Tourists visit Hongqi Village in Antu county in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, Northeast China's Jilin province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Hongqi Korean Folk Village is located at Wanbao village, Antu county, Jilin province and known as the No 1 Korean folk village in China. Hongqi Village is also near the main way leading to the Changbai Mountain, a well-known tourist destination in Northeast China.
Tourists learn to make rice cake at Hongqi Village of Antu county in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, Northeast China's Jilin province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Hongqi Village has 86 households, all of whom are of Korean nationality. Here, mountains are bright, waters are fair, and folk customs are ancient. The Korean Folk Performances Concourse in the village can bear 160 visitors, where sweet ballads, light and lively dances, simple and elegant weddings are uniquely held.
Tourist can accommodate at Korean village families and try their hands at making rice cakes and rice sausages, eat authentic Korean pickles, mixed fiddlehead, dog meat soup, and miso soup, and participate in Korean recreational sports activities such as swing and springboard. Local villagers will present local strong Korean folk customs for tourists. It is a characteristic scenic area for tourists to understand Korean culture and customs.
A tourist tastes kimchi, a type of spicy cabbage, at Hongqi Village of Antu county in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, Northeast China's Jilin province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Address: Wanbao village, Antu county, Yanbian, Jilin province
Tel: +86-433-5820800
Ticket price: 60 yuan ($8.69) a person
Opening hours: 7:00 to 21:00, full year
Self-driving: Start from Antu town and drive along Mingyue-Changbai Mountain road to go by Fuman Ecological Ditch and Xinhe town to reach Wanbao Town
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