Get to know Fengman District
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- Administrative area
- District · 市辖区
- Part of
- Jilin
- Chinese name
- 丰满区
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Administrative seat
- Shijingou Subdistrict (石井沟街道)
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Setting and landscape
The southeast of the district is mountain country and the northwest an alluvial plain, with low hills around Duanjiling (段吉岭), Xiaobaishan (小白山) and Mopan Mountain (磨盘山). Motian Ridge (摩天岭), at 1,325 metres, is the highest peak and forms the border with Huadian (桦甸市). Jiaohe (蛟河市) lies to the east and Yongji County (永吉县) to the west.
Songhua Lake is the district's only lake. It formed after the Fengman hydropower dam was closed in 1942, has an average depth of 40 metres and freezes from January to April. About 30 kilometres of the Songhua River run through the district, and all of its other rivers, including the Wende River (温德河), belong to the Songhua system.
What to see
In hard frost, rime ice (雾凇) forms on the trees along the Songhua. The Fengman power station, 15 kilometres upstream of the city, keeps the river at around 4°C in winter; with air temperatures of minus 20°C or colder on the banks, vapour rising from the water freezes straight onto branches in coats 40 to 60 millimetres thick. The district government calls the riverbanks here the best stretch for viewing it.
The Zhonglü Songhua Lake Resort (中旅松花湖度假区) is a national 4A scenic area and a national ski-tourism resort.
Food and local products
Songhua Lake is known for its 'three flowers and one island' (三花一岛): the bianhua, jihua and aohua fish and the daozi. Steamed Songhua Lake whitefish (清蒸松花湖白鱼) is served either for its broth, with the flesh left unseasoned, or dry-steamed so the juices soak into the fish; both need live fish. The Jiangdong fish harbour (江东鱼港), at the Jiangdong bridge below the Fengman power plant, has more than 30 fish restaurants and fills with diners during the Songhua Lake 'river-opening fish' (开江鱼) food festival.
History
People lived here in the Neolithic. In 108 BC the area came under the Han commandery of Xuantu (玄菟郡); in 762 it belonged to Su prefecture (涑州) of the Bohai kingdom. After Jilin was taken in March 1948 the rural belt around the city was run as five suburban districts, and on 23 July 1957 four of their offices were abolished and a single Jilin Suburban District was formed.
Highlights
- Songhua Lake 松花湖: Reservoir created when the Fengman dam was closed in 1942; average depth 40 metres, frozen January to April.
- Jilin rime ice 吉林雾凇: Frost 40–60 mm thick forms on riverside trees because water from the Fengman power station keeps the Songhua at about 4°C in winter.
- Zhonglü Songhua Lake Resort 中旅松花湖度假区: Ski resort listed as a national 4A scenic area and national ski-tourism resort.
- Steamed Songhua Lake whitefish 清蒸松花湖白鱼: Whitefish steamed either for its broth or dry-steamed; made with live fish.
Sources for this guide
吉林市丰满区人民政府 · Fengman District People's Government, Jilin City
吉林市丰满区人民政府 · Fengman District People's Government, Jilin City
吉林市丰满区人民政府 · Fengman District People's Government, Jilin City
吉林市丰满区人民政府 · Fengman District People's Government, Jilin City
吉林市丰满区人民政府 · Fengman District People's Government, Jilin City
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-25.
Explore Fengman District
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Places to explore around Fengman District
Vanke Songhua Lake Ski Resort · 万科松花湖滑雪度假区Vanke Songhua Lake Ski Resort万科松花湖滑雪度假区
Songhua Lake Ski Resort in Jilin City combines mountain skiing with scenic cable cars and wooded slopes used for summer and autumn outings.
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Songhua Lake's indented shoreline and wooded hills, on a lake trip toward Five Tigers Island; 10 July 2019.Songhua Lake松花湖
Songhua Lake is the reservoir formed behind Fengman Dam, spreading through a long, irregular valley southeast of Jilin City. The changing shorelines, wooded hills and islands are best understood from a selected lake route rather…
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Getting there
Fengman District is about 7 km in a straight line from central Jilin. Search for 丰满区 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Vanke Songhua Lake Ski Resort and Songhua Lake are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Vanke Songhua Lake Ski Resort · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
Photo: Songhua Lake · Francesc Fort · CC BY-SA 4.0. Proportionally resized and converted to WebP without cropping, retouching or changing the photographed subject.
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