Huguangyan scenic spot

Hu Guang Yan picturesque scenery is located in the southwest of Zhanjiang, the southernmost part of Chinese mainland. It was approved by UNESCO as the world geological park in September 2006. It is a beautiful scenic spot with beautiful scenery on the Leizhou peninsula.

The scenic spot is composed of crater lake and volcanic lava. Huguangyan was formed about 200000 years ago. It is one of the three existing volcanic lakes in China. It is also the only remaining Maar Lake in the world except manderscheid in Germany. It has natural self purification function and will never dry up regardless of drought or flood.

Strangely, there are no frogs, snakes and other common aquatic animals in this pure lake with good ecological environment, and the fallen leaves have disappeared. It is said that there are dragon fish and tortoise who have rescued the drowning people in the lake, and the temperature in the lake is often 3 degrees lower than that outside the Lake, which adds a more mysterious atmosphere to this volcanic lake.

Huguangyan scenic spot

Hu Guang Yan scenic area is located at the southernmost part of the Chinese mainland, 18 kilometers southwest of Zhanjiang. It is called the "natural Yearbook" for the study of earth and geological science by the United Nations geological experts. With a total area of 38 square kilometers, the park is a natural and ecological park with Mar volcano as the main body, coastal landform, tectonic geology and other geological relics.

The scenic spot is composed of 20 scenic spots, including Leiqiong World Geopark Museum, Lengyan temple, Li Gang drunken moon statue, happy food garden, qingfenglin, volcanic geological relics, high-density negative ion area, Dong GONGTING, Maar Lake, General Chen Jitang's tomb, and white bull Fairy Statue. It is a tourist area integrating natural landscape and cultural landscape.

Huguangyan scenic spot is a national scenic spot, a national geopark, a national AAAA scenic spot and a national popular science education base for teenagers, ranking first among the eight scenic spots in Zhanjiang.

In February 2020, in order to pay homage to the majority of medical workers, the scenic spot will be opened to medical workers after the end of the epidemic and the resumption of operation.

Development history

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Lengyan temple was built on the rock and became one of the eighteen ancient temples in China.

During the Song Dynasty, Baiyi nunnery was built on the mountain. Li Gang, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, was demoted to Hainan. He passed here and inscribed "Huguangyan" on the cliff.

In 1986, an art and culture corridor, poetry corridor, was built on the north side of Lingyan temple in Huguangyan.

In December 2001, Huguangyan scenic spot was awarded National Geopark.

In 2003, Huguangyan scenic spot became a national AAAA scenic spot.

In 2004, Huguangyan and Maar Lake in Germany became "sister lakes".

In May 2005, Huguangyan in Zhanjiang was elected as the most beautiful lake in Guangdong.

In August 2006, the golden dragon fish statue at the east gate of Huguangyan was built and opened. In September of the same year, Huguangyan scenic spot was approved as "World Geopark" by UNESCO.

In 2007, a 12.9-meter-high indoor Avalokitesvara was built in Wanghai tower. Qingfenglin was also opened this year.

On January 16, 2008, Liu Zhongzhou, a Chinese calligrapher, painter and seal cutter, visited Huguangyan and wrote the inscription "Lake color and auspicious light" for him.

In May 2009, Huguangyan scenic spot was selected as one of the first national popular science bases of land and resources.

In May 2010, Huguangyan scenic spot became a base for teaching, scientific research and popular science. In August of the same year, Huguangyan and Riyuetan signed a cooperation agreement, opening a new chapter in tourism exchanges and cooperation between Guangdong and Taiwan.

In September 2012, a statue of Li Gang drunk on the moon was built in the scenic spot. On November 21 of the same year, Huguangyan scenic spot and Qinling Zhongnanshan World Geopark were established as "sister parks".

In March 2013, Huguangyan scenic spot was successfully approved as the first national tourism service standardization pilot project in western Guangdong. On July 26, the scenic spot and Yangchun lingxiaoyan National Geopark held a signing ceremony and concluded as "sister Park". On November 27, they signed agreements with Yandangshan, Fangshan and Taishan world geoparks respectively, and formally concluded the "sister friendly Park".

In July 2014, the volcano museum was upgraded and officially opened to the public. It has become one of the important tourism facilities in Huguangyan scenic spot.

On October 16, 2015, Huguangyan scenic spot signed an agreement with Zigong World Geopark, officially concluded as a "sister Park". In November of the same year, Huguangyan scenic spot passed the mid-term evaluation of "national standardization pilot project" and became a model in the pilot project of tourism service standardization. On December 23, Huguangyan scenic spot became the provincial practice teaching base of resources, environment and urban and rural planning management in Leizhou Peninsula.

geographical environment

geographical position

Huguangyan scenic spot, belonging to Mazhang District of Zhanjiang City, is located 18 km southwest of Zhanjiang City, about 15 km away from Xiashan District, adjacent to Guangdong Ocean University. The total area is 38 square kilometers.

