Top 50 Best Things to Do in Jilin
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  • Changbai Mountaintop_1
    󰺂8.1
    933.34
    Antu>100 km from downtown
    trip best TravelHotspot logoJilin's winter vacation is going all out | Dec 3, 2025-Dec 7, 2025
    trip best small logoAchieved a 2-year streak on the annual lists
    Highlights:
    󰋄360° viewing platform with a panoramic view of Changbai Mountain
    󰋄Panoramic view of Changbai Mountain
    󱨠Saved by 580 users󱨠2265 positive reviews
    4.5/5
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    Changbai Mountain National Forest Park is located in the southeast of Jilin Province, is the border of China and the DPRK. It is the source of the three rivers of Tumen River, Yalu River and Songhua River. It is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. The beautiful scenery of China and abroad, the endless forest sea, and the rare birds and animals that live in it, made it listed in the United Nations International Biosphere Reserve in 1980. Changbai Mountain is one of the top ten famous mountains in China and the first mountain in Guandong with the famous, beautiful and charming scenery of Wuyue. Entering Changbai Mountain, it is to enter the majestic and Bo Daxuan majestic position to leap out of the sea 2691 meters.

  • Jingyue Laketop_2
    󰺂7.9
    566.67
    Changchun.University-city/Jingyuetan>100 km from downtown
    trip best TravelHotspot logoLimited-time entry for Jingyue Lake Ice and Snow Season | Dec 1, 2025-Mar 1, 2026
    trip best small logoNo. 2 of Family-friendly Attractions in Jilin
    Highlights:
    󰋄17-mile lakeside cycling & nature
    󱨜Fall foliage in coniferous forests
    󱨠Saved by 217 users󱨠4649 positive reviews
    4.7/5
    爱周边世界去旅游的芳芳爱周边世界去旅游的芳芳

    Just returned from Jingyuetan, I must give you a look! This place has a high forest coverage rate and the air is too fresh. I strolled along the Huantan boardwalk, 17.5 kilometers long, shuttled through the forest, which is called a pleasant one. Take a sightseeing bus around the pool for a week, and you can see all the attractions. I also experienced the cruise ship, drifting slowly on the lake, watching the sparkling. By the way, I rented a four-seater self-driving car, 100 yuan an hour, driving by myself is super cool! In short, Jingyuetan is really fun

  • China's Snow Towntop_3
    󰺂7.8
    708.34
    Hailin>100 km from downtown
    trip best TravelHotspot logoSnow Town is now open, with penguin parades every day | Nov 2025-Dec 2025
    trip best small logoNo. 1 of Night Attractions in Jilin
    Highlights:
    󱨜See the snow mushroom view at Fantasy Homeland
    Hike Yangcao Mountain to see the beautiful sunrise
    󱨠Saved by 838 users󱨠1033 positive reviews
    4.5/5
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    The snow town of China is only strong in winter! The thick snow is directly pasted on the roof like a quilt, and it is like a cream cake. At night, I walked around the lantern street with frozen pears, creaking on the snow, and my nose can be frozen into ice skates. The steamed buns are hot, and the outside is minus 20 degrees. Experience the two days of ice and fire. It is not the peak season, people are crowded, a sugar gourd can sell for 30 yuan!

  • Palace Museum of The Manchurian Regime
    4
    󰺂7.1
    816.67
    Changchun.Manchukuo palace / Xintiandi Area>100 km from downtown
    Highlights:
    󱓊Show 1889 American steam locomotive
    󱓊Japanese garden & underground bunker
    󱨠Saved by 230 users󱨠2204 positive reviews
    4.6/5
    海边观潮人海边观潮人

