Songyuan Primeval Forest Park

　　    Songyuan Primeval Forest Park is situated in Zone 16 of Mohe County. When the county town was first established in 1971, a section of primeval forest was kept in the town center to serve as a scenic attraction for visitors and to help purify the urban air. In 1983, it was developed into Songyuan Park.

　　    The park stretches 282 meters from east to west and 182 meters from north to south, with a total timber volume of 400 cubic meters. The main tree species is larch forest. The Rhododendron dauricum, commonly known as Dazi Fragrance, also called Mountain Azalea or Azalea, grows only in high-latitude polar regions. It blooms every spring in May, turning the park into a sea of flowers. With green trees and fragrant blossoms everywhere, the scenery is breathtakingly beautiful.

　　    The park has two entrance gates, one on the east and one on the west, with the western gate serving as the main entrance. It features an inscription reading “Songyuan” written by Chen Lei, the former governor of Heilongjiang Province. The sides are adorned with colorful murals. The entire park is shaded by lush trees and covered with blooming flowers. There are forest paths and stone tables with wooden chairs throughout, making it one of the few remaining primeval forests located within a city in China.

　　    On May 6, 1987, during the great fire, Songyuan Park miraculously escaped the disaster, which amazed everyone. Coupled with the fact that other sites such as the mosque, public toilets, and graveyard in Mohe also remained unburned, people came to summarize it thus: the Songyuan Park did not burn because it is an auspicious land that the fire demon could not bear to harm; the mosque did not burn because of the majesty of God, which the fire demon dared not defy; the public toilets did not burn because they were filthy places the fire demon disdained; and the graveyard did not burn because the spirits there were of the same kind, so the fire demon did not trespass. A marble stele inscribed with the “Record of Songyuan” inside the park commemorates this event.

　　

　　    Scenic Area Address: Zone 16, Central Xilinji Town, Mohe County, Daxing'anling Region, Heilongjiang Province

　　    Transit Routes: Within Mohe County, you can take Bus No. 1 or No. 2 and get off at Songyuan Park on Zhonghua Road.

　　    Self-Driving Route: Departing due east from Daxing'anling, enter S207, drive to Mohe County town, then enter Yucailu and drive 650 meters, turn left into Zhonghua Road, and after driving 90 meters along Zhonghua Road, you will reach Songyuan Park.