Houguan Lake Wetland Park

Houguan Lake Wetland Park

Houguanhu Wetland Park is a National Wetland Park, covering an area of 3186.3 hectares, three times that of Donghu Wetland Park, and the largest wetland park in Wuhan. Located in the west of the Third Ring Road and the north central part of Caidian, it includes baifal lake, Pisi lake, shauji lake, Wangjia lake, Gaohu lake, Zhiyin lake and coastal land.

Houguan Lake greenway is located at the Bank of Houguan lake, Caidian District, Wuhan city. With a total length of 110 km and a total area of 530 hectares, it is equipped with a dedicated cycling lane and footpath.

This is the first country Greenway in Wuhan and the second country Greenway in China.

Houguanhu National Wetland Park is the largest wetland park in Wuhan, accounting for more than 60% of the total area of existing wetland parks in Wuhan. After completion, it will reappear the original ecological natural landscape of "green mountains, winding water, egrets flying deep in the grass".

Houguanhu country greenway is an important part of zhiyinhu Suohe Greenway in Wuhan urban greenway system, which is divided into four lines (houguanhu line, zhiyinhu line, bailianhu line and Gaohu line), with a total planning length of 110 km. This is the first and second country Greenway in Wuhan.

geographical position

Houguan Lake Wetland Park is located in the north central part of Caidian District, along the coast of Gaohu water area. Its geographical coordinates are 113 ° 58 ′ - 114 ° 05 ′, and 30 ° 30 ′ - 30 ° 34 ′ n. The area is rich in landscape resources and belongs to shallow freshwater lake, which has the characteristics of flat bottom, shallow water, rich aquatic biological resources and remarkable Lake function.

The main body of Houguan lake is composed of Zhiyin lake, pisihai lake, Bailian lake, Swan Lake and Gaohu lake. In the region, headlands, islets, islands, bays and islets are scattered all over the world. The natural coastline of the lake is zigzag, and the scenery of the lake and the mountains are shining with each other. There is not only a complete wetland ecosystem, but also a cultural style of fishing and farming in the Lake area.

The park is surrounded by beautiful mountains, mainly including Yusun mountain, Hengshan Mountain, Ma'anshan mountain, Bijia mountain, Tianzi mountain, Funiu Mountain, Fenghuang Mountain and so on. Ma'anshan is the highest scenic spot in the area, with an elevation of 88.3 meters. Near the South Bank of Houguan lake, Tianzi mountain, with an elevation of 66.5 meters, is the best viewing point.

climate

Houguan lake belongs to the subtropical transitional monsoon climate, which is characterized by abundant heat, abundant water and sufficient light.

natural resources

Houguan Lake wetland is rich in biodiversity, and there are many kinds of animals and plants. There are 158 species of vascular plants belonging to 131 genera and 69 families, among which there are two species of national key protected wild plants lotus and wild rhombus. There are 258 species of vertebrates in 81 families of 33 orders, including 80 species of fish in 15 families of 8 orders, 10 species of amphibians in 4 families of 1 order, 24 species of reptiles in 7 families of 2 orders, 149 species of birds in 43 families of 15 orders and 23 species of mammals in 12 families of 7 orders. Among 258 species of vertebrates, the national key protection animal

There are 24 species, including 1 species of white headed crane in national grade I and 23 species in national grade II, such as muntjac, white spoonbill, grey crane, Black Kite, red bellied eagle, common bunting, red horned owl and spotted head bunting. There are 78 species of phytoplankton, 30 families, 52 genera, 20 species of zooplankton and 42 species of benthos.

The superior natural and geographical environment makes houguanhu wetland a rare natural wildlife park in Wuhan.

Development history

In 2010, Wuhan city listed Houguan Lake as a new wetland park. In the same year, Hubei Provincial Forestry Department approved the establishment of houguanhu provincial wetland park with the document of elinhuhan [2010] No. 545. In order to further strengthen the construction and management of Houguan Lake Wetland Park, in 2012, Caidian District government decided to declare Houguan Lake wetland as a national wetland park. Experts from Hubei Provincial Wildlife Protection Station and Wuhan Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a systematic investigation on the background resources of houguanhu Wetland Park. On this basis, the master plan was formulated.

In January 2011, two new provincial wetland parks, houguanhu Wetland Park and zanglong Island Wetland Park, were added to Wuhan. So far, there are 3 provincial wetland parks in Wuhan.

Two more provincial wetland parks will be added in Wuhan. On January 24, 2011, Wuhan forestry bureau announced that houguanhu provincial Wetland Park in Caidian District and canglongdao provincial Wetland Park in Jiangxia District were officially approved for construction.

Houguanhu Wetland Park is planned to be built in 8 years, which is undertaken by Wuhan Caidian Modern Agricultural Investment Co., Ltd., with a planned investment of 444 million yuan.

