Wawushan National Forest Park

Wawushan National Forest Park is located in Hongya County, Meishan City, on the west edge of Sichuan Basin, 180 km away from Chengdu, covering an area of 1.04 million mu. It is composed of Wawushan primeval forest adventure scenic spot, Yuping artificial forest Sea resort, Bamianshan ancient search area and other scenic spots. Wawu mountain, the core scenic spot, is a famous historical and cultural mountain in China, the birthplace of Taoism, the hometown of pigeons in China and the kingdom of rhododendrons in the world. Since its establishment in May 1993, through nine years of development and construction, the park has become the largest national forest park and national key ecological scenic spot in China, and has won the title of national civilized Forest Park and national top ten model unit of National Forest Park.

Sichuan Wawushan National Forest Park

synonym

Wawushan National Forest Park generally refers to Sichuan Wawushan National Forest Park

Sichuan Wawushan National Forest Park is located in Hongya County, Meishan City, on the west edge of Sichuan Basin, 180 km away from Chengdu and 100 km away from Leshan. As of 1993, the park covers an area of 65869.80 hectares, with rich vegetation resources, mainly deciduous trees. Sichuan Wawu Mountain National Forest Park is composed of a series of scenic spots, such as Wawu mountain primeval forest adventure area, Yuping Artificial Forest Resort, Bamianshan ancient search area, etc.

Sichuan Wawushan National Forest Park is also a national key ecological scenic spot, a national top ten model unit of Forest Park, a national civilized Forest Park, one of the first national AAA scenic spots and a provincial Geopark.

Location context

Sichuan Wawushan National Forest Park is located in the northwest of Emei Mountain, the branch of Qionglai mountain, and the southeast foot of Daxiangling mountain on the western edge of Sichuan Basin. Its geographical coordinates are between 102 ° 49 ′ - 103 ° 00 ′ E and 29 ° 25 ′ - 29 ° 34 ′ n. It is adjacent to Yingjing County and Ya'an City in the west, Hanyuan County and Jinkouhe District in the south, and Changheba village, yanziyan village, Leiping village and Shixi village in Wawushan town of Hongya County in the East and North Village, Kongque village, Fuxing village, Guanping village and Heishan village in Gaomiao town are connected by collective forest boundary, administratively under Hongya County, Meishan City, with a total area of 65869.80 hectares, of which Sichuan Wawushan nature reserve covers an area of 36490.1 hectares. The green area is over 95%, and the original ecological rate is 93%.

geographical environment

topographic features

The soil distribution of Wawushan National Forest Park in Sichuan Province is as follows: the altitude of 3000-3260m is restorative soil, the altitude of 2800-3000m is dark brown soil, the altitude of 2200-2800m is brown soil, the altitude of 1400-2200m is yellow brown soil, and the altitude of 1138-1400m is yellow soil.

The geological structure is mainly Mesozoic sandstone, purple sandstone and limestone, forming a variety of metal deposits. The highest altitude is 3269 meters (Mt. 629), the lowest is 1138 meters (jinhuaqiao), and the average altitude is 2830 meters.

Climatic characteristics

Sichuan Wawushan National Forest Park is located in the humid climate zone of the middle subtropical zone, which belongs to the mountainous climate type. In addition, affected by the Pacific monsoon, plateau monsoon, northern cold air mass and altitude, the climate is humid and mild with abundant rainfall. The annual sunshine hours of the park are 690 hours, the daily average is 42.38 hours, the average annual temperature is 11.9 ℃, the highest is 27.1 ℃, the lowest is - 7.6 ℃, the annual temperature is the lowest in January, the highest is July, the average annual relative humidity is 85-93%, the highest is 97% in February and September, the lowest is 70% in May and June, and the average annual precipitation is 2397.4 mm-2500 mm.

natural resources

plant resources

Sichuan Wawushan National Forest Park is rich in plant resources. As of 2011, there are 3500 species of plants, more than 200 species of trees, more than 2200 species of medicinal plants belonging to 213 families, 952 genera, and 44 species of rare and endangered seed plants under national protection. There are 7 species of national first-class protected plants (such as Taxus chinensis, Davidia involucrata, Ginkgo biloba, etc.), and 30 species of second-class protected plants (such as Ilex, Magnolia officinalis, Acer catalpa, etc.).

Angiosperms account for 60% of the world's total families and genera. The park is rich in rhododendrons. There are more than 40 kinds of rhododendrons in the park, covering an area of 600000 mu. Among them, 17 kinds of rhododendrons are included in the plant dictionary by the British Royal Society and named after Wawu mountain. At the same time, the park has more than 300000 mu of natural Davidia involucrata forest.

Animal resources

Sichuan Wawushan National Forest Park has a large number of wildlife. As of 2011, there are more than 460 species of wildlife in the park, including 425 species of terrestrial vertebrates, including 82 species of mammals, 278 species of birds, 30 species of amphibians and 35 species of reptiles. There are 7 species of first-class protected animals (such as giant panda, takin, forest musk deer, etc.) and 36 species of second-class protected animals (such as red panda, black bear, macaque, etc.).

