The International Foundation for the Protection of Drinking Water has granted Baishan City in northeast China's Jilin Province the title of "China International Mineral Water City." The ceremony was held during China's first mineral water festival in Baishan, themed "Mineral water of Baishan, the source of health," held from August 18th to 20th, 2004.

Located at the foot of Changbai Mountain, Baishan boasts water storage totaling 8 billion cubic meters and its forest coverage rate amounts to 83 percent. Baishan is one of the world's richest regions of mineral water along with the renowned Alps and Northern Caucasus. According to the latest research, the city has detected nearly 200 mineral water source sites with the daily exploitation of 260,000 cubic meters. Two major Chinese drinking water companies, the Wahaha and Nongfu Mountain Spring, have set up factories in Baishan with an annual output of 1 million tons. Current utilization, however, is no more than one percent.