Yanming Lake Ecotourism Resort

　　Yanming Lake Ecotourism Resort boasts over 80 bodies of water, mainly Yanming Lake and Tala Lake, rich in a variety of wild freshwater fish and lotus roots. The combination of mountains, water, and forests is excellent, and the area has a strong rural charm with its “small bridges, flowing streams, and village houses,” making it an ideal destination for leisure, summer retreats, and vacations. The wetland ecosystem formed along the upper reaches of the Mudan River within the resort serves as a natural reservoir on land and is also a breeding, migration, and wintering ground for numerous wildlife resources, especially rare waterfowl such as the critically protected black stork (a national first-class protected species). In 2003, it was approved as a provincial-level wetland nature reserve. The resort’s Yanminghu Town has a long history and is home to many historical sites. The most famous is the “Twenty-Four Stone Blocks” in Yaodian, which hold significant practical and historical value for the study of the history and culture of northeastern ethnic groups, as well as transportation and architecture during the Bohai period.

　　Currently, comprehensive surveys of tourism resources in the Yanming Lake Ecotourism Resort have been completed, and the Northeast Normal University Urban and Rural Planning and Design Research Institute has been commissioned to develop the “Yanming Lake Tourism Resort Master Plan.” The construction of the resort is taking initial shape, with Danjiang Mountain Villa, Yingshan Lake Resort, and Tala Lake Resort already possessing a certain level of reception capacity. A service system integrating dining, accommodation, and entertainment has been established. The development has also included the creation of the Xiaoshan Fish Culture Eco-Village and Dashan Eco-Agriculture Village. The area has formed three major ecotourism functional zones: suburban ecotourism around the town, Yanming Lake fishing village sightseeing tourism, and Danjiang leisure vacation tourism. Based on these three functional zones, with appropriate integration and packaging, four series of ecotourism products have been developed—ecotourism sightseeing products, ecotourism vacation products, ecotourism entertainment products, and ecotourism gourmet products—as well as a festival and exhibition event, the Yanming Lake Live Fish Festival. Highly interactive tourism activities such as fishing and catching fish have been introduced, along with premium tourism routes.