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Changbaishan National Nature Reserve
长白山自然保护区
Chǎngbáishān zìrán bǎohù qū
The meaning of each character, literally:
长: long
白: white
山: mountain
自然: natural
保护: protect
区: zone
长白山 = ever-white mountain
自然保护区 = Nature Reserve
Baekdu Mountain is a volcanic mountain. This area is a habitat for bears, wolves, tigers, leopards and wild boars. In the Chinese classic, it was recorded with various names like Buxian Shan, Shanshan Daling, Taibai Shan and Changbai Shan. In the Liao Dynasty and the Jurchen Jin Dynasty (907 and 1115 respectively)