Nanji mountain

Nanji mountain

Nanji mountain is located in the Jianhu area near the southwest coast of Poyang Lake, about 60 kilometers northeast of Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. It is the name of two adjacent islands, Nanshan and Fanshan.

The total area of Nanji mountain is 33300 hectares, accounting for 98% of the total area.

Nanjishan Nature Reserve was rated as a provincial nature reserve in 1997 and declared as a National Nature Reserve in 2006. In 1987, a migratory bird observation station was set up.

geographical environment

Nanji mountain is surrounded by shallow lakes such as Changhu Lake, Liuhu lake, Linghu lake, Donghu Lake and Shentang lake, as well as shoal and Caozhou. With the seasonal lake water falling, the annual water and land alternate with each other, which has a typical landscape of water country in the south of the Yangtze River. In the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the South Branch, West Branch, middle branch and North Branch form a typical wetland landscape.

In the area near the southwest Bank of Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, there is a phoenix shaped island called Nanji mountain, 60 kilometers away from Nanchang city. This beautiful island is surrounded by a vast ocean when the lake rises every spring and summer. Standing on the island is like being in the sea. From the beginning of autumn to the beginning of the next spring, the lake recedes, rivers crisscross, lakes are scattered, water plants are green, and there are a large number of fish, shrimp, snails and mussels stranded in the shoal, which provide rich food for migratory birds such as white crane. The climate here is suitable, the water quality is pure, and the environment is quiet. It is an ideal wintering habitat for white crane and other rare birds.

In October, tens of thousands of wintering birds come from the north to the south. They meet in Changhu Lake, Linghu lake, Beijia lake, Donghu Lake and Shentang lake around Nanji mountain. When the flowers bloom in spring the next year, they migrate to the north in groups. Summer birds, such as domestic swallow and Egret, come here to live and breed. According to the observation records, there are more than 280 species of birds and 115 species of waterfowl. Among them, there are more than 50 species of national first and second level protected animals, such as white crane, white stork, black stork, great bustard, Red Crowned Crane, swan, pelican, white naped crane, white geese, white spoonbill, mandarin duck, Golden Eagle, sea sculpture, Chinese merganser, etc. When the sun rises in the East, in the vast marshland by the lake, groups of white cranes stand in the plain, shining silver in the sun, just like pearls scattered in the clouds. In the sky, the magnificent crane singing of "lolulu, lolulu" is melodious, high pitched, continuous and spectacular, which makes people forget to return.

Animal resources

Migratory bird paradise

As a global water bird migration route relay station, Nanjishan National Wetland Nature Reserve has various migratory birds playing and flying freely in groups. The excellent natural environment and rich species resources make the reserve a paradise for migratory birds.

The sound of cranes, the flying of thousands of feathers, and the singing of birds in water are all beautiful. According to incomplete statistics, there are about 215 species of birds in the reserve, including 28 species of birds under the first and second class national protection. The number is more than 100000. The first-class protected migratory birds include white crane, white headed crane, black stork, Oriental White Stork, Golden Eagle, etc.; the second-class protected migratory birds include little swan, white geese, white spoonbill, grey crane, etc. these migratory birds migrate to Nanjishan Lake area from Siberia and Xinjiang in September and October every year. They will spend a warm winter here and will not leave until March of the next year. Among them, the white crane is a large migratory wading bird. It is about 1.5 meters long, weighs up to 10 kg, and has pure white feathers. It is called fairy bird in myth, and has been regarded as a symbol of good luck, long life, peace and security. White crane is a rare bird on the verge of extinction in the world.

Natural Reserve

Nanjishan Provincial Nature Reserve is located in Poyang Lake area in Xinjian County, with a total area of 33300 hectares and a core area of 2000 hectares. It is the largest nature reserve in Poyang Lake area (more than the National Nature Reserve of Poyang Lake). Nanjishan Nature Reserve is sparsely populated and rich in natural resources. There are about 600 species of higher plants, 310 species of birds, 139 species of fish, more than 80 species of shellfish and more than 20 species of shrimps and crabs. Large areas of Vallisneria, wild water chestnut, etc. distributed in the lake area provide abundant food for winter migratory birds. The plant communities are mainly in the flat storage community, Carex community, wild water chestnut community, reed community and Nanhuo community, which become a good hiding place for wintering migratory birds. From October to April every year, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds overwinter in the lake area. Among them, there are 48 species of wildlife under state key protection, such as white crane, white stork, black stork, Little Swan and white goose, and more than 90 species of wildlife under provincial key protection, such as Hongyan, Douyan, Huiyan, little white goose, cormorant, heron, green winged duck and Red duck.

