The leaves will fall, the snow has arrived, and in a flash, the winter money of the old white mountain will come.
A few days ago, when the reporter followed the "Eco-tourism Jilin Trip" organized by the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism into the Old White Mountain Snow Village in Dunhua City, the white snow was floating from the sky, and the distant mountains, wooden houses, grass... All the scenery seems to be draped in a layer of crystal yarn, which is as beautiful as a fairy tale world.
Laobaishan Snow Village is located in the southern foothills of Zhang Guangcai in changbai mountain, and its unique geographical location has created a peculiar microclimate of "no heat in summer, and snow covers the mountains and forests". "The snow season starts in mid-October and lasts until mid-March of the following year, with the deepest snow in winter reaching more than 2 meters." Zhang Zhi, head of the Laobaishan Snow Village Tourism Company, told reporters that it is precisely because of this unique condition that after the comprehensive suspension of logging, the people of Laobaishan took the lead in setting their sights on ice and snow tourism.
The old Baishan Snow Village used a sand table to restore the winter operation scene of forestry workers in the past
In 2015, Jilin Province completely stopped commercial logging of natural forests. In order to promote the transformation and development of generations of forestry workers who have been logging for a living, after more than two years of preparation and planning, the old Baishan Snow Village, which is epitomized by the culture of the original forest area and skillfully integrated with the culture of the Kanto, opened in 2017. After just a few years of development, it has now become a frontier "sample" in many fields such as eco-tourism, rural tourism, ice and snow tourism in our province, and the green water, green mountains and ice and snow are becoming "golden mountains and silver mountains".
"After the development of tourism in Laobaishan, my life has really changed dramatically, and my income has increased more than a little." Zhang Jianmin, a waiter at the old Baishan Snow Village restaurant, is a family member of a forest farm worker, and before the development of tourism, her family's expenses were all dependent on her lover's salary, and her life was tight. Now she can earn more than 3,000 yuan per month just by working in the restaurant, and at the same time, she has also contracted a string of shops in the scenic spot, and in the peak season, she can earn 50,000 yuan in a conservative quarter.
At night, tourists play in the snow village of Laobai Mountain
"Put down the axe to engage in tourism, and live a well-off life without worry." There are many families who have become rich like Zhang Jianmin in the old Baishan Snow Village.
Sui Yuelan, 57, runs an outdoor station that integrates catering and accommodation, and receives a large number of outdoor groups from all over the country every year. "In addition to dining and accommodation, I also provide them with free explanations and route design." Sui Yuelan told reporters that in order to let more outdoor enthusiasts and tourists understand the old White Mountain, she specially purchased a SLR camera and learned to access the Internet. The flowers are blooming, the maple leaves are red... Whenever the old White Mountain has a new beauty, she will inform everyone in time. "The water and soil of laobai mountain have made me live a good life, and I also want to promote it well."
Public data show that since the opening of the operation, laobaishan snow village has received more than 200,000 tourists so far, and its reputation is far and wide.
At present, walking into the old Baishan Snow Village, visitors can not only taste the authentic wooden gang culture through the museum that displays old objects in the northeast and traditional production tools in the forest area, but also experience interactive projects full of folk customs such as making tofu, spreading pancakes, dipping sugar gourds, cutting window flowers, and climbing plows. It is reported that this winter, with the help of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Laobaishan Snow Village will develop some new projects that integrate the elements of the Winter Olympics, effectively increase the interest and experience of tourists, and shout the slogan of "Winter Olympics in Beijing, Experience in Jilin".
Jilin Daily All-Media Reporter: Chen Tingting