Comprehensive 5-day, 4-night travel guide to Changchun, Changbai Mountain, and Yanji

DAY 1 Ningbo ✈️ Longjia After landing, we took the high-speed train directly to Changbaishan Station 🚄. We had our luggage picked up by the hotel, and then went to Erdaobaihe to eat Qinqin BBQ 🥓, which was really delicious! We went around 2 PM and didn't have to queue. The two of us ate for 130 RMB and were very full. After eating, we walked to the merganser park 🦆. It gets dark early in the north, so we returned to the high-speed train station around 4 PM and took the hotel's shuttle bus. The journey from the high-speed rail station to the Lanjing Hotel takes about 40 minutes. In the evening, I went to the hotel's outdoor hot spring for a soak ♨️ to experience the contrast of hot and cold ❄️ DAY 2: Due to weather conditions, the Changbai Mountain scenic area was closed. After breakfast around 9 am, I took a bus to the Heping Ski Resort ⛷️ (ski tickets were provided by the hotel). I rented ski suits myself. Since I was a complete beginner, I hired an instructor for an hour. Looking back, it was a bit expensive, but it takes a long time to learn without experience. Fortunately, I managed to learn a little bit in the end, haha. After skiing, I returned to the hotel and strolled around the area. It happened to be snowing ❄️, perfect for taking great photos 📷 Around 5 pm, I arrived at the high-speed rail station and took a taxi to a hotel in town. We ate iron pot stew 🍲. I recommend making a reservation by phone so they can cook it for you first and then let you enjoy it when you arrive. DAY 3: At 7 am, I went rime ice rafting 🛶. Unfortunately, it rained the night before, and there was nothing in the morning. Rafting without seeing rime ice was a real disappointment. The 20 RMB raincoat is unnecessary! Arrived at the North Slope distribution center at 9 AM. Tianchi Lake wasn't open, so we went directly to the hot springs, a 50-minute drive away. We visited the hot springs, waterfall, small Tianchi Lake, and the mammoth area, but didn't go to the rest, spending about two and a half hours there. After descending the mountain, we arranged to go snowmobiling 🏍️ and hired a local driver to buy tickets and provide transportation. We spent a total of 40 minutes on snowmobiles. For dinner, we ordered some takeout from the hotel. After finishing our meal and leaving, we were surprised to find it snowing heavily in town ❄️ DAY 4: At 6:30 AM, we hired a car to Xueling ❄️. The previous day had seen heavy snow, making Xueling exceptionally beautiful! Absolutely stunning, well worth the trip. We arrived at Xueling at 8 AM, hiked up the mountain, and took a horse-drawn sleigh down, a journey of about three and a half hours ☃️. After dropping us off at our hotel in Yanji, we hired another car to go to Tumen. From Tumen, you can see both countries at a glance. We even saw North Koreans across the river using binoculars from passersby 🇰🇵. The "Instagrammable" wall was just for taking pictures; nothing else. We ate at a beer house for dinner, which was delicious! DAY 5 Took photos at the Folk Culture Park, it was like an assembly line job. It was so cold that day, we only took pictures for 20 minutes before leaving. Tickets were 27 yuan per person. Went to the West Market, spent over 1000 yuan before leaving, so many things to buy haha. Mainly the first and fourth floors. 📌Food Yin Shezhang, Xiao Shi, and Yan Meimei's food was about the same, but Yan Meimei's pineapple 🍍 was the best. For fried chicken 🍗, I recommend Jiang Xiao Zha, and the cheese balls 🧀 are even better. Qinqin BBQ 🍖 is delicious, go try it! Jonah seaweed rolls 🍣 are delicious. 🏨Accommodation I recommend Lan Jing! The price includes hot springs, skiing, VIP access, and airport/train station transfer. My friend bought tickets from town to soak in the hot springs for 218 yuan per person! The Xingcheng Hotel in Erdaobaihe Town is also highly recommended!! The environment is great, the front desk staff are very kind and even recommended food for us, and they provided fruit and drinks in the room! They even gave us a gift upon check-out!