    The Puppet Manchuria Palace Museum is located at No. 5 Guangfu North Road, Changchun City. It is a palace site museum built on the former site of the Puppet Manchuria Palace. It is a national tourist attraction. The Puppet Manchu Palace Museum was once the palace of the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Aixinjuelo Puyi, who lived here from 1932 to 1945. Now here restores the environment where Fu Yi once lived and worked, displaying a large number of historical materials and cultural relics, so that people can understand the first half of the last emperor and the incriminating evidence of the Japanese army in China. Enter the gate of the museum, you can first see the imperial racecourse and flower gardens that Fuyi used to have. Going east is the main building complex. The palace can be divided into the outside court for political activities and the daily life is the two parts of the inner court. Now it is opened as the Puppet Manchu Palace Exhibition Hall and the Puppet Manchu Palace Exhibition Hall. The palace is the place where the funeral service handles government affairs. The main buildings are Qinmin Building, Huaiyuan Building, Jiale Palace. Qinmin Building is the place where the funeral service is located. Among them, Jixi Building is the residence of Puyi and Queen Wanrong. It is the daily living place. Tongde Palace is the residence of the "Fugui". Jianxi Building is also known as the Bedroom Palace. During the pseudo-full period, Puyi and his "houfei" Wanrong and Yuling lived here. Qinmin Building is a two-story square circle building, with a square patio in the middle, connecting the north and south gates, and Chengguang Gate in the south. The south house on the east side of Chengguangmen is the direct office of Jigang Anzhi, the "Emperor Room Royal Hang" for the Japanese imperialists to control Puyi directly. The southeast of the second floor is the main hall, that is, the Qinmin Hall, the southwest is the west side hall, the west is the health hall, and the north is the hall. Qinmin Building is the place where the funeral service is located, and you can see the imperial costumes of the time. Huaiyuan Building is a two-story blue brick building, which is the place where the funeral service is sacrificed to the ancestors. Tongde Palace is the Japanese for Fuyi and his concubines designed and built a palace integrating office, government affairs, residence and entertainment, is the largest building in the Puppet Manchu Palace. To express the same heart and morality as the Japanese colonial rulers, the temple on the roof of the wadang and dripping water burned the word "dexin". Tongde Temple is named after this. Tongde Garden is a Japanese garden style garden designed by Japanese garden teacher Satoku. The garden is lined with movement and static, and it is a place for Fuyi and its "hou concubine" to rest and entertain. The Houdong Royal Garden built an air defense basement, and built a "Jianguo Temple" dedicated to the ancestors of the Japanese royal family, "Tianzhao Great God", in the original riding field. The Painting and Calligraphy Building is a small two-story building, and the good ancient books brought by Puyi from the Forbidden City in Beijing, the famous paintings and calligraphy of the past generations, and the precious cultural relics of the Qing Palace are stored here. When the fake full fall funeral funeral home fled the fake full palace, for easy carrying, carefully selected the most precious collection 57 boxes, all shipped to Tonghua big chestnut ditch, the remaining part was lost.

  • Changchun Movie Wonderland
    5
    󰺂7.1
    950
    Changchun.University-city/Jingyuetan>100 km from downtown
    trip best small logoNo. 3 of Family-friendly Attractions in Jilin
    Highlights:
    󰋄Next to Jingyue National Forest Park
    󱓊Summer lights beautify Changchun nights
    󱨠Saved by 211 users󱨠2268 positive reviews
    4.1/5
    爱周边世界去旅游的芳芳爱周边世界去旅游的芳芳

    Changying Century City is so fun! As soon as I entered the park, I first rushed to Huaxia Flying. The hanging curtain flight theater was really like flying in the sky, overlooking the mountains and rivers of the motherland. Then I experienced interstellar exploration, took a spacecraft through space, and the dynamic seat was accompanied by the 720° ball curtain. The speed shuttle is also good, the indoor roller coaster plus holographic projection, the excitement is full. If you are tired, you can go to the Galaxy Palace to uncover the post-production of the movie and dubb the classic film. In short, come here, absolute value!

  • Changchun Zoological And Botanical Park
    6
    󰺂7.1
    250
    Changchun.Changchun Animal and Plant Park / Northeast Normal University>100 km from downtown
    trip best TravelHotspot logoNot even the cold weather can stop the Rice Cracker Monkey King's enthusiasm
    trip best small logoNo. 2 of Night Attractions in Jilin
    Highlights:
    󱨜Panoramic view of Changchun's center
    󰀆Panoramic view of Changchun center
    󱨠Saved by 125 users󱨠1052 positive reviews
    4.5/5
    爱周边世界去旅游的芳芳爱周边世界去旅游的芳芳

    Changchun Zoological and Zoological Park is so fun! The tickets are affordable, and there are many cute animals in the matinee. There are Northeastern tigers, giant pandas, and giraffes. The snow cake monkey interaction is super interesting. The night scene is full of surprises, wearing Hanfu to enter the park, instantly in the west world, the demons patrol, the "Pig Bajie Back Daughter" performance is super happy. It is more expensive to eat, it is recommended to bring your own snacks. The park is good to take pictures everywhere, bring family and friends to punch in, and get a great play experience!

