Xishan National Forest Park

Xishan National Forest Park in Jiangsu Province

synonym

Xishan National Forest Park generally refers to Jiangsu Xishan National Forest Park

Xishan National Forest Park is located in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, with a total area of 6000 hectares. Geographical coordinates: 120 ° 16'e, 31 ° 12'n. Located in Taihu Lake, it is 11 kilometers wide from north to South and 15 kilometers long from east to west, covering an area of 82 square kilometers.

The terrain of Xishan National Forest Park in Jiangsu Province is generally high in the West and low in the East, with low mountains and hills in the West and southwest, high plain in the northeast with an elevation of 5-8m, and alluvial lacustrine low-lying Lake Plain in the southeast with an elevation of 2-3m. There are 41 peaks, the highest peak of which is at 336.6 meters above sea level.

In December 1997, it was approved as a national forest park by the former State Forestry Administration.

geographical environment

Location context

Xishan National Forest Park is located in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, with a total area of 6000 hectares. Geographical coordinates: 120 ° 16'e, 31 ° 12'n. Located in Taihu Lake, it is 11 kilometers wide from north to South and 15 kilometers long from east to west, covering an area of 82 square kilometers.

topographic features

The terrain of Xishan National Forest Park in Jiangsu Province is generally high in the West and low in the East, with low mountains and hills in the West and southwest, high plain in the northeast with an elevation of 5-8m, and alluvial lacustrine low-lying Lake Plain in the southeast with an elevation of 2-3m. There are 41 peaks, the highest peak of which is at 336.6 meters above sea level. Most of the main mountains are composed of quartz sandstone and siltstone, and a few hills and lake islands in the southeast, such as shigongshan, linwushan and Yuanshan, are composed of limestone. After long-term water erosion, they form a typical karst landform.

The main peaks are Miaomiao peak, limiaoding, liangmaoding, zhuwuling, Xihu mountain, Donghu mountain, shiding, ciliding, tuanziling, maohuding, Fanzi mountain, dating mountain, Biluo mountain, Linwu mountain, Shigong mountain, etc. There are more than 20 large mountain docks, including Shuiyue, Hancun, Ziqing, Jianchi, Tuwu, Tianwang, qiliwu, Xicai, Dongcai, gejiawu, Luohan, Baoshan, MaoGong, Zhangwu and minwu.

Climatic characteristics

Xishan National Forest Park in Jiangsu Province is located in the north subtropical zone. Under the influence of southeast monsoon, the climate is warm and humid with pleasant four seasons. The annual average temperature is nearly 16 ℃, the coldest is about 3 ℃ in January, and the hottest is more than 28 ℃ in July. The annual rainfall is 1000-1300 mm, with the most rainfall in summer. The daily range and annual range of temperature in Xishan are relatively small, and the temperature in winter is also significantly higher than that in nearby towns. Xishan Mountain has complex terrain and many hills. The microclimate is quite different in different height and slope aspect.

Resources

plant resources

In Xishan National Forest Park of Jiangsu Province, there are many shrubs and grass slopes in the upper part of the hill, mixed forest of pine and broad-leaved trees in the middle part of the hill, and fruit trees and tea trees in the lower part of the hill. Fruit varieties include citrus, bayberry, green plum, Baba, peach, plum, apricot, persimmon, jujube, pomegranate, cherry, grape, gingko, chestnut, etc. There are many ancient trees in Xishan. There are three cypress trees from 1200 to 1500, two Cinnamomum camphora trees from 1000 to 800, twelve Cinnamomum camphora trees from 500 to 800, one Podocarpus arvensis from 800 to 800, one Wisteria from 600 to 600, two Osmanthus fragrans trees from 500 to 500, three ginkgo trees from 400 to 500, and two Pinus bungeana trees from 300 to 300.

Animal resources

Xishan National Forest Park in Jiangsu Province is rich in animal resources, with a wide range of aquatic animals, including 106 species of fish, 11 species of crustaceans and 23 species of molluscs. Taihu Lake is famous for its three white (white fish, white shrimp and silver fish) at home and abroad.

Main attractions

Yu Temple

Yuwang temple is located in Xishan National Forest Park of Jiangsu Province, covering an area of 50 mu. It is composed of Mountain Gate, memorial archway, Liyun Pavilion, statue of Dayu, Taiping Army earthen city site, Yuwang hall, God of wealth hall, Tianfei palace, ancient wharf, etc. Yuwang temple is a ancestral temple built by Xishan islanders to commemorate Dayu who made great contributions to flood control, covering an area of more than 20 mu.

