Depart from Mudanjiang → Scenic Riverside Park: View the monumental sculpture of the Eight Heroines Who Drowned Themselves in the River, and listen to the guide narrate touching heroic stories of anti-Japanese martyrs.
→ Xinglong Temple: Stop at Langgang Watermelon Market on the way to select and taste fresh local watermelons. Visit Xinglong Temple, an ancient Buddhist temple with a history of over 1,200 years, one of the oldest temples in Northeast China. Admire three national cultural treasures preserved inside: large stone Buddha statues, the Stone Lantern Pillar and stone tortoise stele base, all stone artworks dating back to the Tang Bohai Kingdom era.
→ Site of Longquanfu, Upper Capital of the Bohai Kingdom: Tour the museum, grand ancient capital ruins and the Eight Treasures Colored Glaze Well.
→ Jingpo Lake, the world’s second largest mountain barrier lake: Take a lake cruise to visit attractions in sequence: Statue of Red Luo Maiden, Apricot Blossom Village, Mao Gong Mountain, Flying Rainbow Bridge, Moon-Embracing Bay and White Stone Cliffs. Disembark at the mountain villa to visit the Ancient Yaoshi Buddhist Temple, Liu Shaoqi’s Former Residence, Liu Shaoqi Trail, Fishing Platform, Deng Xiaoping Villa, the grand waterfall and Deng Xiaoping’s stone inscription.
→ Coach back to Mudanjiang for overnight accommodation.