Jilin's jewels worth the journey

Natural scenes and traditional ethnic cultures shine in rural Northeast China, Clare Buchanan reports from Changbai Mountain.

Snow-capped mountain peaks tower over a vast, bright blue volcanic crater-lake 762 meters above bubbling hot springs and cascading waterfalls.

The stunning view coupled with howling winds threw me off balance but as I struggled to keep my footing the grin on my face stayed put.