Kezigou National Forest Park

Kezigou National Forest Park

Xiezigou National Forest Park is located in the middle section of Taihang Mountain in the west of Lincheng County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province. It is a part of Lincheng National Geopark.

The western mountain of xiezigou National Forest Park is a typical "Zhangshiyan" landscape, which has the value of geological research and tourism; the eastern metamorphic rock peaks and Zhangshiyan landform interweave, forming a canyon, strange rocks, peaks and other landscape.

Kezigou National Forest Park was officially approved as a national forest park by the State Forestry Administration in January 2008. Covering an area of 4634.15 hectares, the main peak is 1508.1 meters above sea level, including Xiaotianchi scenic spot, sanfengshan scenic spot, shuangshipu scenic spot, jinluanshan scenic spot and Sitai scenic spot, with more than 100 scenic spots.

Introduction

Xiezigou is 27 kilometers west of Kongshan cave. The scenic area covers an area of 50 square kilometers, with a forest coverage rate of more than 90% and an average temperature of 23 ℃ in midsummer. It is known as the "natural oxygen bar". Experts said that it "has the beauty of green forest and clear water in the south of the Yangtze River, and the cool climate in Bashang (plateau) in summer", "is the greenest place in Taihang Mountain" and "is a rare summer resort". In autumn, xiezigou is covered with red leaves and the forest is dyed. It's wonderful to be in it. Xiezigou scenic spot is adjacent to Zhangshiyan scenic spot in Zanhuang County in the west, Loudi Township in Zanhuang County in the north, Xingyu tourist area in the South and Zhaozhuang Township in Lincheng County in the East, covering an area of nearly 50 square kilometers. Xiezigou scenic spot, like a piece of emerald, is inlaid in the middle of the continuous Taihang, with its unique peaks, rocks and dense forest. Most of the peaks in the scenic area are more than 1200 meters, with a relative height of 400-800 meters. Due to the specific geological foundation and the external force of flowing water and collapse, some odd peaks are formed. For example, the top of the mountain in the western part of the scenic area is covered by hard red quartz sandstone, which is weathered and collapsed along the joint fault, forming a "Zhangshiyan landform" landscape characterized by flat top, steep cliff and gentle foot, which is commonly known as "Nao". These naos form various peculiar shapes, such as the jinluandian Nao, which looks at the top of the mountain like a magnificent golden palace and squats on its seat. It is said that Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty once passed by this mountain when he fled. It is also like the stone people's village, where nine stone pillars are shaped like jade girls and stand facing the north, while fangnao is as flat as a pier. The eastern part of the tourist area is mainly composed of some light metamorphic sandstone, slate and metamorphic andesite. The hard sandstone often forms a high peak or sharp ridge. The former rises like a pyramid like jiushunao, while the latter, like the ridge of dongdaliangling, stretches from north to south, with cliffs on both sides, with peaks like quanshuinao, bannao, beichishan and baihuabei.

geographical environment

Kezigou National Forest Park is located 46 kilometers west of Lincheng County, Hebei Province, 50 kilometers away from Xingtai City. It is adjacent to Qishan Lake Scenic Area in the East, Hanshan scenic area in the south, Yunmeng Mountain Scenic Area in the West and Huanghuagou tourist area in the north. The park covers a total area of 4634.15 hectares, with the geographical coordinates of 114 degrees east longitude and 36.5 degrees north latitude, belonging to the temperate monsoon climate zone.

Resources

Kezigou National Forest Park has a forest area of 4634.15 hectares, 40000 mu of primary secondary forest, with a forest coverage rate of more than 89%. It is one of the most intact places in the middle part of Taihang Mountain. Rich in animal and plant resources, there are 149 species of wild animals and 604 species of plants, including about 2000 ancient trees more than 100 years old, 2 species of national first-class protected animals and 13 species of national second-class protected animals.

Scenic spots

Xiaotianchi scenic spot

Xiaotianchi scenic spot is located in the middle section of Taihang Mountain in the west of Lincheng county. There are two thousand year old pools in the pine forest of dongdaliang, which is more than 1000 meters above sea level, just like "Tianchi", so it is called "Xiaotianchi". It is said that in ancient times, the water in the pool was sparkling and the lotus blossomed. It was called "lotus pool" in ancient times. Xiaotianchi scenic spot is adjacent to Zhangshiyan scenic spot in Zanhuang County in the west, Loudi Township in Zanhuang County in the north, Xingyu tourist area in the South and Zhaozhuang Township in Lincheng County in the East, covering an area of nearly 50 square kilometers.

Sanfeng mountain scenic spot

Sanfeng mountain scenic spot is located in Tonghua village, Zhaozhuang Township, Lincheng county. The forest area of the scenic spot is 69000 mu, and the natural secondary forest is 40000 mu, which is known as "Taihang biological resource bank".

Development and construction

In April 2002, Kongshan Baiyun Cave Scenic Spot, including kezigou, was approved as the fourth batch of national scenic spots by the State Council;

In December 2004, it was rated as a national AAAA tourist area by the national tourist attraction quality evaluation committee;

In August 2005, the geological relic area with an area of 298 square kilometers, mainly composed of kezigou and guluhe, was named as the National Geopark by the Ministry of land and resources, and successfully opened on September 29, 2007;

Kezigou primary secondary forest was named National Forest Park in December 2007, and successfully opened in September 2008.

transport line

Public transport routes:

There is a shuttle bus from the county to the scenic area of kezigou National Forest Park (Lincheng shuangshipu). It starts from the bus station of Lincheng county at 8:30 a.m. and 14:30 p.m.

Self driving tour route:

1. From Lincheng county to shuangshipu village via provincial road s327-s202-county road x251;

2 from Zanhuang county to shuangshipu village via provincial highway s393-s202-county highway x016 (Mazhang line) - County Highway x251.

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Address: shuangshipu village, kezigou National Forest Park, Lincheng County, Xingtai City

Longitude: 114.498762

Latitude: 37.4499

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