Ancient Luohan Temple

Luohan temple is located in Luohan dock, bingchang village, Xishan, covering an area of 3 mu. Luohan temple was first built in 937, the second year of Tianfu in the Late Jin Dynasty. It was merged into Shangshang temple in the early Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty. During Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt by monk Wuxiu. Soon, the temple was abandoned. In the second year of Qie tomorrow, Zen master juekong came to live. The temple was first built. In 1768, the temple was rebuilt. There is an inscription on Chongxing ancient Luohan temple. It is the only ancient temple on Xishan island.

Baoshan Temple

Baoshan Temple is located in baoshanwu, Xishan National Forest Park, Jiangsu Province. It was founded at the beginning of the Southern Dynasty and was named Fuyuan temple. It was officially built in 536, the second year of Liang Datong. In the ninth year of Shangyuan Dynasty, Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, gave the temple the name of "Xianqing Chan Temple"; because the west mountain is surrounded by water, it is commonly known as Baoshan. It is also the largest temple on the mountain, and Li Heng, Emperor suzong of Tang Dynasty, gave it the name of Baoshan Temple. From Tang Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, Baoshan Temple was called Jiangnan famous temple. There were many eminent monks, and the temple also experienced many ups and downs. During the reign of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, monk shanxiao, the abbot of Baoshan Temple, went to Beijing to preside over the funeral of Princess Dong E, which was appreciated by the emperor Shunzhi. He was given the word "respect Buddha" and became the treasure of the temple.

Ancient camphor Garden

The ancient camphor garden is located on the mountain road beside the Xishan National Forest Park in Jiangsu. It was originally called Town God's Temple, commonly known as the double goddess of mercy hall. It was named after the Millennium camphor tree. Since Liang, song and Yuan Dynasties. The ancient Cinnamomum camphora botanical garden is divided into five functional areas, with the Millennium ancient Cinnamomum camphora as the center to build the ancient Cinnamomum camphora plant viewing area; with the pond water surface as the center, the aquatic plants such as lotus, jade lotus, water lily, aquatic iris and water bamboo are planted to build the aquatic plant viewing area; with the glass greenhouse as the center, 208 tropical plants at home and abroad are introduced. We will build tropical plant viewing area, leisure and popular science exhibition area with service function as the center, and rare fruit tree demonstration planting area with economic plant cultivation as the center.

Development and construction

Infrastructure

In June 2011, Suzhou planned to build the second Taihu Lake Bridge in dongxishan.

In October 2013, Suzhou started the construction of Taihu bridge double track project.

In April 2015, Suzhou Transportation Bureau built the passenger dedicated line in xishanhu district.

brand building

In December 1997, Xishan National Forest Park in Jiangsu Province was approved as a national forest park by the State Forestry Bureau.

transport line

traffic

Xishan route: 69, 58

Dongshan route: 62, 502, 629, 621

Route

Shanghai direction: Huning Expressway - Suzhou Ring Expressway (East) Luzhi direction - Xishan (Jinting) exit turn right - Taihu bridge - Xishan

Nanjing direction: Huning Expressway - Suzhou Ring Expressway (West) (East Mountain and west mountain of Suzhou) - Xishan (Jinting) exit, turn right to enter Taihu Avenue - go along Taihu Lake and cross Taihu bridge - Xishan

Hangzhou direction: Wuzhong road crossing of Suzhou Jiaxing Hangzhou Expressway - Yuehu road - Taihu tourism highway - Taihu bridge - Xishan

History and Humanities

It is said that Xia Yu came here to control the flood, "the three rivers have entered, and the bottom of the river is determined.". Fu Chai, the king of Wu, and Xi Shi spent the summer here to enjoy the moon. Wu and Yue fought each other, leaving behind such monuments as beacon towers, warships and wharves. At the end of Qin Dynasty and the beginning of Han Dynasty, "four haos of Shangshan" lived in seclusion. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the southern and Northern Dynasties, Buddhism and Taoism prevailed, with three nunneries and eighteen temples built. The adherents of the Southern Song dynasty built houses and gardens here, leaving more than 100 ancient buildings. Xishan is a place for scholars to visit. Bai Juyi, Wang Changling, PI Rixiu, Lu guimeng in Tang Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan, Fan Chengda, Su Shunqin in Song Dynasty, Wen Zhengming in Ming Dynasty, Tang Bohu in Qing Dynasty, Shen Deqian and Wang Wan in Qing Dynasty visited here and wrote poems.

Address: Zhoupu Town, Xihu District, Hangzhou

Longitude: 120.044107

Latitude: 30.115037

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