  • Tumen National Gate Scenic Area
    7
    󰺂6.7
    Tumen>100 km from downtown
    Highlights:
    󱓊View North Korea from here
    󱓊View North Korea's Nanyang cityscape
    󱨠170 positive reviews
    4.6/5
    还不曾去过倒悬山!还不曾去过倒悬山!

    Located on the banks of the Tumen River in Tumen City, opposite the Nanyang International Port, 177 kilometers away from Qingjin, North Korea. The Tumen Port formed an earlier history. Tumen Tax Pass was established in 1933. During the Japanese and pseudo-Japanese period, the Tumen-Nanyang "border" bridge was built. In September 1950, the state officially established border checkpoints at Tumen Port. Before the reform and opening up, Tumen Highway Ports were mainly for visiting relatives, public servants and automobiles transporting border-trade goods from both sides. In 1985, the joint inspection building and other port facilities at Tumen Highway Port were built. The operation capacity of the port was 200,000 tons/year for import and export goods, and 100,000 people were entering and leaving the port. Third countries can pass through the port with valid documents.

  • Tianding Mountain Tourism Town
    8
    󰺂6.7
    Changchun>100 km from downtown
    trip best small logoNo. 3 of Night Attractions in Jilin
    Highlights:
    Colorful Fun on the Rainbow Slide
    󱓊Feeding gentle deer at Deer Park
    󱨠123 positive reviews
    4.8/5
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    There weren't many people, the weather was cool and not too hot, and it was fun to ride the scooter in the wind. I could control the speed myself, and the instructor was very serious. I rode the double-track scooter without slowing down, which was really exciting.

  • Changbai Mountain Magic World Rafting
    9
    󰺂6.7
    825
    Antu.Chibei Area>100 km from downtown
    󱨠Saved by 148 users󱨠194 positive reviews
    4.0/5
    陌上行陌上行

    The Changbai Mountain Magic World Rafting is as dreamy as a fairyland, and it is so beautiful to drift before sunrise. As the rubber boat drifted along the stream, beautiful scenes came into view, instantly filling up the memory of the mobile phone.

  • Korean Folk Village
    10
    󰺂6.6
    Yanji.Korean Folk Village/ Yanji Dinosaur Kingdom>100 km from downtown
    trip best TravelHotspot logoDiscover Yanbian's Winter Cuisine and Vibrant Folk Culture | Nov 2025-Dec 2025
    trip best small logoNo. 4 of Night Attractions in Jilin
    󱨠Saved by 326 users󱨠31% positive reviews
    4.0/5
    印象西南印象西南

    5 stars! An immersive experience of Korean ethnic culture, the ultimate photo opportunity in Yanji! ✨ The Yanji Folk Culture Park, a must-visit in Yanji, truly exceeded expectations! A 30 RMB ticket (even cheaper online) allows for a fully immersive experience of Korean culture – incredible value! The park is open from 9 am to 9 pm, giving you plenty of time. It's also conveniently located just a 15-minute taxi ride from Chaoyangchuan Airport. The biggest surprise was the Hanbok (traditional Korean dress) photoshoot! The park is filled with clothing rental shops offering hundreds of styles to choose from, including courtly and everyday options. The embroidered patterns of peonies and cranes are exquisite, and a complete set with makeup and hairstyle is very cost-effective. Strolling through the century-old houses with their blue tiles and white walls in trendy Hanbok, the stone paths, pottery jars, and upturned eaves serve as natural backdrops. Every shot looks like a K-drama heroine – the whole park is filled with "Yanbian princesses," creating an amazing photo atmosphere. Besides photos, the cultural experiences are also incredibly rich! You can make rice cakes and taste sweet mulberry rice wine at the Intangible Cultural Heritage Experience Hall, sit on a heated floor and listen to a gayageum performance, instantly transporting you to a traditional Korean village. There are also traditional sports activities like swings and archery, suitable for both adults and children. In the evening, you can enjoy exciting long drum dances and fan dances, creating a fantastic atmosphere. Don't miss the authentic Korean cuisine in the park! The kimchi, cold noodles, and barbecue are all delicious and perfect for recharging after a long day. The park is commercialized but not chaotic, with full 5G coverage, allowing for seamless real-time sharing on social media and connecting with photographers to adjust angles – a fantastic experience. Whether you want to take beautiful photos, experience folk customs, or introduce traditional culture to your children, this place has it all! We recommend wearing comfortable shoes and allowing 3-4 hours for a thorough visit. It's sure to be an unforgettable stop on your Yanji trip, and I've already recommended it to my friends! Would you like me to help you create a "3-Hour Efficient Itinerary for the Folk Culture Park"? Includes tips on avoiding common pitfalls when renting Hanbok (traditional Korean clothing), the best photo spots, and must-try activities, helping you avoid unnecessary detours.