Waterscape resources

The water system of Sichuan Wawushan National Forest Park is mainly Zhougong River (Bingling River). The average annual flow is 35.3 m3 / s, the maximum flow is 2130 m3 / s, and the average runoff is 1.105 billion m3. More than 30 tributaries, including shuangdongxi, daiguocao, liangfenggang and yanziyan, flow into Qingyi River. There are a large number of waterfalls in the park, including more than 70 big and small waterfalls, of which Lanxi waterfall, Yuanxi waterfall and Yangxi waterfall are more than 500 meters high.

Main attractions

Wawu mountain

Wawu mountain is a famous historical and cultural mountain in China and the birthplace of Taoism. The highest elevation of the mountain is 3522 meters. Due to geological process, the mountain forms a roof like terrain which inclines slightly to the East and west sides. From any angle, the whole mountain looks like a Wawu, so it is named "Wawu mountain".

Wawu mountain is the largest Table Mountain in Asia,

The top platform of Wawu mountain is 3375 meters long and 3475 meters wide, covering an area of about 11 square kilometers. When the sun shines directly on the rock wall of Wawu mountain, Wawu mountain appears golden, which is Rizhao Jinshan.

Lanxi waterfall

Lanxi is named after being covered by Magnolia Azalea. It is the largest stream on the top of Wawu mountain. Lanxi waterfall is also the largest waterfall in Sichuan Wawu Mountain National Forest Park, with a total height of 1055 meters. In winter, Lanxi waterfall condenses into a huge ice waterfall, which is blue and clear, and is a great spectacle.

Wawu mountain

Located in the southeast of Yuanyang pool in Wawu mountain, enchantment pool has complex terrain and abnormal geological structure. Even compass, compass and clock will fail here. At the same latitude as Bermuda Triangle, it is called "Bermuda Triangle" by domestic geologists and explorers.

Wawushan reservoir

Wawushan reservoir is located on the hillside of Wawushan, with an area of 15 square kilometers and a storage capacity of 600 million cubic meters. The dam is 143 meters high, with 12 wharves and more than 100 cruise ships.

Earthen jar

Wawu VAT is located in the southeast of Wawu mountain, at the junction of chegang River and Changhe river. It is said that this is the drinking water tank on the top of the mountain, which can lead to the East China Sea. Every March 3 and June 19, mountain people hold Guanyin temple fair here.

Swallow Cave

Swallow Cave is located in the east of Wawu cliff under the deep hole, more than 20 meters high, right "Giant Buddha" gate, left Optimus Prime support. The cave is several miles deep and can hold thousands of people. There are Lanxi, Yangxi and Yuanxi waterfalls nearby.

Mandarin duck pool

Yuanyang pool is a swamp with an area of more than 100 mu in the middle of the top of Wawu mountain. The pool surface is covered with peat moss, surrounded by fir forest, and the May azalea is in full swing with a strong fragrance. It's cool in June, with trees and cool weather. If it freezes in winter, the pool becomes an ideal place for skating and skiing. There are relics of ancient ancestral temple beside the pool. Only wood carvings are left. There are hundreds of pilgrims every day in the leisure time.

Development and construction

In March 1993, it was approved as a national forest park by the Ministry of forestry.

In 1997, Wawushan National Forest Park was rated as "top ten model units of National Forest Park".

In 1999, it was listed as "national key eco-tourism scenic spot".

In 2001, it became the first batch of national AAA tourist areas in China.

On December 1, 2006, it was rated as a provincial Geopark by the Provincial Department of land and resources.

In August 2011, it was rated as "China's top ten most potential forest parks" by the Organizing Committee of China Tourism review list

transport line

traffic

Chengdu to Wawushan shuttle bus: Xinnanmen bus station (every day am7:40, every hour, ticket price: 38 yuan / person, pm5:40) ? Hongya bus station (departing at 7:00 am every day, every 30 minutes, ticket price: 20 yuan / person (to Wuzhuang) and Hongya Jinhua bridge: 28 yuan / person, pm4:30) → Wawushan Forest Park

Self driving tour from Chengdu to Wawushan: Chengdu → Beijing Kunming Expressway → Chengdu Chongqing Ring Expressway → Dongyue / Zhige exit → Meishan City → Hongwa road → Kangzhuang Road

line

One day tour: starting from Jinhua bridge at Shanmen, drive 3.8km southwestward to lvyetan, xiaolvtan, Shuanglong waterfall, yueyuetan and shuangdongxi scenic spots, followed by waterfall Pavilion, qianwozi, xiangeryan, Lanxi waterfall and Wawu mountain.

Two day tour: add Yuanyang pool, Guangxiang temple, Rhododendron forest, Davidia involucrata forest, baixionggou waterfall, wawugang, etc

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