The main peak of Changbai Mountain is located in Changbai Korean Autonomous County, Baishan City, Jilin Province. It is the birthplace of Yalu River, Songhua River and Tumen River, the birthplace of Manchu in China and the sacred mountain of Manchu culture. The word "Changbai Mountain" also has a beautiful meaning, that is, to stay together for a long time and grow old together, which represents people's yearning and praise for faithful and happy love.
In a narrow sense, Changbai Mountain refers to the main peak and vein of Changbai Mountain, that is, Changbai Mountain including the main peak. Changbai Mountain in a broad sense refers to the eastern mountainous areas of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces in China, as well as the Russian Far East and the Korean Peninsula.
Cultural history of Changbai Mountain:
Changbai Mountain has a history of language handed down from generation to generation, which can be traced back to more than 4,000 years ago. It is recorded in China's earliest geographical work Shan Hai Jing. Legend has it that this book was written by Boyi, the son of Dayu, and recorded in detail the place where his father Dayu passed when he was managing water.
Changbai Mountain, also known as Buxianshan Mountain, means immortality in Mongolian. Ethnic minorities living in the northeast of China-Shenshen, Wokuotai, Fuyu, Xianbei, Koguryo, Mongolia, Qidan, etc. Everyone worships and deifies the largest mountain in Northeast China, and many myths about the infertility of heavenly daughters are pinned here. Therefore, they all call this mountain fairy mountain.
Shan Hai Jing, a pre-Qin book, recorded the scenic spots at home and abroad, also known as the salt-free fairy mountain in Changbai Mountain.