Jingyuetan National Forest Park

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43°46′58″N 125°27′30″E / 43.78278°N 125.45833°E / 43.78278; 125.45833 Jingyuetan National Forest Park is a forest park and tourist attraction in Changchun, Jilin. 18km southeast of the city, the park covers over 100 square kilometers.[1] The park was created in 1934,[2] approved as a forest park in 1989 and the lake was listed as a key national scenic area in 1998. According to the government of Changchun, the park is the largest man-made forest in Asia.[1] The man-made forest had an area of 1,000 hectares in the 1930s, but by 2015 the area was around 10,000 hectares.[2]

The forest park is one of the AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China.[3] There are more than 100 high points within the park.[2]

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