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Snow Hit Zouping

ZOUPING, CHINA - DECEMBER 13, 2025 - A Tai Chi enthusiast practices Tai Chi in a snow covered corridor bridge at Sakura Mountain Scenic Area in Changbai Mountain District, Zouping City, Shandong Province, China on December 13, 2025.

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Snow Hit Zouping

ZOUPING, CHINA - DECEMBER 13, 2025 - A Tai Chi enthusiast practices Tai Chi in a snow covered corridor bridge at Sakura Mountain Scenic Area in Changbai Mountain District, Zouping City, Shandong Province, China on December 13, 2025.

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Snow Hit Zouping

ZOUPING, CHINA - DECEMBER 13, 2025 - A Tai Chi enthusiast practices Tai Chi in a snow covered corridor bridge at Sakura Mountain Scenic Area in Changbai Mountain District, Zouping City, Shandong Province, China on December 13, 2025.

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Snow Hit Zouping

ZOUPING, CHINA - DECEMBER 13, 2025 - A Tai Chi enthusiast practices Tai Chi in a snow covered corridor bridge at Sakura Mountain Scenic Area in Changbai Mountain District, Zouping City, Shandong Province, China on December 13, 2025.

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Snow Hit Zouping

ZOUPING, CHINA - DECEMBER 13, 2025 - A Tai Chi enthusiast practices Tai Chi in a snow covered corridor bridge at Sakura Mountain Scenic Area in Changbai Mountain District, Zouping City, Shandong Province, China on December 13, 2025.

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Snow Hit Zouping

ZOUPING, CHINA - DECEMBER 13, 2025 - A Tai Chi enthusiast practices Tai Chi in a snow covered corridor bridge at Sakura Mountain Scenic Area in Changbai Mountain District, Zouping City, Shandong Province, China on December 13, 2025.

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China: Dragon-Shaped Rainbow Cloud Graces Changbai Mountain

On December 5, 2024, in Yanbian, Jilin, a video captured a colorful cloud illuminated by sunlight, resembling a dragon's head, which is a symbol of good luck in Chinese culture. Mr. Gao, who had worked in the area for over ten years, filmed the rare spectacle and expressed that it was the largest formation of its kind he had ever seen. He concluded the video by hoping that the auspicious cloud would bring good fortune to all who saw it.

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Mammoth Three-dimensional Chromosome

A mammoth model is displayed at the Changbai Mountain Mammoth theme park in Yanbian, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024. An international research team has successfully reconstructed the genome and three-dimensional chromosome structure of a mammoth that lived 52,000 years ago, the first such study using ancient DNA samples, the Chinese Science Journal reported.

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Mammoth Three-dimensional Chromosome

A mammoth model is displayed at the Changbai Mountain Mammoth theme park in Yanbian, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024. An international research team has successfully reconstructed the genome and three-dimensional chromosome structure of a mammoth that lived 52,000 years ago, the first such study using ancient DNA samples, the Chinese Science Journal reported.

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Xinhua Headlines: Chinese retirees embrace "migratory-bird" lifestyle, driving silver economy

(240720) -- KUNMING, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This undated photo shows an aerial view of a resort near the Changbai Mountain scenic area in northeast China's Jilin Province. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starbucks Has 7093 Stores in China

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - A sign that reads "Starbucks Made of Tianchi Lake Water" is displayed outside a Starbucks store in Changbai Mountain scenic area in Yanbian city, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024. Starbucks announced in its second quarter of fiscal 2024 earnings report that it added 118 net new stores in the quarter, an increase of 14% over the same period last year, of which the total number of stores in China has reached 7,093.

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Starbucks Has 7093 Stores in China

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - A sign that reads "Starbucks Made of Tianchi Lake Water" is displayed outside a Starbucks store in Changbai Mountain scenic area in Yanbian city, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024. Starbucks announced in its second quarter of fiscal 2024 earnings report that it added 118 net new stores in the quarter, an increase of 14% over the same period last year, of which the total number of stores in China has reached 7,093.

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Starbucks Has 7093 Stores in China

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - A sign that reads "Starbucks Made of Tianchi Lake Water" is displayed outside a Starbucks store in Changbai Mountain scenic area in Yanbian city, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024. Starbucks announced in its second quarter of fiscal 2024 earnings report that it added 118 net new stores in the quarter, an increase of 14% over the same period last year, of which the total number of stores in China has reached 7,093.

