Maicaogou Nature Reserve

Maicaogou nature reserve is located in Dangchuan Township, Tianshui City, Gansu Province, which is the birthplace of Chongling River on the south slope of Qinling Mountains. Here is full of exotic flowers, is full of green everywhere, natural scenery of the plant world, suitable for a family outing barbecue.

Maicaogou Nature Reserve

Maicaogou nature reserve is located in Dangchuan Township, Tianshui City, Gansu Province,

Located in the south slope of the western section of Qinling Mountains, it is the center of Xiaolongshan forest region and one of the birthplaces of Jialing River. Biogeographic genera 2.15.5 and 1 (1) 5. It covers an area of 3663 hectares. Its geographical location is between 106 ° 15 '- 106 ° 17'e and 34 ° 13' - 34 ° 17'n.

Natural overview

The nature reserve is a valley surrounded by mountains on all sides, with only one exit due to the West. Biangou is 13 kilometers long from east to west, with dozens of tributaries. Most of the mountains are below 2000 meters, the valley is above 1500 meters, the relative height difference is 300-600 meters, the slope is about 35 degrees, the sunny slope is gentle, the shady slope is steep, the main ditch is wide and flat, and the branch ditch is V-shaped. The annual average temperature is about 12 ℃, the annual precipitation is about 851 mm, the relative humidity is 65%, and the frost free period is about 180 days. The soil is brown soil developed in granite bedrock and leached cinnamon soil on gentle slope.

plant resources

There are more than 1300 vascular plants in the reserve, including more than 100 arbors and more than 200 shrubs. The main vegetation types are deciduous broad-leaved forest, and the main tree species are Quercus acuteserrata, Betula platyphylla, Betula platyphylla, Populus davidiana, Tilia amurensis, Pinus armandii, Pinus tabulaeformis, etc. Generally, there are deciduous broad-leaved forests composed of Quercus aliena, Quercus liaotungensis, Quercus variabilis and mozidong in the valley and the lower part of the hillside. However, there are some red birch forests in the mountain area above 2000 meters above sea level in gounao. There are many shrubs and Fargesia under the forest. The area of oak deciduous broad-leaved forest accounts for more than 70% of the total forest land in the region, and the forest volume accounts for more than 76% of the total volume, among which the near mature and mature over mature forest volume accounts for 69% of the total volume. The floristic division is iell?. It is a national protected plant, including Eucommia ulmoides, Magnolia officinalis, etc. There are abundant medicinal plants, such as Codonopsis, bupleurum, rhubarb, etc.

Animal resources

There are more than 370 terrestrial chiropractic animals in the nature reserve. Zoogeographical division IIB. It is a national protected animal, with clouded leopard as the first level and black bear, musk deer, gazelle, crane, red face pyramid as the second level. There are 66 species of wild vertebrates protected by the state in the nature reserve. There are 9 species of mammals, 48 species of birds, 4 species of amphibians and 5 species of reptiles.

There are abundant economic animals, such as wild boar and weasel.

Management

The nature reserve was established according to the approval of the people's Government of Gansu Province in 1982.

1. Delimit and regionalize the whole small watershed of maicaogou, shizuigou and weishangou in the north, Nangou in the East and Miaogou in the West. It is planned to divide 981 hectares of lujiagou into experimental area. The rest is the core area.

2. Organization and establishment: Gansu Forestry Science Research Institute and Xiaolongshan Forestry Research Institute have set up dozens of plots in the area.

3. Management activities Gansu Forestry Research Institute and Xiaolongshan Forestry Research Institute have set up dozens of plots to carry out experimental research on forest ecology, production and management of high-yield forest, introduction and domestication of Pinus tabulaeformis. The reserve is also the practice forest farm of Xiaolongshan forest school.

Address: Dangchuan Township, Maiji District, Tianshui City, Gansu Province

Longitude: 106.2766776354

Latitude: 34.3086104514

Tour time: 3-4 hours

Traffic information: self driving or taxi is recommended

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

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