A panoramic view of Baishan city [Photo/WeChat account of Baishan Tourism]

The summer tourism season of the Changbai Mountains – located in Northeast China's Jilin province – has arrived, with a wide range of cultural tourism activities set to be staged there, as announced during a news conference held in Baishan city in Jilin on July 14.

The summer tourism activities, themed around Summer in Changbai Mountains, will feature the tourism resources of both Baishan city and Changbai Mountains and are scheduled to run to end-September. 

Baishan city is located in the heart of Changbai Mountains, with Yalu River and Songhua River passing through it.

The city's forest coverage rate was recorded last year reaching 84.5 percent, ranking first among prefecture-level cities in the country. The proportion of days with good air throughout the year reached 98.1 percent and the city is now known as a "natural oxygen bar".

A glorious sunset descends over the Changbai Mountains. [Photo/WeChat account of Baishan Tourism]

The Changbai Mountains range is a national 5A scenic area. Moreover, it is in the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Program and is rated as an international A-level nature reserve.

The average daytime temperature in the Changbai Mountains is about 22 C in summer, making the place an ideal summer getaway.

To attract more tourists, plans are for the scenic area to continue to launch special tourism offers for the summer season.

The stunning Changbai Mountains, seen from a distance [Photo/WeChat account of Baishan Tourism]

The sights and sounds of summer in the Changbai Mountains are increasingly appealing to tourists. [Photo/WeChat account of Baishan Tourism]