Wudalianchi: A chain of lakes created by volcanoes
CGTN
03:06

In northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, there are five lakes that were created together by volcano eruption, called the "Wudalianchi," meaning "five connected lakes" in Chinese.

They are found between the Lesser Khingan Range and the Songnen Plain.

According to historical records, the last eruption of these young volcanoes occurred during the times of the Qing Dynasty in around 1720.

The magma flew in all directions and blocked the Baihe River, separating the channel into five consecutive lakes: the Lotus Lake, Yanshan Mountain Lake, White Dragon Lake, Crane-chirping Lake and Ruyi Lake.

The volcano cluster mainly consists of 14 young volcanoes with the heights between 400 to 600 meters, forming a gigantic natural museum.

For volcanoes, nearly 300 years are not long at all.

A couple of centuries later, humans and wildlife have already reshaped the landscape.

The reg­­ion provides various habitats for about 1,000 plant species like Dianthus amurensis and Orostachys malacophylla, and more than 100 animal species like the merganser and red-crowned crane.

In winter, all the region is covered with snow. And in the bright sunlight, this volcano museum becomes a landscape beyond imagination.

(Cover image is a screenshot from the video.)

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