Main value

Nanji mountain is a nature reserve with multiple functions, which is mainly manifested in four aspects

1、 It has the function of flood storage. Because the natural landscape of the reserve is well protected and no dyke is built, it has strong flood storage capacity. The average altitude of the reserve is 17 meters. According to the flood level of about 22 meters in the 1990s, about 1.7 billion cubic meters of flood water can be stored within 33300 hectares of the reserve.

2、 It has the function of biodiversity protection. As the nature reserve is a sparsely populated Lake area with little human destruction, it is rich in biological resources and has a unique protection function for biological diversity. 　　

3、 It has superior habitat conditions for migratory birds. The adaptive habitat is attracting more and more migratory birds to overwinter here.

4、 It has high ecotourism value. With the improvement of traffic conditions, the reserve is attracting more and more tourists (60 kilometers away from Nanchang City, the road passes through the lake area, and you can see migratory birds on the roadside). About 2000 people visit Nanji mountain every year.

Construction

Nanjishan Nature Reserve is located in the lake area in the south of Poyang. It is an estuarine wetland nature reserve between Ganjiang estuary and Poyang Lake. The nature reserve is located in the area under the jurisdiction of Nanchang city. It was approved to be built in 1997. It is the second nature reserve established in Poyang Lake area after the establishment of Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve. With a total area of 33300 hectares, the nature reserve is the largest wetland type Nature Reserve in Jiangxi Province.

Nanchang municipal government launched the project of "comprehensive scientific examination of Nanjishan Provincial Nature Reserve and application for promotion to China's National Nature Reserve" in 2003. In May 2005, it passed the evaluation of National Nature Reserve of China's national forestry system. In November 2005, it passed the evaluation meeting of 2005 National Nature Reserve organized by China's State Environmental Protection Administration. On January 9, 2006, Yu Xinrong, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangxi Provincial Committee and Secretary of the CPC Nanchang Municipal Committee, and Liu Lizu, director of the Forestry Department of Jiangxi Province, visited Nanjishan Nature Reserve. Yu Xinrong pointed out that Nanji mountain should be built into a bright pearl in Poyang Lake area, and Nanji Mountain Nature Reserve should be built into an important symbol of the construction of ecological garden Nanchang. In order to improve the infrastructure construction of Nanjishan Nature Reserve, Nanchang municipal government has listed the "infrastructure construction project of Nanjishan Nature Reserve" as a major project of Nanchang city.

1. Strengthen foreign exchange and cooperation, expand the popularity of the reserve

First, through the setting of billboards, the holding of bird watching competitions and the construction of the project website, the natural resources of Nanji mountain have been further promoted. Some organizations in Nanjishan Nature Reserve have established extensive contacts with outside organizations. Nanji middle school has set up a volunteer group for environmental protection, which has established contacts with Nanjishan Nature Reserve Management Station, green environmental protection organization of Nanchang University, blue sky environmental protection association of Jiangxi Normal University, roots and shoots Environmental Protection Association of Beijing Normal University, and carried out a series of exchange activities Move. At the same time, Nanjishan Nature Reserve has become an important teaching practice base in the school of life sciences of Nanchang University. Second, in order to know Nanjishan Nature Reserve anytime and anywhere, the project website was constructed and published on the Internet for friends from all over the world to browse. A "photo album" link is specially designed on the homepage of the website. Visitors can see the rich resources and beautiful scenery of Nanji mountain vividly after clicking on it, which makes more and more friends know and understand Nanji mountain.

Third, the first Nanjishan wetland bird watching competition was held. The theme of the competition is "pay attention to wetland ecology and promote the exchange of bird friends". Bird lovers from Xiamen bird watching Association and other organizations participated in the activity. With the gradual improvement of local traffic conditions and the deepening understanding of Nanji mountain resources, the bird watching competition in Nanji mountain is bound to develop to a larger scale.

Fourth, sponsored by the comprehensive protection project team of Poyang Hunan Jishan Wetland Nature Reserve and co sponsored by Nanchang Wildlife Conservation Association (nwca), the Nanji wild goose festival was held

International Conference on Sustainable Utilization of wetland resources and ecotourism development. More than 20 representatives from Jiangxi Environmental Protection Bureau, Jiangxi Wild Animal Protection Bureau, Nanchang development and Reform Commission, Nanchang Finance Bureau, Nanchang Forestry Bureau and Tsinghua Taihao group attended the meeting. The meeting exchanged views on ecological restoration and protection of Nanji mountain, financial issues and management of Nanji mountain. With the upgrading of Nanjishan Nature Reserve to a National Nature Reserve, the protection of wetland resources in Nanjishan has attracted more and more attention both at home and abroad. In order to realize the comprehensive utilization and sustainable development of wetland resources in Nanjishan, we need to make joint efforts from all aspects.

2. Carry out special rectification action for protection of wintering migratory birds

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