Jingyuetan began as a reservoir built in 1934 to supply Changchun’s urban area. Its crescent-like water surface gave the place its name; the surrounding forest was planted rather than inherited as untouched woodland. A local gazetteer describes the park as a water-and-forest landscape shaped by human design and reports a mix of tree species. Today the reservoir, forest paths and seasonal sports belong to the city’s everyday outdoor life. The area’s wooded appearance is inseparable from its original civic purpose and continuing care.
A waterside sculpture at Jingyuetan in Changchun, pictured in the provincial government’s introduction to the forest park.
Jingyuetan began as a 1934 water-supply reservoir beside a deliberately planted watershed. Recent reports describe shoreline repair and ecological sampling at the lake.