Yichun, Heilongjiang, grew as a forest city within the Lesser Khingan range. Korean pine and mixed woodland define the surrounding region, while granite landforms and fossil-bearing strata reveal older natural histories. Forestry shaped settlement and work here; conservation now brings attention to the living forest as well as the city’s industrial past.
Wuying’s red-pine forest is part of the Xiaoxing’anling’s mixed woodland, where Korean pine grows alongside broad-leaved trees. Its protected stands and walking routes offer a way to read forestry history through a living ecosystem.
At Tangwanghe, granite formations rise within the forest rather than replacing it. Narrow rock passages, exposed peaks and tree-covered slopes reveal a geological landscape shaped by ancient rock and long processes of weathering.
ReadJiayin became known through an early discovery of duck-billed dinosaur fossils in 1902. Later excavations and research have identified a wider range of Late Cretaceous animals, making the county a place where paleontology, preservation and public education meet.
ReadMaolangou’s appeal lies in the close sequence of ravine, stream, waterfall and forested slope. The canyon is a compact way to encounter the varied terrain of the northern Xiaoxing’anling, where water has cut through rock and shaped a protected landscape.
ReadAfter Yichun stopped commercial logging in natural forests in 2013, nursery manager Pan Yu and other forestry workers developed new ways to tend trees and make a living.
ReadA duck-billed dinosaur skeleton excavated in Jiayin in 1990 became a landmark in the county’s fossil record.
Maolangou’s appeal lies in the close sequence of ravine, stream, waterfall and forested slope. The canyon is a compact way to encounter the varied terrain of the northern Xiaoxing’anling, where water has cut through rock and shaped a protected landscape.
At Tangwanghe, granite formations rise within the forest rather than replacing it. Narrow rock passages, exposed peaks and tree-covered slopes reveal a geological landscape shaped by ancient rock and long processes of weathering.
Wuying’s red-pine forest is part of the Xiaoxing’anling’s mixed woodland, where Korean pine grows alongside broad-leaved trees. Its protected stands and walking routes offer a way to read forestry history through a living ecosystem.
Yichun’s urban life and forestry history sit within the surrounding Lesser Khingan forest region.
