Hunan Jiulongjiang National Forest Park

Jiulongjiang National Forest Park is located in the southeast of Rucheng County, Hunan Province, at the junction of the middle part of Nanling mountains and the south end of Luoxiao mountains, with a total area of 8436.3 hectares and a forest coverage rate of 97.4%. It is one of the typical natural forest areas of species resources and genetic genes in South China.

Hunan Jiulongjiang National Forest Park

Hunan Jiulongjiang National Forest Park is located in Rucheng County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province. It is composed of Jiulongjiang area and hot spring area. Its geographical coordinates are 113 ° 38 ′ 15 ″ - 113 ° 50 ′ 25 ″ E and 25 ° 21 ′ 00 ″ - 25 ° 29 ′ 44 ″ n, with a total area of 8436.3 hectares.

Hunan Jiulongjiang National Forest Park is located in the middle of Nanling mountains and the southern end of Luoxiao mountains. The forest coverage rate is 97.4%. It belongs to subtropical monsoon humid climate zone. It has preserved complete primary secondary forest community and low altitude Valley broad-leaved forest of Nanling Mountains. There are more than 2800 kinds of plants and 256 kinds of wild animals.

In December 2009, Jiulongjiang was officially rated as a national forest park by the State Forestry Department.

In February 2020, to pay tribute to the medical workers, Jiulongjiang National Forest Park in Hunan Province will implement free admission tour for medical workers and rural (community) grassroots cadres who visit the scenic spot from December 31, 2020 after the resumption of business after the end of the epidemic.

geographical environment

Location context

Jiulongjiang National Forest Park, located in the southeast of Rucheng County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province, is located at the junction of Hunan, Guangdong and Jiangxi provinces. It is adjacent to Reshui town and Sanjiangkou town of Rucheng County in the East, Renhua county of Guangdong Province in the south, Daping town of Rucheng County in the West, Luyang town and Jiyi township of Rucheng County in the north. The main geographical coordinates of the park are 113 ° 38 ′ 15 ″ - 113 ° 50 ′ 25 ″ e, 25 ° 21 ′ 00 ″ - 25 ° 29 ′ 44 ″ n, 12.1 km wide from east to west and 11.0 km long from north to south. The total planning area of the park is 8436.3 hectares.

topographic features

Jiulongjiang Forest Park in Hunan Province is located at the junction of the middle part of Nanling Mountain range and the southern end of Luoxiao mountain range. The highest elevation is 1403.6m (Evangelical peak), and the lowest elevation is 185m, forming a relative elevation difference of 1218.6m.

Climatic characteristics

Rucheng County, where Jiulongjiang Forest Park is located, belongs to subtropical monsoon humid climate zone. The main features are warm and humid, abundant heat, abundant rainfall, sufficient light, changeable spring, no extreme heat in summer, less severe cold in winter and long frost free period. The average temperature is 18.2 ℃ in spring, 101 days in summer, 24.4 ℃ in autumn, 68 days in autumn, 17.4 ℃ in winter and 8.1 ℃ in winter. The annual average sunshine hours is 1731 hours, and the annual total solar radiation is 113.12 kcal / cm2.

hydrographic features

All the streams in Jiulongjiang Forest Park belong to the mountainous rivers of the secondary tributaries of Beijiang River in the Pearl River system. The main rivers in the East are Jiulongjiang River and its tributaries, and the main rivers in the West are hemp River and its tributaries. Among them, Jiulong River is about 20 kilometers long in the forest park, with a maximum drop of 800 meters, a canyon depth of 450 meters, a controlled drainage area of 104.71 square kilometers, and seven tributaries over 5 kilometers. Hemp Creek originates from daijiaoling in Daping Town, flows through Chengxi, Jiaokeng, chenggouwan and Liangjiangkou, and goes south to Renhua county, Guangdong Province, where it meets Beijiang River. Hemp Creek is about 8 kilometers long in the forest park, with a drop of 135 meters. It controls a drainage area of 45 square kilometers, with three main tributaries.

natural resources

plant resources

The forest coverage rate of Jiulongjiang Forest Park in Hunan Province is 97.4%. There are primitive secondary forest communities and low-altitude Valley broad-leaved forest in Nanling Mountains. There are more than 2800 kinds of plants, including 456 species of woody plants in 80 families, 256 species of herbs and medicinal plants, and more than 50000 ancient and famous trees. The plants are clematis, Cymbidium, Celastrus angustifolia, Litsea angustifolia, Rhododendron fortunei, rattan of South China, etc. Among them, there are 5 species of plants under national class I protection, namely Ginkgo biloba, Taxus chinensis var. mairei, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, cypress and Cycas Cycas. There are 15 species under national class II protection, namely Pinus koraiensis, Lianxiang tree, Phoebe, Cymbidium chinense, Liriodendron chinense, camphor, Cephalotaxus castor, Fokienia hodginsii, Magnolia officinalis, Magnolia officinalis, South China five needle pine, beech, Phoebe bournei, Camptotheca acuminata, palm, etc.

