suddenly became turbid, and there was a roar like a dragon at the bottom of the water. Everyone trembled and did not dare to move any more. The mysterious water prison casts a mysterious veil on Longtan mountain and adds some mysterious color to Jilin City.

Address: Longshan Road, Longtan District, Jilin City (East Bank of Songhua River)

Longitude: 126.614664

Latitude: 43.87515

Tel: 0432-63093384

Ticket information: free.

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