Get to know Songyuan
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Jilin
- Chinese name
- 松原市
- Local areas
- 5 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 22,034.00 km²
- Population · 2010
- 2,881,082
- Administrative seat
- Ningjiang District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Transport
Songyuan Port, which is the largest inland river port in Jilin Province, have an annual throughput capacity of 800,000 tons.
Explore Songyuan
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Songyuan
Chagan Lake in spring 2025 · 查干湖 Photograph date recorded by the source: 2025-05-04.Chagan Lake查干湖
Chagan Lake is closely associated with the winter fishing culture of the Mongolian communities around Songyuan. Fishing teams work nets beneath the ice, traditionally drawing them out with a horse-powered capstan. Outside the…
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Eroded badland pillars of pale loess rising as a ridge across the frame, their flanks cut into gullies and fluted ribs, with dry golden grass and scrub on the slopes, more eroded ground behind and a clear blue sky with a thin cirrus wisp.Dabusu Lake and Mud Forest大布苏湖与泥林
Lake Dabusu and the Qian'an Mud Forest form a paired salt-lake and erosion landscape in southwestern Qian'an County.
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Songyuan local specialties
松原市特色美食 · 7 specialties to discover
Chagan Lake fish banquet 查干湖全鱼宴AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图
A useful menu contrasts light steamed fish with richer fried or braised courses. The texture changes with species and cut.
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Bighead Carp Stewed with Tofu 胖头鱼炖豆腐Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Bighead Carp Stewed with Tofu (胖头鱼炖豆腐) is listed among the local specialties of Songyuan, Jilin. The name includes 豆腐 (bean curd), 鱼 (fish). 炖 describes slow simmering.
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Mongolian Meat Pie 蒙古馅饼AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Mongolian Meat Pie (蒙古馅饼) is a round pie of soft flour-and-water dough wrapped around minced beef or mutton and cooked on a greased griddle.
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Hand-Held Boiled Mutton 手把肉
Hand-Held Boiled Mutton (手把肉), also called shouzhuarou (手抓肉) and called Chanasan makh (Чанасан Мах) in Mongolian, is a way of cooking mutton used by the herding peoples of the grasslands of Mongolia, Inner Mongolia and Northeast China and of the Junggar Basin (准噶尔盆地).
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Sticky Bean Buns 粘豆包
Sticky Bean Buns (粘豆包) are part of the Manchu food traditions of Jilin City (吉林市). In Wulajie (乌拉街), they feature at the market before Chinese New Year, where families buy them for home and as gifts.
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Iron-Pot Stewed Fish 铁锅炖鱼AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Iron-Pot Stewed Fish (铁锅炖鱼) in Songyuan (松原) is fish from Chagan Lake (查干湖) stewed with bean paste in a large iron wok.
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Lamb Offal Soup 羊杂汤
Lamb Offal Soup (羊杂汤) is listed among the local specialties of Songyuan, Jilin. The name includes 羊杂 (sheep offal). The term 汤 points to soup.
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More dishes from across Jilin are in the Jilin food guide.
Counties & districts in Songyuan
5 areas belong directly to Songyuan.
5 areas
Ningjiang District 宁江区
Ningjiang District is a district of Songyuan, Jilin, China.
Explore the area →Autonomous countyQian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County 前郭尔罗斯蒙古族自治县
Qian Gorlos Mongolian Autonomous County, or simply Qian Gorlos County, commonly abbreviated as Qianguo County, is a county of northwestern Jilin province, China.
Explore the area →CountyChangling County 长岭县
Changling County (simplified Chinese: 长岭县; traditional Chinese: 長嶺縣; pinyin: Chánglǐng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Jilin province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the west.
Explore the area →CountyQian'an County 乾安县
Qian'an County (simplified Chinese: 乾安县; traditional Chinese: 乾安縣; pinyin: Qián'ān Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Jilin province, China.
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Plan your visit
Getting there
Search for 松原市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Chagan Lake and Dabusu Lake and Mud Forest are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Jilin →More in Jilin
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Background text adapted from Songyuan — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1345614534.
Photo: Chagan Lake · 纳瓦拉的亨利 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
Photo: Dabusu Lake and Mud Forest · 梦如蝶 · CC BY-SA 3.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
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