Shizhu Huangshui forest park

Shizhu Huangshui forest park

Located in Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing, Shizhu Huangshui forest park is a national forest park. It is the largest and the only Tujia minority tourist scenic spot in Chongqing.

Huangshui forest park is located on the Qiyao mountain in the East and north of the county. It is 12 kilometers long from east to west and 7 kilometers wide from north to south. The average altitude is 1500 meters, the highest peak is 1934 meters, and the area of tourism is 6000 hectares. The park is rich in tourism resources, including Tujia paradise "Bizika Green Palace", Plateau Pearl "Huangshui Lake", primeval forest "Dafengbao", water fairyland "wanshengba", natural Gallery "youcaohe", No.1 Metasequoia glyptostroboides "and other scenic spots (spots).

geographical environment

position

Huangshui National Forest Park is located on the Qiyao mountain in the northeast of Shizhu County. The forest park is located in the middle mountain landform of Wushan sedimentary rock. The highest altitude is 1934 meters, the lowest is 750 meters, and the average altitude is 1550 meters. The terrain is very dangerous, so it is a good place for tourism and exploration. Due to the great difference in altitude and vertical climate, the park is most suitable for summer resort and recuperation. Huangshui forest park has convenient tourism transportation. National Highway 318 passes through the park. The hardened Shigao, Shifeng, Shixi and shitunnel highways in the county form a traffic network extending in all directions in the park.

Animal resources

Huangshui is also known as the hometown of Coptis chinensis, Angora rabbit, ginkgo and Brasenia schreberi. Shizhu tourism products are represented by Coptis chinensis, Brasenia schreberi, Baiyun beans, Pteridium aquilinum, fern root powder, bamboo shoots, wild fungi, ethnic costumes, Jinyin inkstones, stone carvings, etc. Animal resources, the inaccessible virgin forest area has become a paradise for more than 50 kinds of wild animals, such as leopard, roe deer, pheasant and so on.

water resource

The park is rich in water resources. After testing, the water quality fully meets the national drinking water standard. Youcao river originates from motianpo, Huangshui, with a length of 42.9 km. It flows from south to north through Fengmu, Yangdong and other townships to Shidu River in Lichuan, Hubei Province.

Main attractions

The average altitude is 1550 meters, the highest is 1934 meters, and the lowest is 750 meters. It is an ideal summer resort because of the great altitude difference, obvious vertical climate change and cool summer climate. In the scenic area, there are many beautiful sceneries, such as "Malao city", "Dafengbao primeval forest area", "chuyudong" and "Twelve garden sister mountain". The famous hometown of Coptis chinensis in China is one of the only remaining places of the rare plant Shuishan

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

The first is the mother tree of Metasequoia glyptostroboides, which is known as "living fossil" in contemporary China. The mother tree of Metasequoia glyptostroboides is located in hengmiao village, Huangshui town. The national forestry bureau has listed it as "No.1 Metasequoia glyptostroboides" in China. It is a precious tree species in the world and is favored by experts, scholars and tourists at home and abroad. Its diameter at breast height is 1.6 meters, and its height is 45 meters. The tree has a history of more than 300 years. Although it has gone through many vicissitudes, it still has a magnificent side branch. Japanese experts have made three visits, and there is an endless stream of Chinese and foreign tourists. In 1992, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications printed a set of stamps on Metasequoia glyptostroboides and issued them to the whole country. In 1972, Premier Zhou Enlai presented 2kg seeds selected from the tree to President Kim Il Sung of North Korea as a gift, which rooted in the soil of North Korea and maintained the profound friendship between the people of China and North Korea.

Wood forest bathing beach

The second is hengdianmu forest bathing place, which covers an area of 180 hectares. Most of them are pine and Cryptomeria fortunei forests with more than 10 meters. It can regulate taste, cultivate self-cultivation.

Dafengbao forest

The third is the primitive forest sea of Dafengbao. It covers an area of 1500 hectares. The highest point of the stone column on the top of the peak emerges in the green wave. Dafengbao is a sea of trees, a world of flowers, a kingdom of animals and a paradise of birds. Winter snow, Lin Hai silver makeup, particularly enchanting. There are many kinds of trees in the forest, ancient trees are towering, and waves of forest, such as the north wind whistling, and flowers blooming in the four seasons. Leopard, roe, monkey, lewd, fox, Shao, wolf and other animals often come and go in the forest. Bamboo chicken, magpie, Zigui, thrush, cuckoo, acacia, red bellied pheasant and birds often come and go. All kinds of animals shuttle and thousands of birds sing together. Visitors can enjoy the unique charm of primeval forest here.