Geology and geomorphology

The soil in Huguangyan scenic area is mainly composed of weathered residual laterite from volcanic platform, brown red and brown yellow sandy loam and loam from eroded platform, and gray black muddy clay, sandy loam and silty fine sand from coastal area. The lithology of laterite distributed in volcanic platform is maroon - brick red clay and sub clay. Under the condition of tropical rain forest or seasonal rain forest vegetation, the laterite is formed by the leaching of high temperature and rainfall and the seriation of organic matter.

Climatic characteristics

Huguangyan scenic spot is located in the Tropic of cancer south of the northern edge of the tropics, a tropical monsoon climate, long summer and short winter, mild climate. The solar radiation is strong and the sunshine time is long. From July to October, the sunshine hours are long. The temperature in January was the lowest, with a monthly average of 15.8 ℃. The temperature in July was the highest, with a monthly average of 28.9 ℃. The rainfall is rich and unevenly distributed, and the threat of typhoon, drought, sea tide and lightning is great.

natural resources

Soil resources

The soil in Huguangyan scenic spot is rich in Mg, Cu, Fe, Ti and other elements and minerals. Besides kaolinite and montmorillonite, there are a small amount of goethite, hydromica, chlorite, quartz and heavy minerals. The content of organic matter is 2% - 5%.

plant resources

Huguangyan scenic spot is located in the northern edge of the tropics. Its vegetation type has the nature of transition from the south subtropical to the North tropical. It not only preserves the floristic characteristics of part of the south subtropical, but also has the species composition of the North tropical. Due to the influence of the terrain, climate and other natural environment and human factors, the plant growth is quite luxuriant, and the plant resources are very rich.

The main vegetation in the scenic spot can be divided into eight types: tropical rain forest, tropical seasonal rain forest and subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, including monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest, moss evergreen broad-leaved forest, deciduous broad-leaved forest, mangrove forest, bamboo forest, shrub and grass.

Tropical seasonal rain forest and mangrove are the main protected objects in the area. There are many kinds of forest plants, with significant development of plate-shaped roots, abundant woody vines, common strangulation plants, and prominent flower growing on old stems.

Wildlife resources

The fauna of Huguangyan scenic spot belongs to Leiqiong region, which has typical tropical and subtropical characteristics. The complex and diverse natural conditions, rich plant species, complete forest ecosystem and superior ecological environment provide rich food and ideal habitat for all kinds of cave dwelling, arboreal and terrestrial wildlife, and the animal species are quite rich. There are more than 100 species of wildlife in the park. There are 9 species in 7 families of reptiles such as turtle, turtle, gecko, horse bristle snake, Golden Snake, southern snake, Bungarus multicinctus, cobra and python, and 7 species in 6 families of birds such as sparrow, hairy chicken, turtledove, sparrow, pheasant, partridge, owl and Kingfisher.

Layout of scenic spots

Maar Lake is the core scenic spot of Huguangyan scenic spot, with a core area of 13.6 square kilometers and a lake area of 2.3 square kilometers. It is a Maar type volcanic lake formed by the cooling and sinking of the flat volcano explosion 140000-160000 years ago, with a depth of more than 400 meters. Under the protection of the surrounding volcanic mounds, the lake water is not disturbed by the external water system. The lake bottom sediment layer formed by long-term natural deposition is a "natural Yearbook" and "natural museum" left by the earth evolution for more than 100000 years. The road around the lake is paved with bluestone slabs, which realizes the diversion of people and vehicles, and makes the design and layout of the whole scenic area more humanized.

Huguangyan scenic spot is surrounded by volcanic walls, with cliffs and steep walls around the lake. The bedding and rhythm of volcanic rocks are clear. The lake water is as clear as a mirror, and the roots scramble for stones. The scenic area is rich in tourism resources, including shiziling, natural volcanic sites, cliff stone carving "Huguangyan" inscribed by Prime Minister Li Gang of Song Dynasty, Leiqiong World Geopark Museum, seismological Museum, Wanghai building, Leizhou ancient courtyard, folk custom garden, white bull Fairy Statue, East Gate Ecological Square, tea house and many other natural and cultural landscapes.

On the west side of Maar Lake, Baiyi'an is built close to the mountain, across the lake from Lingyan temple, a thousand year old ancient temple. It is an excellent viewing point and oxygen absorption point to enjoy the lake scenery. In the scenic area, there are towering ancient trees, winding ancient vines, and lush vegetation. There is a high-density air anion area on the lakeside, with the anion content as high as 105688 / cm3, which can be called "natural oxygen bar". On the Hunan side, there is a long corridor of culture and art, a poetry corridor, with clear water flowing along the corridor

Chinese PinYin : Hu Guang Yan Feng Jing Qu