Heaven Lake — Attraction in Samjiyon

It was only before I did my homework that I found out I had to spend two days to appreciate the full beauty of the Heaven Lake - one day reaching the top of Changbaishan from its north side and another day from its west side. The advantage of going up the north side is that it’s quicker and less demanding on your legs as you just hop on a 4X4 which takes you from the bottom of the hill all the way to the top. The disadvantage is that you get a narrower longitudinal view of the Heaven Lake, although it is still a spectacular one. The advantage of going up the west side is obvious - a more stunning panoramic view of the lake as you stand in the middle with the extremes of the Lake on your right and on your left. In order to get to this vantage point, you must be prepared to walk up over 2,000 steps from the parking lot at the bottom to the crater’s edge at the very top (the Heaven Lake is a crater lake). Yet, don’t be scared like I was before I scaled these 2,000 steps. They turned out to be very low steps which you should be able to hike in 45 minutes. Should your legs give up on you at any point up or down the mountain, there are sedan chairs, lifted by 2 strong local fellows, which you can hire. The Heaven Lake won’t disappoint anyone. Its sheer size, its shades of blue and green water, its jagged rocky rim, and the ever changing clouds that hover above together leave you an imprint that will linger in your...

Worth every penny spent to visit this fascinating attraction. The alpine lake with the snow capped mountains as the back dropped is very breath taking. Visited in April and there is no crowd at all. Told that during peak season the queue is so long. You may enjoy a boat ride on the lake but unfortunately for us the lake was frozen during our visit in mid April. Enjoy the scenic view of dragon tall spruces along the way up to...

Heavens like is a cite to be scene. This lake is above 2500 meters and is surrounded by mountains. You can go during summer or winter, but it is frozen in winter. Also, you won't have many chances to go during winter because it is too dangerous to go up the mountain in cases of snow...