The combination of Korean pine trees,broadleaf trees and other trees shows us a unique beauty of the Changbai Mountain. Along the JingJiang Valley on the western side of the Changbai Mountain, there is a wide variety of plant species. Besides the native Korean pine, there are also the Amur linden, Mongolian oak, Japanese elm, maple,birch and more. Thanks to a favorable growing environment, the forests are dense, full of primeval views. The seasonal changes to the thriving mixed forest adds enchantment to the mountains.

In China, there are only two well preserved primeval forests of Korean pine; one is on the Lesser Xing'an Mountains, the other here on Changbai.The Korean pine's favored medium is black humus earth,and habitats such as gentle slopes,steep peaks,or fiat gullies and valleys are all suitable. Its bark is reddish brown with some grayish black texture.The timber has a close-grained, light and soft texture with a slightly red tinge. The Korean pine gets its Chinese name hongsong(red pine)because of its reddish timber. Its best feature is its stable and straight grain so that it won¡¯t change shape,regardless of humidity or dryness.

Korean pine is native to northeast China.It is a member of the white pine group,which is characterized by leaves (needles) in fascicles of five. It is an old subgenus of pine. In the primeval forest of Changbai, the Korean pine stands tall, together with other species such as little seed spruce, Korean spruce, Amur linden, birch, and Manchurian ash. Below these trees, there are over 20 underbrush species such as corylus mandshurica. At ground level the herbaceous species are even more diverse.

Every year, in late June a yellow smoke spreads over the whole primeval pine forest like a vast yellow umbrella. This yellow smoke is the pollen of thousands of tall Korean pines, bearing countless male and female flowers. the male flowers lower down and the female higher up. In early summer, when the flowers open,yellow pollen from the male flowers flies skyward, each tiny pollen grain equipped with two small air cells that make it lighter than air. Thus it can fly up to the female flower,and to the sky above the forest, drifting with the airflow. This is the yellow smoke we see.

To enjoy and savor the group beauty,the individual beauty and the primeval beauty of Korean pine here you must go to Lushui River. There in a forest by the river, stands "the King of Korean Pines"- 0ver 480 years old.The tree is 35.5 meters tall and has a 1.24-meter-diameter trunk.According to historical materials,the Changbai volcano erupted in l597,1668 and 1702. This tenacious "King of Korean Pines" is not far away from the Tianchi Lake but has survived all these disasters.

The Lushui River seed stand of Korean pine. programmed by the government in l 964, has all area of  11,764 hectares and is the largest in China. It is a natural excellent gene bank.

Primeval forests are very rare in the world we inhabit today. In China's few primeval forests, the Changbai Korean pine primeval forest is very valuable. In a geographical area, the oldest tbrests undisturbed by human activity are called primeval forest.

A primeval forest is a world, Forests prefer to live in a mixed community. Whether a forest thrives or not is inseparable from its complex inner structure. The "primeval" views of the Changbai Korean pine primeval forest, composed of huge trees of all periods, old and young, dead woods, fallen trees and a deep layer of humus and debris, not only provide all kinds of animals habitats, but are also of incomparable ecological value, in terms of satisfying people's ever-Increasing demand t0¡°get back to nature."

The natural evolvement of the eco system is also the natural evolution process of biology.It is in this process that the Korean pine,with its unique charms,shows its individual,primeval and group beauty.

This primeval forest is significant in terms both of space and time.The excellence and perfection of the Korean pine primeval forest lie not in its great views or excellent timber. Rather they lie in the systematic and clean arrangement of their groups, in their natural rules unchanged for millions of years,in the countless lessons they teach US,and in the courage,spirit and strength that they bring us.