Animal resources

There are 256 species of wild vertebrates in Jiulongjiang Forest Park of Hunan Province, among which 12 species are under the state class II protection, namely, giant salamander, pangolin, Sumen antelope, red bellied pheasant, jackal, otter, kite, grass swan, long eared Swan and songbird eagle.

Main attractions

Jiulongqiyan scenic spot is the core scenic spot of Hunan Jiulongjiang National Forest Park. It is surrounded by the high mountain landscape belt of Jiulong Waterfall Scenic Spot in the north and reaches Jiulong Waterfall Scenic Spot in the south, covering an area of 2298.78 hectares. There are Qingyun lake, turtle Xiaotian, Guanyin zuolinian, Xiangui mountain patrol, millennium old tree stump, Longtan waterfall, Yulian waterfall, bishuitan waterfall and other scenic spots.

Jiulong Waterfall Scenic Spot is located in the north of Jiulongjiang National Forest Park in Hunan Province, bordering hot water town in the East and Jiulong water playing scenic spot in the south. It extends to the north gate in the north, around the core landscape area, and reaches Guanyin chongshuwo, covering an area of 1279.81 hectares. There are many scenic spots in the scenic area, such as jiangjunchenjiantan, shangzouping and so on.

Development and construction

Infrastructure

Since 2010, Hunan Jiulongjiang National Forest Park has implemented more than 30 tourism infrastructure projects, such as three small tourist roads, Qinglong gorge trail, and Jiulong glass trestle.

Honor recognition

In February 2006, Jiulongjiang Forest Park was approved as a provincial forest park by Hunan provincial government.

In December 2009, Hunan Jiulongjiang Forest Park was approved as a national forest park.

In September 2013, Hunan Jiulongjiang National Forest Park was established as a national AAAA tourist attraction;

In December, it was rated as "the most beautiful forest scenic spot in China".

In January 2019, Hunan Jiulongjiang National Forest Park won the honorary title of "top ten forest park management units in 2018" in Hunan Province;

In April, it won the honorary title of "national key construction base for forest experience and forest health preservation";

In May, he was selected into the second "China's most beautiful forest" list.

Tourism information

traffic

The north gate of Jiulongjiang National Forest Park in Hunan Province is less than 10 kilometers away from the exit of Xiamen Chengdu expressway. National Highway 106 and Shenxiang Expressway pass through the park.

line

Tourist center → dianjiangtai → Makou waterfall → Xiangsi Butterfly Valley → Luming cave → Jiangjun cliff → Yunv waterfall → rock climbing base → ginkgo forest → canyon rafting.

Free policy

In February 2020, to pay homage to the majority of medical workers, the scenic spot will implement free admission tour for the national medical workers and rural (community) grassroots cadres who travel to Chenzhou from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020. The national medical staff can enjoy free admission by virtue of their valid practicing certificate (doctor or nurse practicing certificate) and the rural (community) grassroots cadres by virtue of the administrative official letter of their village committee (community neighborhood committee). At that time, the scenic spot will be marked with the words "national medical staff, rural (community) grassroots cadres free admission" at the entrance and ticket window of the scenic spot Medical staff and rural (community) grassroots cadres who come to Chenzhou as a team can enter the scenic spot by making an appointment in advance.

History and culture

Yao and she culture

In Jiulongjiang National Forest Park of Hunan Province, Yao and she ethnic minorities live. Their houses, costumes, daily life, festivals, songs and dances, marriages, beliefs and other cultural traditions have been handed down. Among them, songs and dances include stilts, bamboo pole dance, folk songs and so on.

Address: Jiulongjiang National Forest Park, Sanjiangkou Town, Rucheng County, Hunan Province

Longitude: 113.77169351318

Latitude: 25.382424937023

Tel: 0735-8400898

Tour time: 5-6 hours

Traffic information: public transportation: there are buses to the scenic spot at Rucheng bus station.

Self driving:

(1) Shaoguan-g323-g106-scenic spot.

(2) Ganzhou City - x010 - Chenzhou - G106 - scenic spot.

(3) Changsha-g4-g72-g106-scenic spot.

Ticket information: market price: 80 yuan

Children under 1.3 meters are free of charge; the elderly over 70 years old and the disabled with accompanying personnel are free of charge with the disability certificate issued by the competent department of civil affairs. The ticket price is 40 yuan for children over 1.3 meters (including 1.3 meters), 40 yuan for old people over 60 years old and under 70 years old with ID card, and 40 yuan for students (including Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign students) with ID card and student card, and 40 yuan for active servicemen with "officer card".

Opening hours: 8:00-17:30

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