Yiloufeng National Forest Park

Yiloufeng National Forest Park in Hunan Province

synonym

Yiloufeng National Forest Park generally refers to Hunan yiloufeng National Forest Park

Located in the northeast of Hengyang County, Hunan yiloufeng National Forest Park is 14 km wide from east to west and 17 km long from north to south, with a total area of 2067 hectares. It has jurisdiction over the seven peaks of Nanyue, such as yilou peak, Leizu peak and Baishi peak. The forest park is located in the subtropical monsoon humid climate zone, with abundant rainfall and long frost free period. The annual average temperature is 17.9 ℃, which is 6 ℃ ~ 8 ℃ lower than the surrounding towns. It has the characteristics of no hot summer, less cold winter and four distinct seasons. The vegetation type is subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, and the forest coverage rate is 95%.

On November 1, 1995, it was established as a national forest park with the approval of the former Ministry of forestry.

geographical environment

Location context

Located in the northeast of Hengyang County, Hunan yiloufeng National Forest Park is adjacent to Xiangjiang River in the East, Yancheng in the South (25km away from Hengyang City), Chuanshan in the West and zhurong in the north. The location coordinates are between 112 ° 30 ′ - 112 ° 38 ′ E and 27 ° 5 ′ - 27 ° 15 ′ n, covering a total area of 2067 hectares.

topographic features

Located in the low mountains and hills of the middle and upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River, Hunan yiloufeng National Forest Park is composed of Six Mountains, including yiloufeng, baishifeng, jiuhailing, dahailing, xiaohailing and Bijia mountain. The mountains are scattered. Both yiloufeng and baishifeng belong to the 72 peaks of Nanyue. The peaks are protruding, magnificent, with deep valleys and deep valleys. The highest altitude is 1189.3 meters.

Climatic characteristics

Yiloufeng National Forest Park is located in the subtropical monsoon humid climate zone, with mild climate, abundant rainfall, sufficient heat, long frost free period, high mountains and many foggy days. The annual average temperature is 17.9 ℃, and the average temperature in July is 24.8 ℃. The annual rainfall is between 1100 mm and 1300 mm,

soil

The soil of yiloufeng National Forest Park in Hunan Province is developed from slate shale. The red soil is below 500 meters above sea level, the yellow soil is between 500 and 800 meters above sea level, and the yellow brown soil is above 800 meters above sea level. The soil is moist, fertile and acidic. Bijiashan mountain, daheling mountain and xiaohailing mountain are located in the southwest of yilou peak, with an altitude of 250-550 meters. The soil is mainly red soil developed from slate shale, which is acidic and thick.

Resources

plant resources

As of 2009, Hunan yiloufeng National Forest Park belongs to subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest area, with rich vegetation types and various tree species. There are more than 900 mu of primary secondary forest, more than 70 families and 300 species of forest plants, more than 40 species of rare tree species, including Metasequoia glyptostroboides, spinulose tree, Phoebe nigra, Ginkgo biloba, Baixin, Cephalotaxus fortunei, etc.

Animal resources

As of 2018, there are salamander, wild boar, civet, pangolin, Swertia deer, thrush and other national key protected animals in yiloufeng National Forest Park, Hunan Province.

Main attractions

Yuwang Hall

Yuwang hall, built on the main peak of yilou, was built to commemorate Dayu's flood control. According to legend, Dayu pursued the strategy of water control to yilou peak, and under the guidance of the immortal, he got the gold slips and jade letters from heaven, which made the water control a success. It was first built in the second year of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty (127 A.D.). In successive dynasties, it was transformed into ancestral temple, altar, temple, palace or temple. Later, it was transformed into ancestral temple until Tang Dynasty. From the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, it was called the palace. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was changed into the Yu altar, and then into the palace.

Stele of King Yu

The stele of King Yu is 7 feet high, 5 feet wide and 1 foot thick. The inscription is 77 characters, which looks like tadpole and bird seal. Since the Ming Dynasty, many scholars have annotated the inscriptions. Built in 1935, it has been listed as a provincial cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province.

Development and construction

Infrastructure

A total of 100 million yuan has been invested in the construction of Hunan Lufeng National Forest Park, including Yuwang hall, primary secondary forest landscape, well-established bamboo, Yubei, Yuquan, Xianlv stone, Zhengui cave, wangri Pavilion, Wangjiang Pavilion, Penggong Pavilion, Huiyin ancient tomb, ecological sightseeing orchard, Nanlin bamboo sea, Miaoxi waterfall, Laoyan grotto, lingzhi rock, Leizu tomb, Chen Shijie tomb and other scenic spots.

brand building

On November 1, 1995, it was established with the approval of the former Ministry of forestry.

In July 2011, it was awarded five-star rural tourism area in Hunan Province.

In July 2012, Hunan ecological civilization education base was established.

transport line

traffic

drive

Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan - take the expressway to Nanyue, go along the national highway 107 to Hengyang to the intersection of Li'ao "Ding", turn right to the direction of jibingtan, see the road sign to get to the scenic spot; Hengyang City to Nanyue, go along the national highway 107 to the intersection of Li'ao "Ding", turn right to the direction of jibingtan to get to the scenic spot.

Route

Two day tour to Mt. Luo

In the afternoon of the first day, pick up the group in the urban area or high-speed railway station, arrive at yilou peak scenic area in about an hour, visit Lisa River Scenic Area (about 2 hours), and check in at night. Enjoy a green dinner.

The next day, after breakfast, climb Chenggong peak - yilou peak, walk Chenggong road - Zen ancient road, watch yilou sunrise, visit the same day (about two and a half hours), after lunch, return to the place where the tour ends.

History and Humanities

In ancient times, it was called the main peak of Hengshan Mountain, so it was also named Hengshan Mountain and Nanyue Mountain. She stood in the three Chu States, met Zhu Yan from afar, sat in Dongting, overlooking the XiangLiu River, and looked up to the stars of Morley. As early as 2000 years ago, it was recorded in the history books as a famous mountain in China, such as Shanhaijing, Shiji, Xiangzhong annotation, Jinshi cuibian, Hunan Tongzhi, Shuijing annotation, etc. Shennong, Xuanyuan, Tangyao, Yushun, Xiayu, Hanyu, LiuYuxi, sushi, Zhuxi, zhanruoshui, wangfuzhi, Weiyuan, pengyulin and other celebrities have stayed here. They not only add infinite luster to the ancient mountains, but also leave rich legends and precious cultural heritage for later generations.

Address: yilou Township

Longitude: 112.63579

Latitude: 27.12173

Tel: 0734-8265929

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