Daweishan National Forest Park

Daweishan National Forest Park

Dawei Mountain is located in the boundary between Hunan and Jiangxi Province. It is the hinterland of Lianyun mountains. To the East, it belongs to Tonggu County under the jurisdiction of Yichun City, Jiangxi Province. To the northwest, it is the northeast of Liuyang City, Hunan Province. It is not only the birthplace of Liuyang River, but also the first peak in eastern Hunan. The main peak, Qixing peak, is 1607.9 meters above sea level. It is 119 kilometers away from Changsha, the provincial capital, and 67 kilometers away from Liuyang.

In 1992, it was approved by the former Ministry of forestry to develop and build into a National Forest Park, which was officially opened on August 1, 1996. It was rated as 4A scenic spot on June 8, 2007. In June 2012, Daweishan passed the evaluation of National Geopark.

In February 2020, to pay tribute to the majority of medical workers, from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020, the scenic spot will be open to medical workers all over the country for free.

Historical evolution

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Buddhist culture was widely spread in eastern Hunan. Incense was very popular on Dawei Mountain in the hinterland of Lianyun mountains. Many eminent monks came here for Qingxiu, and there were more than 100 monks and pilgrims in the temple.

In September 1927, the Autumn Harvest Uprising decided by the August 7th meeting started in Baisha Town, Dawei Mountain. During the great revolution, Mao Zedong, Peng Dehuai, Hu Yaobang and Wang Shoudao, the older generation revolutionaries of the proletariat, left brilliant revolutionary footprints in biandanao and taoshuyan of Dawei Mountain. Dawei Mountain has left some red tourist attractions, such as the former site of the provincial Soviet Jinshou hall, the former site of the Baisha Shangping conference, and the former site of the first party congress of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi Chu Dongshan Dawu.

Daweishan forest farm was built in 1958.

Daweishan Nature Reserve was established in 1984.

In 1992, it was approved by the former Ministry of forestry to develop and build into a national forest park.

The park was officially opened on August 1, 1996.

It was rated as 4A scenic spot on June 8, 2007.

In June 2012, Daweishan passed the evaluation of National Geopark.

geographical environment

Daweishan National Forest Park is located in the northeast of Liuyang City, Hunan Province, 118 kilometers away from Changsha, the provincial capital.

Daweishan National Forest Park covers an area of more than 70000 mu.

natural resources

Biological resources

Rich in animal and plant resources, it can be called "natural animal and plant gene bank": there are 23 formations and more than 3000 varieties of plants, among which 17 species are listed in the first and second class of national protected plants; there are 68 species of wild animals, including 14 species in the first and second class of national protected animals. It is a well preserved animal and plant formation in central and southern China, with more than 10000 mu of Rhododendron sea and 5000 mu of Alpine Meadow on the top of the mountain.

There are 23 formations of plant species, more than 2000 species, 427 species of trees, of which 10 species are under state key protection: Taxus chinensis var. mairei; 7 species are under secondary protection: Xiangle tree, xiangguoshu tree, hongshumu tree and e'zhangqiu; 3 species are under tertiary protection: Yinque tree. There are more than 60 species of wild animals, including 14 species listed in the first and second class of national protection. The first class of national protection includes clouded leopard, white necked long tailed pheasant, the second class of national protection includes pangolin, civet and so on. There are also all kinds of reptiles, and there are more than 1200 kinds of colorful butterflies breeding in the forest, which can be called "natural animal and plant museum" It's a museum.

The forest landscapes with great ornamental value in the forest park include Huangshan pine, green bamboo and misty clouds, maple forest in autumn, Cryptomeria fortunei, Alpine Rhododendron, Nanguo grassland, goose palms, red flowers and so on.

Oxygen ion

In particular, the air quality of the park is excellent - the content of negative oxygen ions is high, reaching 20000-40000 units per cubic centimeter.

water resource

The water quality is excellent. It contains more than ten trace elements, such as zinc, magnesium, potassium, etc.

Glacial sites

Dawei Mountain has an ancient geological age. The Quaternary glacial geological relic landforms are obvious and rich in resources. There are ice scuttles, ice pits, ice ridges, Yuji peak, U-shaped Valley, hulugu Valley, ice slide, glacier scratch, glacier boulders, ice tables, ice mortar, etc. with various types and complete preservation. In particular, the 13 lakes of different sizes at an altitude of more than 1300m are now in the state of alpine wetlands, which were formed by the ice cellars of Quaternary glaciers. The 13 alpine lakes bred the great Liuyang River, which has important scientific research value and protection significance. Quaternary glaciers slowly moved the granite eggs formed by spherical weathering to the whole mountain, forming boulders and boulder groups of different sizes and shapes, such as Zhuangshi stone, butianyishi stone, Weishan Giant Buddha, Fengdong stone and other magnificent and peculiar landscapes.