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Starbucks Has 7093 Stores in China

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - A sign that reads "Starbucks Made of Tianchi Lake Water" is displayed outside a Starbucks store in Changbai Mountain scenic area in Yanbian city, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024. Starbucks announced in its second quarter of fiscal 2024 earnings report that it added 118 net new stores in the quarter, an increase of 14% over the same period last year, of which the total number of stores in China has reached 7,093.

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Changbai Mountain Tour in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists line up to visit Changbai Mountain scenic area in Yanbian city, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024.

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Changbai Mountain Tour in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists line up to visit Changbai Mountain scenic area in Yanbian city, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024.

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Changbai Mountain Tour in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists line up to visit Changbai Mountain scenic area in Yanbian city, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024.

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Changbai Mountain Tour in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists line up to visit Changbai Mountain scenic area in Yanbian city, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024.

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Changbai Mountain Tour in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists view Tianchi Lake at Changbai Mountain scenic area in Yanbian city, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024.

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Changbai Mountain Tour in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists line up to visit Changbai Mountain scenic area in Yanbian city, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024.

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Changbai Mountain Tour in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists line up to visit Changbai Mountain scenic area in Yanbian city, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024.

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Changbai Mountain Tour in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists view Tianchi Lake at Changbai Mountain scenic area in Yanbian city, Northeast China's Jilin province, July 16, 2024.

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Tourists Visit The Tianchi Lake of Changbai Mountain in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists visit the Tianchi Lake of Changbai Mountain in Yanbian, Jilin province, China, July 16, 2024.

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Tourists Visit The Tianchi Lake of Changbai Mountain in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists visit the Tianchi Lake of Changbai Mountain in Yanbian, Jilin province, China, July 16, 2024.

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Tourists Visit The Tianchi Lake of Changbai Mountain in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists visit the Tianchi Lake of Changbai Mountain in Yanbian, Jilin province, China, July 16, 2024.

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Tourists Visit The Tianchi Lake of Changbai Mountain in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists visit the Tianchi Lake of Changbai Mountain in Yanbian, Jilin province, China, July 16, 2024.

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Tourists Visit The Tianchi Lake of Changbai Mountain in Yanbian

YANBIAN, CHINA - JULY 16, 2024 - Tourists visit the Tianchi Lake of Changbai Mountain in Yanbian, Jilin province, China, July 16, 2024.

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Rare flowers in full bloom in NE China's Changbai Mountain

STORY: Rare flowers in full bloom in NE China's Changbai Mountain SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024 DATELINE: June 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: JILIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cypripedium macranthos STORYLINE: Thanks to the favorable natural environment of the Changbai Mountain area in northeast China, Cypripedium macranthos, a national second-class protected wild plant, is in full bloom now. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jilin, China. (XHTV)

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Heatwaves scorch north China, igniting cooling economy

STORY: Heatwaves scorch north China, igniting cooling economy SHOOTING TIME: June 13, 2024 & File DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: JILIN and CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cities, forests and sea in China 2. various of Changbai Mountain 3. various of new air-raid shelters in Chongqing STORYLINE: With heatwaves sweeping some Chinese provinces and regions in recent days, many people have been making plans for summer vacations, often with an eye on cool destinations for relaxation. To meet diverse and personalized tourist demands, popular summer destinations in China are exploring new methods and utilizing resources like beaches, forests, rivers, and lakes for economic growth. In northeast China's Jilin Province, the frozen Tianchi crater lake of the Changbai Mountain has just begun to melt, ushering in its most beautiful season. Located at a high altitude, Changbai Mountain reserve has an average temperature of only 22 degrees Celsius in summer. The coolness h

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Xinhua Headlines: Heatwaves scorch north China, igniting cooling economy

(240614) -- CHANGCHUN, June 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province, May 24, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yan Linyun)

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Xinhua Headlines: Heatwaves scorch north China, igniting cooling economy

(240614) -- CHANGCHUN, June 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists visit Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province, June 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xu Chang)

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Xinhua Headlines: Heatwaves scorch north China, igniting cooling economy

(240614) -- CHANGCHUN, June 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province, June 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)

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Xinhua Headlines: Heatwaves scorch north China, igniting cooling economy

(240614) -- CHANGCHUN, June 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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Breathtaking view of China's Changbai Mountains

STORY: Breathtaking view of China's Changbai Mountains SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:12 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Changbai Mountains STORYLINE: Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Changbai Mountains, well-known for their well-preserved ecosystem and mountainous landscape in China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changchun, China. (XHTV)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240526) -- BEIJING, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows the scenery at the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240526) -- BEIJING, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows the scenery at the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240525) -- BEIJING, May 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows the scenery at the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGBAI MOUNTAIN-TIANCHI LAKE (CN)