Best things to do in Jilin (2025)

Looking for the ultimate experiences in Jilin? From iconic landmarks to hidden gems, Jilin offers an exceptional collection of activities and attractions that cater to every type of traveler.

Whether you’re here for sightseeing, adventure, or cultural exploration, these top-rated activities promise unforgettable memories.

Top-rated things to do in Jilin

If you want to make the most of your trip, these activities deliver the full Jilin experience. Expect popular attractions, unique local experiences, and must-see spots that capture the essence of the city.

Changbai Mountain

• Antu | >100 km from downtown

• : 360° viewing platform with a panoramic view of Changbai Mountain,Panoramic view of Changbai Mountain

Jingyue Lake

• Changchun.University-city/Jingyuetan | >100 km from downtown

• : 17-mile lakeside cycling & nature,Fall foliage in coniferous forests

China's Snow Town

• Hailin | >100 km from downtown

• : See the snow mushroom view at Fantasy Homeland,Hike Yangcao Mountain to see the beautiful sunrise

Things to do for unique experiences

These activities provide memorable experiences beyond the ordinary. Enjoy cultural tours, adventure sports, guided excursions, and immersive local experiences designed for all interests.

Things to do near Jilin

If you want to explore attractions just outside Jilin, there are plenty of activities that combine scenic surroundings with convenient access to the city, perfect for day trips or short excursions.

Each of these activities offers a unique escape within 1–3 hours of Jilin, ideal for travelers who want to combine sightseeing with local experiences.

What makes things to do in Jilin special

• Iconic landmarks: Visit must-see sights that define the city.
• Local experiences: Engage in culture, crafts, and unique activities.
• Accessible adventures: Easily reachable attractions for all travelers.
• Diverse options: From relaxing experiences to adventurous outings.

Tips for booking things to do in Jilin

1. Plan ahead for popular attractions to avoid long queues.
2. Book early for guided tours or seasonal events.
3. Compare prices and packages on Trip.com for exclusive deals and bundled experiences.
4. Consider weekday visits for a quieter and more personalized experience.

Experience the best things to do in Jilin

Ready to explore the best of Jilin? Discover Trip.Best's curated list of things to do and experience adventure, culture, and unforgettable memories.

Book your perfect activities on Trip.com today, where excitement and discovery awaits.

What Best Things to Do are there in Jilin?
These are all Best Things to Do in Jilin:Changbai Mountain, Jingyue Lake, China's Snow Town, Palace Museum of The Manchurian Regime, Changchun Movie Wonderland
What are some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Jilin?
Some highly-rated Best Things to Do in Jilin include:Changbai Mountain:4.5, Jingyue Lake:4.7, China's Snow Town:4.5, Palace Museum of The Manchurian Regime:4.6, Changchun Movie Wonderland:4.1
At what locations in Jilin can Best Things to Do in Jilin be found?
The Best Things to Do in Jilin are mainly located in:Changbai Mountain:Antu, Jingyue Lake:Changchun, China's Snow Town:Hailin, Palace Museum of The Manchurian Regime:Changchun, Changchun Movie Wonderland:Changchun
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