The State Forestry Administration released the acceptance results of the pilot National Wetland Park in 2016: houguanhu National Wetland Park (pilot) in Caidian District successfully passed the acceptance and officially became the "National Wetland Park".

natural resources

There are 130 species of waterfowl and forest birds in houguanhu provincial Wetland Park, 71 white headed cranes are the first-class national protected birds, and 383 gray cranes are the second-class national protected birds. There are also four species of key protected fish in Hubei Province, including the babbler, the secretary general, the smooth lipped snake babbler, the long snout babbler, and four species of provincial protected mammals, including the South China rabbit, the badger, the hog badger, and the muntjac. Wuhan has built East Lake National Wetland Park and three provincial wetland parks, including Duke lake, Houguan lake and zanglong Island, with a total area of 5207.3 hectares.

With the continuous advancement of the "two oriented society" construction in Wuhan, the overall deepening of ecological civilization construction in Caidian District, and the construction of Caidian New District and houguanhu ecological livable new city, houguanhu wetland will become one of the green cores of Caidian District and even Wuhan city. At that time, the natural beauty of "green mountains, winding water, egrets flying deep in the grassland" will complement the profound cultural history of the hometown of bosom friend. The beautiful and poetic Wetland Park will become a fresh and unique place in the prosperous city.

Myths and legends

It is said that the shape of the lake is like the word "Guan".

It is also said that it was named "Houguan Lake" because of the legend of Jiang Ziya.

It is said that when Jiang Ziya was young, he was good at both civil and martial arts, and his martial arts were unparalleled. However, he was born at a wrong time, and he was not valued by the imperial court. When he was 47 years old, there was a severe drought. His father died in search of water, and his mother was dying. Jiang Ziya begged for water while carrying her mother.

Finally, the mother and son found a large lake in Caidian, and settled down by the lake. They made a living by cutting firewood and fishing. On this day, a begging old man with straw sandals and a broken hat came. Seeing his pity, Jiang's mother did not hesitate to pass her only piece of bread to the old man. The old man said, "I still have my wife seriously ill in bed. Please help me and send my wife for treatment. You can see the North Star and cross three mountains to the north."

The next day, Jiang Ziya went over three mountains and saw a palace. A man came out of the palace. It was the old man who begged yesterday. After the recommendation of the old man, Jiang Ziya became an official in the court. Later, Jiang Ziya became a marquis and assisted six Zhou kings. Therefore, the local people call the big lake he lived in before he became an official "Houguan Lake". Every student from Caidian District who goes to Beijing for the examination must go to Hankou by water from Houguan lake. The good news from the capital spread to Hankou and Caidian by water. Those students who want to pursue their official career often stand by the Houguan lake on the day when the list is released in the capital, waiting for the good news.

People simply call this lake "Houguan Lake". Later, word of mouth, it evolved into "Houguan Lake".

"Since ancient times, many famous and high-ranking officials of the dynasties were born in this lake area, such as Dai Jin, Minister of the Ministry of war in the Ming Dynasty, Xiong Bolong, Emperor Kangxi's teacher in the Qing Dynasty, and so on. Therefore, there is another folk saying that in ancient times, when students from Caidian area went to Beijing for exams, they had to go to Wuchang first and then to the capital by water. On the day when the capital released the list, the good news would also go to Caidian by water. As a result, those students who want to pursue their official career often stand by the lake and wait for the "good news" from the Beijing official on the days when the list is released in the capital.

Another understanding of this view among ordinary people is that these people who are waiting here have been officials since then, and "Hou" and "Hou" have the same pronunciation, so this place is gradually called "Houguan Lake".

Wang Hanwei introduced that in the local chronicles of Caidian ancient land, there have been two references to Houguan Lake: "Houguan Lake" and "Houguan Lake". However, most of the references to Houguan Lake were later used as "Houguan Lake".

Wang Hanwei laments that more than 20 years ago, the water area of dahouguan lake was still a "wild Lake branch". With the construction of Zhuankou chedu, a national economic development zone, the rise of Hanyang Wangjiawan, the construction of Hanyang HUANGJINKOU Industrial Park, and the urbanization process of the economic development zone, the city pattern of "industry city integration" has been formed around the lake. With the process of urbanization, Houguan lake, which used to have many branches, has become a large water network, making Houguan Lake in the west of Wuhan the fourth largest lake in Wuhan.

Main attractions

Houguanhu greenway has beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains, rich cultural landscape, and energetic entertainment projects. It is understood that houguanhu country greenway combines the protection of ecological resources with the inheritance of Zhiyin culture. With the guiding ideology of "integration of mountains and rivers, mutual reflection of countryside, mutual dependence of forest and city, and Zhiyin culture", it creates three themes of rhythmic rural scenery, Yale Zhiyin story, and quiet lotus water town, forming an isolation system

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