55 kilometers away from the city proper of Harbin, Yuquan Hunting Ground is the birthplace of Jinyuan Culture. As a tourist attraction, it is also famous for skiing, liquor and building materials. The first tourist train in China runs from Harbin to Yuquan, and it is the first skiing resort in China to develop skiing tourism. With an area of 3,000 hectares (30 square kilometers) and 17 peaks, it is the largest enclosed hunting ground in Asia. Heishi Peak, the highest peak, is 508 meters above sea level. Though not very high, it provides a complete bird's-eye view when standing on the peak.
With an eighty-five percent forest coverage, Yuquan Hunting Ground is a place with the best-preserved plants around Harbin, where live over 60 kinds of trees, 500 kinds of plants and 40 kinds of birds as well as thousands of red deer and sika deer. In spring, the fragrance of flowers will attract colorful flying butterflies. The ripples of the lake and the cry of deer in the valley are in great harmony. In summer, the fully-grown plants as well as the insects make a picturesque scene. While in winter, the hills covered by the silver white make a pure snow world. What a majestic beauty! In addition, the group of statues represented by a statue of Wuzhu in Jin Dynasty, ancient wells and holy springs are also tourist attractions with high reputations.

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