Huangshui forest park

Shizhu Huangshui forest park, in addition to the forest scenery, you can also visit the old and new YUNTI street, ancient tree fossils, landlord Zhuangyuan Yaojia yard, wanshengba Tujia residence, Asia No.1 Metasequoia glyptostroboides mother tree, Brasenia schreberi base, forest bathing place, Tujia folk songs, Dafengbao primitive forest, twelve garden sister peak, agate City, pagoda lion and Yankou view. The park is rich in tourism resources, including Tujia paradise "Bizika Green Palace", Plateau Pearl "Huangshui Lake", primeval forest "Dafengbao", water fairyland "wanshengba", natural Gallery "youcaohe", etc.

Tourism information

Traffic information

Bus: 1. Take a long-distance bus from Chongqing 4km bus station to Shizhu, which takes 3 hours. After you get to Shizhu bus station, take the bus to Huangshui town. After you get off at Huangshui, there are many small tourist vans that can go directly to the gate of the forest park.

2. Take a long-distance bus from Chongqing longtousi long-distance bus station to Huangshui town. It takes 5 hours to get to Huangshui town. (twice a day, 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.)

Self driving: Chongqing Shizhu Huangshui town

Development and construction

Huangshui National Forest Park integrates forest recreation, leisure, summer vacation, tourism, and Tujia folk customs appreciation. There are 36 scenic spots scattered in the scenic spot, such as Bizika Green Palace, No.1 Metasequoia glyptostroboides in China, Huangshui lake, Malao City, Chuyu cave, Dafengbao primeval forest area, sister peaks of twelve gardens, Xituo ancient town in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Yaojia courtyard of landlord manor, etc. Tujia folk customs full of strong Tujia customs, such as waving hand dance, greeting guests and drinking wine, attacking water village, throwing scythes, rowing dragon boats, hanging coffins and funerals, weeping for marriage, and singing Tujia love songs, cast a mysterious veil on the strange mountains and waters of the park.

Youcao river originates from motianpo, Huangshui, with a length of 42.9 km. It flows from south to north through Fengmu, Yangdong and other townships to Shidu River in Lichuan, Hubei Province. The park is rich in water resources. After testing, the water quality fully meets the national drinking water standard.

There are Shizhu Hotel and people's hotel in the park. There are medical institutions or designated hospitals. There is also an exciting project - the rope, which glides from 1600 meters above sea level to the other side.

Landscape features

The park is often shrouded in clouds and fog, and the cloud mountain and fog sea are quite spectacular. When you are in the park, it is like driving into the heavenly palace. There is the largest artificial fish Lake in the Yellow River, which is distributed in steps. There are anzigou reservoir and youcaohe reservoir. The reservoir has a capacity of 1.63 million cubic meters and 48 Bay forks, such as a water maze. The scattered islands are decorated with blue waves, and they are named xiaopenglai. Youcao river originates from motianpo, Huangshui, with a length of 429 km. It flows from south to north through Fengmu, Yangdong and other townships, and joins Shidu River in Lichuan, Hubei Province. Mountain streams murmur, green waves flow, spring Ding Dong, just like the ancient Zheng played by fairies. The park is rich in water resources. After testing, the water quality fully meets the national drinking water standard.

In July, the park is located at 1600 meters above sea level, with a monthly average temperature of 20 ° C, 8 ° C lower than that of the county seat, which is the most suitable summer resort and recuperation.

The unique folk customs performances in the park, such as Tujia Diaojiaolou, Yingbin Zajiu, Tujia love song duet and hand waving dance, will make people forget to return. The park is not only a natural oxygen bar and natural air conditioner, but also a plant kingdom, a mountain treasure base and an animal paradise. In addition to more than 3000 species of common trees, the park is one of the only remaining places of the rare plant Shuishan. There are national rare and protected plants, such as the mother tree of Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Taxus chinensis, daqingshu, xiangguoshu, Huperzia glyptostroboides, Clematis loose leaf, etc. The inaccessible primeval forest area has become a paradise for more than 50 kinds of wild animals, such as leopard, roe deer, pheasant and so on.

Shizhu Huangshui forest park is the youngest and largest forest park among the five national forest parks in Chongqing. It integrates forest recreation, leisure, summer vacation, tourism, vacation, and Tujia folk customs appreciation. It is a resort for tourists for vacation, leisure, scientific research, and exploration.

Address: Qiyao mountain, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County

Longitude: 108.39032927018

Latitude: 30.214812318533

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