Heilongjiang Hulan National Forest Park

Heilongjiang Hulan National Forest Park

Heilongjiang Hulan National Forest Park is a national-level forest park.

The Songhua River Forest Park was approved in September 2006, and on December 15, 2009, it was designated as a national forest park under the State Forestry Administration’s document Lin Chang Xu Zhun [2009] No. 1055, officially named "Heilongjiang Hulan National Forest Park."

Heilongjiang Hulan National Forest Park is located in the southeastern part of Hulan District, Harbin City, approximately 60 kilometers from the old urban area of Hulan. To the north, it borders the agricultural areas of Yanglin Township, Erba Town, and Fangtai Town; to the east lies the agricultural area of Yanglin Township; to the west is Songjia Village in Fangtai Town; and to the south are parts of the Songhua River and the water surface of Dadingshan Reservoir. The total area of the park is 100 square kilometers, including about 30 square kilometers of forested area within the Huangtushan Forest Farm, approximately 60 square kilometers of water surface, and about 10 square kilometers of Piaohé Wetland. The geographical coordinates are between 126°59′12″ to 127°04′36″ east longitude and 46°04′55″ to 46°00′44″ north latitude. The park is situated on the western slope of the Zhangguangcai Range in the northern part of the Changbai Mountains, belonging to the southern part of the Songnen Plain, featuring undulating hilly terrain. The Huangtu Mountains run east-west for 31 kilometers, with higher elevations in the north and lower in the south. The highest elevation is 188.4 meters, the lowest is 120 meters, with an average elevation of 150 meters, a maximum slope of 35 degrees, and an average slope of 15 degrees. The main soil types include brown earth and marsh soil, along with some distribution of albic soil and meadow soil. The Songhua River flows through the park, covering a stretch of 31 kilometers within its boundaries. With the completion of the Songhua River Dadingshan Navigation and Power Hub Project, a reservoir has formed, creating a 60-kilometer-long water area with a surface area of 240 square kilometers along the side of the Huangtu Mountains. The water level remains consistently at 116 meters. The park itself boasts a water surface area of 60 square kilometers. The park lies within the mid-temperate continental monsoon climate zone, with regional differences in annual accumulated temperature not exceeding 100°C. The annual accumulated temperature is 2782.9°C, the lowest temperature reaches -33°C, and the highest reaches 35°C. The average annual rainfall is 500 mm, with a range of 762.8 mm to 323.4 mm, and the average annual evaporation is 1464.6 mm. The frost-free period lasts 143 days annually. The vegetation in the park belongs to the Xiao Xing’anling-Zhangguangcai Subregion of the Changbai Mountain Flora. Major woody plants include over 20 species such as Korean pine, Scots pine, larch, walnut, oak, linden, poplar, maple, and Manchurian ash. Key shrubs consist of over 20 types like hazel, eleutherococcus, and lilac. Main ground-cover plants include sheep fescue, carex, spike rush, lily of the valley, polygonatum, ferns, wormwood, and various types of sweet flag. Wild vegetables found here are mainly bracken, daylily, pheasant wing, dandelion, wild garlic, and named leafy greens. Medicinal plants include daylily, sophora flavescens, ledebouriella root, platycodon root, astragalus, and dioscorea nipponica. Common vines are mountain grape and schisandra. Major fruits include wild pears, hawthorns, crabapples, and wild walnuts. Fungi species mainly comprise hedgehog hydnum, slippery cap mushroom, hazel mushroom, monkey head mushroom, pine mushroom, morel, and wood ear. The park features dense forests, lush grasslands, and a superior ecological environment, which is conducive to the reproduction and habitat of wildlife. As a result, the park has a rich diversity of wild animals, including pheasants, rabbits, roe deer, various bird species, and numerous insects.

The park’s main tourist resources include the loess hills and mounds formed by the long-term sedimentation of the Songhua River within the Huangtushan Forest Farm, covered with a mix of natural and planted forests, Piaohé Wetland, and the vast Songhua River reservoir and sandy beaches created following the completion of the Dadingshan Navigation and Power Hub Project. Existing tourist attractions in the park are as follows: Eastern Section: Wetland exploration, water amusement park, a four-pillared antique archway-style entrance gate, Langdonggou Scenic Area, small bridges over flowing streams, Gaorengou Forest Wellness Valley (Health Valley). Central Section: Activity docks and fishing spots at the dock-based visitor reception area. Heilongjiang Hulan National Forest Park welcomes your visit.

Route 1: Depart from Harbin City, pass through the old urban area of Hulan, follow the Harbin-Zhaodong Highway to Yanglin Township in Hulan District, and arrive at the park—a total distance of 86 kilometers.

Route 2: Depart from Harbin City, go to Binxi Development Zone, then to the Dadingshan Navigation and Power Hub Dam, and reach the park—a total distance of 60 kilometers.

Route 3: Take a boat from Harbin traveling eastward along the Songhua River; you will arrive at the park in about one hour.

Route 4: The under-construction Jiangbei Flood Control Emergency Channel will soon be open to traffic; upon completion, it will take approximately 35 minutes to reach the base when departing from Jiangbei.