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The Changbai Volcano Hot Spring Festival, based on the unique volcanic hot springs of Changbai Mountain, was held from December 24 to January 6, 2011. During those same days, there was a New Year party with our Russian friends and a volcanic hot springs carnival, including a dinner celebrating the New Year, Volcano Hot Spring Yoga, dance and other activities at the open-air hot springs of the Changbaishan Julong Spa Resort.

The opening ceremony of the 2011 Changbaishan International Snow Cultural Tourism Festival will be held in the middle of January, with Changbai Mountain hot spring forum. The Changbai Mountain International Natural Skiing Park Skiing festival will be held from March 15 to April 15, with the theme of “sunshine, blue sky and white snow.” The tourists will have fun skiing, playing the snow, and making snow sculptures, wedding photography and other activities such as snow football games, snowball fights, and climbing the Peak of Changbai Mountain. From March 21 to 27, the Changbai Mountain will welcome the twelve professional cross-country ski teams to compete in the birch forest zone (about 2300 meters high above sea leve) of Changbai Mountain.

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Airlines also bring good news to the public and tourists: as long as they book the ticket 3 days in advance, they get an 80% discount on tickets from Changchun to Changbai Mountain, and the single ticket only costs 230 yuan.

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Translated by Zhang Min

Editor: Wen Yi & Zhang Min