Biological landscape

Huangshan Songtao

Located in the southeast of Chuandi nest, at an altitude of 1250-1450 meters, there are more than 30 hectares of natural Pinus taiwanensis forest. Although it is the main protected object of the nature reserve, its magnificent body, vigorous and upright, its broad mind, selfless and fearless, as if it is not the protected object, but the tree of life extending through its life, protecting the pure land of the earth Protect the limited space for human survival.

Green bamboo flooding

Dawei Mountain, bamboo forest area of 600 hectares. Everywhere is the sea of bamboo, everywhere is the delicate appearance of bamboo, regardless of the mountain, regardless of stone side stream. She is always welcoming tourists from afar. Once put into her arms, tender feelings, people daydream unceasingly. In spring, when there is drizzle, the bamboo sea is full of smoke and clouds. It's like walking in a fairyland. A thousand tears of humanity, I say a sea of bamboo.

rhododendron lapponicum

Dawei Mountain 1200 meters above sea level, there are dozens of miles of Rhododendron. The red, the yellow and the purple complement each other.

Grassland in southern China

On the 1600 meter mountain area of Dawei Mountain, there are more than 1000 hectares of grassland,

Autumn in maple forest

The ancients often said: autumn night autumn lamp autumn dream long. The beauty of autumn dream in Dawei Mountain is the autumn scenery of maple forest. Whether you stroll by the stream to cultivate your heart or climb high and look far away, maple forest and persimmon trees are as red as blood, sometimes dotted with the green sea, or dyed all the mountains. When you meet the sunset, the sun is as red as blood, and the leaves are as red as blood, they are a fairyland, not a fairyland.

The feelings of Cryptomeria fortunei

Located 500 meters to the north of the site, there is a pure plantation of Cryptomeria fortunei with an area of about 3 hectares. It was planted in 1982. Although it has only been more than ten years, the average tree height has reached 12 meters and the average DBH is 15 cm.

A study on the community of Anthurium andraeanum

It is also called Liriodendron chinense, because its leaves are like Liriodendron chinense. It belongs to the second class national protected plant. It not only has important scientific research value, but also is an excellent ornamental tree species. In Dawei Mountain of tens of square kilometers, goose paws grow everywhere.

Six scenic spots

Limuqiao scenic spot

The scenic area of Li Mu bridge is a Dawei Mountain scenic spot with the reputation of "thousands of years of continuous drought, continuous rain and green". Starting from the forest hotel, the altitude is between 650-960 meters, and the total journey is 1.7 kilometers. The space extends along the stream, either wide or narrow, or large or small. The beauty of the whole scenic spot lies in a stream with Longquan stream as the center line, with strange peaks and rocks, flowing springs and waterfalls everywhere.

Qixingling scenic spot

The highest peak of Dawei Mountain is Qixing peak, which is 1608 meters above sea level. The South and north sides of Qixing peak are the source of Liuyang River. Within 1200 meters above sea level, the peaks gradually merge into a belt of mossy shrubbery grassland, which is wide in the West and narrow in the East, and about 17 kilometers long. It is inlaid with 13 marshes and lakes, such as Yuquan and Tianxing. It is said that in ancient times, the queen mother of heaven had seven daughters, all of whom were born with orchid heart Looking down from the clouds, you can see the wonderful mountains and beautiful waters everywhere in the world, and your heart is filled with endless yearning. Especially when you see Dawei Mountain, you can see the graceful peaks, the lush ancient trees, and the spectacular scenery. You all wish you could fly down to play. One day, they steal out of Tiangong and fly down on Dawei Mountain. A hundred birds sing around them, elk dances around them, mountain spring plays piano at their feet, they play in the woods and grass, feeling a joy they have never had before. Then they jump into the lake to take a bath. After bathing in the lake, they become more beautiful one by one. After bathing, they lie on the grass and release themselves On the ribbon to throw around, as if sprinkled with rain. All of a sudden, the mountain is colorful, this is the later tens of thousands of acres of Alpine Rhododendron sea. Later, the seven fairies went back to the heavenly palace, and one of them left a jade hairpin as a memorial. From then on, there were hundreds of rhododendrons in Dawei Mountain, such as red, yellow, white, purple and green. People said that the seven giant stones were formed by the hairpins of the seven fairies, and they were called "seven stars watching the moon", the mountain was also called "seven stars peak", and the lake where the fairies had bathed was also called "Tianxing Lake".

Baimianshi scenic spot

Baimianshi scenic spot is one of the scenic spots of Dawei Mountain. The main scenic spots of Wuzhishi include azalea, Wuzhishi, Baimianshi, Baimian general temple, which is a combination of natural landscape and cultural landscape. May is the most magnificent time for the scenery. Rhododendrons are blooming all over the mountains. In December, snow covers the top of the mountain. The mountains are covered with jade trees and silver makeup. It is a northern scenery. In wuzhifeng is a natural bonsai garden, each small shrub is a natural bonsai.

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