tianchi

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1. Synonym of Heaven Lake: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

   “Local people later called the lake "Dragon Lake". After the communist revolution, the guaishou was seen in 1962 by Zhou Fengying, a worker at the Jilin Meteorological Bureau, while making a check at the weather station next to Tianchi (Heavenly Pool) Lake, as it is now called, on top of Changbai mountain.”

   “Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain, Jilin Province, is the deepest lake in China. It was formed by a volcano break in 1702 and is located on the top of Baitou Peak, the highest peak of Changbai Mountain.”

   “At 7,185 feet above sea level, the 3.8-square-mile caldera lake, called Cheonji in Korean and Tianchi in Chinese, was created a thousand years ago in one of the biggest volcanic eruptions in history.”

   “The sublime volcanic lake of Tianchi straddles the border with North Korea.”

   “Heaven Lake, known as "Cheonji" in Korea or "Tianchi" in Chinese, is located inside a caldera on top of the mountain. In 1962, North Korea and China negotiated a border treaty in which North Korea owns 54.5 percent of the mountain, while China owns 45.5 percent. The southeastern end of the lake belongs to North Korea and the northeastern part to China, and both countries operate tours to their respective sides of the lake.”