(240524) -- CHANGBAISHAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy the scenery of the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province on May 24, 2024. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGBAI MOUNTAIN-TIANCHI LAKE (CN)

(240524) -- CHANGBAISHAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows the scenery at the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGBAI MOUNTAIN-TIANCHI LAKE (CN)

(240524) -- CHANGBAISHAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows the scenery at the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGBAI MOUNTAIN-TIANCHI LAKE (CN)

(240524) -- CHANGBAISHAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows the scenery at the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGBAI MOUNTAIN-TIANCHI LAKE (CN)

(240524) -- CHANGBAISHAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows the scenery at the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGBAI MOUNTAIN-TIANCHI LAKE (CN)

(240524) -- CHANGBAISHAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A tourist takes photos of a signpost on top of Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province on May 24, 2024. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGBAI MOUNTAIN-TIANCHI LAKE (CN)

(240524) -- CHANGBAISHAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows the scenery at the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGBAI MOUNTAIN-TIANCHI LAKE (CN)

(240524) -- CHANGBAISHAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows the scenery at the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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CHINA-JILIN-CHANGBAI MOUNTAIN-TIANCHI LAKE (CN)

(240524) -- CHANGBAISHAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy the scenery of the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province on May 24, 2024. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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Ice-and-snow economy full of vitality in Changbai Mountain in China's Jilin

STORY: Ice-and-snow economy full of vitality in Changbai Mountain in China's Jilin SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: FUSONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Changbai Mountain 2. various of tourists at the Changbai Mountain 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YUMENG, Tourist from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIANG YAN, Marketing manager of the Changbai Mountain Huamei Resort 5. various of the high-speed rail line 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YAN SHILIANG, Manager of Xueshan Feihu Scenic Area 7. various of the Changbai Mountain STORYLINE: The Changbai Mountain in China's Jilin Province boasts some of the country's best ski resorts. Since the beginning of this year, the region has experienced a surge in tourist influx. The number of visitors to the western area of the Changbai Mountain scenic attraction has increased by nearly three times year-on-year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG YUMENG, Tourist from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province "

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Maintenance workers safeguard power supply in China's Changbai Mountains

STORY: Maintenance workers safeguard power supply in China's Changbai Mountains SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:30 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of maintenance workers 2. SOUNDBITE 1-3 (Chinese): ZOU WEIHUA, Head of maintenance team with the Shenyang Railway Bureau 3. various of maintenance workers STORYLINE: A team of maintenance workers has braved heavy snow and freezing temperatures to safeguard the power transmission lines in the deep Changbai Mountains, northeast China. Led by 43-year-old Zou Weihua, the team consists of 10 members. Their maintenance work is crucial to stable power supply for four stations on the two railway lines in the area. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZOU WEIHUA, Head of maintenance team with the Shenyang Railway Bureau "There are over 170 kilometers of power lines in our work zone, mainly in the forest areas with complex terrains, where is quite hard for vehicles to reach. So we need to complete the inspection tou

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Guardian of railway station at Changbai Mountain in NE China

STORY: Guardian of railway station at Changbai Mountain in NE China SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Feb. 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:34 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Changbai Mountain area 2. various of the Laoyeling Railway Station 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station STORYLINE: Laoyeling Railway Station is a small station located in the Changbai Mountain area in northeast China's Jilin Province. 50-year-old Fan Zengzhi is the station master here. Since 2014, he has been working at this remote station under harsh natural conditions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN ZENGZHI, Station master of Laoyeling Railway Station "Our station is in a mountainous area. The climate he

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High-speed railway boosts ice and snow economy at Changbai Mountain

STORY: High-speed railway boosts ice and snow economy at Changbai Mountain SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of high-speed railway in Jilin 2. various of Changbai Mountain 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN SIRUI, Tourist from Hebei Province 4. various of tourists 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI HONGWEI, Director, Changbaishan Railway Station 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YAN SHILIANG, Manager, Xueshanfeihu Scenic Area STORYLINE: As winter casts its frosty spell on the Changbai Mountain in China's Jilin, high-speed railway has brought new vitality to the ice and snow economy in the region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN SIRUI, Tourist from Hebei Province "I'm so lucky to see the Tianchi Lake so clearly today. It's amazing. This trip is very worthwhile." The first high-speed railway linked to the Changbai Mountain was launched two years ago. In 2023, the travel time from Changbai Mountain to Beijing was further reduced b