Shankou Lake · Kuerbin Rime Ice
A reservoir lake on the Kuerbin River in Xunke County, where lake and mountain scenery mirror each other along this tributary of the border river
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- All day
- Ticket
- Free (self-drive during rime season)
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A reservoir lake on the Kuerbin River in Xunke County, where lake and mountain scenery mirror each other along this tributary of the border river; downstream, the Kuerbin hydropower station releases water in winter, forming mist that clothes the banks in rime ice stretching for dozens of kilometers; the rime around Kuerbin Village and Dapingtai Village from December to February the following year is hailed as “the No. 1 rime village of the North,” and together with Jilin's Rime Island it is a winter photography mecca of Northeast China.
Getting there: self-drive from Xunke County (approx. 150 km)
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