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Explore the region
About Maolangou Gorge
Maolangou is a forested gorge in Jiayin County, in the northern Lesser Khingan landscape. Waterfalls, dark pools, steep rock forms and mixed woodland are its main features. The valley brings these elements close together, making the relationship between flowing water and the surrounding rock easy to observe.
Maolan Waterfall and Heilong Pool form one of the named focal points. Other features described in the provincial account include Taizi Peak and the stepped cascades of Sanjie Tan. These names help distinguish individual places within the gorge rather than treating every photograph of rock and water as the same viewpoint.
Follow the official valley path and compare a waterfall’s drop with the quieter surface of the pool below it. Look for changes between coniferous and broadleaf woodland along the slopes, then step back at a viewpoint to see how the rock forms rise through the trees. Water volume and forest colour vary, while the gorge’s structure remains the main reason to visit.
What to look for
- Compare Maolan Waterfall with the pool beneath it.
- Look for stepped cascades and named rock formations.
- Observe the mixture of coniferous and broadleaf woodland.
Location & getting there
Getting to Maolangou Gorge
Search for 嘉荫茅兰沟. Check valley-path conditions after rain and use the maintained viewing areas around waterfalls and pools.
- Use 茅兰沟 with Heilongjiang when searching for the visitor entrance.
Find Maolangou Gorge
茅兰沟 · 嘉荫县
No reliable map pin yet: search by the Chinese name.
Sources & visit information
Place identity, setting and described features checked against the linked institutional sources on 9 September 2026. Suggested observation and visiting sequences are editorial guidance. Current opening arrangements and access to individual interiors must be checked with the venue; this review adds no inferred map coordinates.