Wuling Mountain National Forest Park

Wuling Mountain National Forest Park

Wuling Mountain National Forest Park: national AAAA scenic spot, China forest oxygen bar

It is the most beautiful forest oxygen bar in Chongqing, one of the 12 scenic spots in Bayu, and the top ten summer resort and leisure destination in Chongqing in 2018. It is a paradise for Chongqing citizens to enjoy summer vacation and health preservation.

The park is located in Damu Township, state-owned Damu forest farm, Fuling District, Chongqing. It was built in 2001, covering an area of 1633 hectares. The core area of the park is 16 square kilometers, with an altitude of 980-1980 meters. The average temperature in July and August is only 19.7 ℃, and the average annual sunshine is 1050 hours. The park is located in the north section of Wuling mountains, adjacent to damuhua Valley in the East, fairy mountain in Wulong in the south, and Great Rift Valley Scenic Area in Wuling Mountain in the west, 130 km away from the main urban area of Chongqing.

The park is divided into 6 large areas, 30 scenic spots, 3 reception centers and 5 recreation places. It is a typical karst landscape with many caves, dense streams, overlapping peaks and vast forest sea, presenting a vast, quiet, mysterious and precipitous natural scenery.

The forest coverage rate of the park is 95.2%. It is a natural green treasure house, with more than 2000 species of animals and plants. The air quality is excellent, with 2356 negative oxygen ions per cubic centimeter, ranking the first among the major forest oxygen bars in Chongqing. The scenic spot is rich in food, accommodation, travel, shopping and entertainment. It is an excellent place to enjoy flowers in spring, summer, autumn and snow in winter.

Development history

In 2001, Wuling Mountain National Forest Park was established.

With a forest coverage rate of 95.2%, it is a natural green treasure house, with more than 2000 species of animals and plants, excellent air quality and 2356 negative oxygen ions per cubic centimeter. It ranks the first among the major forest oxygen bars in Chongqing and has been selected as "the most beautiful forest oxygen bar in Chongqing" by Chongqing Ecological Culture Association and forestry society. In 2015, it was also rated as the top 10 summer leisure destinations in Chongqing by Chongqing business daily.

In October 2016, it was selected as "China forest oxygen bar" by China forest oxygen bar forum.

geographical environment

Wuling Mountain National Forest Park is located in the state-owned Dagu forest farm of Fuling District, Chongqing, 130 kilometers away from the urban area of Chongqing, two hours by car, 55 kilometers away from the urban area of Fuling. It was built in 2001, covering an area of 1633.33 hectares. The altitude ranges from 1980 m to 980 M. Wuling Mountain National Forest Park has Fengdu ghost town in the East, Wulong fairy mountain and Furong cave in the south, and Nanchuan Jinfoshan in the two. It is the hub of the tourism belt. Wuling Mountain National Forest Park is adjacent to the Yangtze River and Wujiang River in the north.

Wuling Mountain National Forest Park is located in the northern part of Wuling mountain range, with karst landform and numerous karst caves, with the highest altitude of 1980 meters.

Wuling Mountain National Forest Park has four distinct seasons. In summer, the average temperature in the hottest month (August) is only 19.7 ℃, which is a rare summer resort. The time of snowfall is longer in winter, from December to March next year.

natural resources

Forest resources

Wuling Mountain Forest Park is a green treasure house and a natural zoo. The green forest changes with the rise and fall of the mountain, and its color varies throughout the year.

The appearance of the forest is diverse, because the park is widely distributed in Cryptomeria fortunei forest, Cunninghamia lanceolata forest, Pinus armandii forest, Pinus urophylla forest, Pinus bashanica forest, tianchu forest, evergreen broad-leaved forest of Cyclobalanopsis glauca, and dwarf bamboo forest of Yushan bamboo. Among them, Cryptomeria fortunei forest is the main body, with age of 10-40 years, height of 5-25m, DBH of 14-40cm, and uneven age and height.

The seasonal change of forest in Wuling Mountain is very impressive. The lower layer of the arbor is dominated by shrubs, vines, flowers and plants, including Pyracantha fortuneana, Magnolia, Rhododendron, muxunzi, cherry, Hydrangea rose and jasmine.

In addition, there are many types of small landscapes formed by individual trees and blocky stands. For example, Cryptomeria fortunei can be divided into two types: one is a block forest, the other is a single tree. The Cryptomeria fortunei forest beside the "Xiaoshi" and the planning Botanical Garden Road in the Department of Damu forest farm grows in rock crevices.

There are several ginkgo trees in the forest farm, which are more than 20 meters high and 40 meters in diameter. Metasequoia glyptostroboides, a famous living fossil in China, grows fast with elegant and soft tree shape. It is a rare tree species. Its leaves are like big ones. It is suitable for making specimens.

Animal resources

Abundant forest resources and environment provide a good habitat for wild animals. According to the preliminary report, the main animals in the park are: Black deer, red deer, red bellied pheasant, rooster, big civet, cat, myna, crane pigeon, pheasant, spotted chicken, thrush, woodpecker, tit, acacia, magpie, hare, beaver, squirrel, toad spider and boar. Snakes are: green bamboo, etc.

History and culture

The core scenic area of Wuling Mountain National Forest Park used to be a Buddhist holy land with rich Buddhist culture and Ba culture.

Five connected peaks stand in the middle of Qianchi cliff. Standing on the top of the cliff, people are surprised to find that there is a big "gap" at the waist of each peak. According to legend, it was the earth God who accidentally pressed a god named Hong on Shanbu during the mountain building movement. The earth God had to invite the son of the God "Yu". Yu splits the mountain with a huge axe and saves his father. Although the story sounds strange, the vivid gap gives people reverie.

Two large stone tablets were found in the mountain temple to the west of Niupi dam (forest farm) and beside the farmland. One is 1.2 meters high, 0.6 meters wide and 0.1 meters thick, with illegible handwriting, and it is difficult to record the age and content; the other is 1.3 meters high, 0.7 meters wide and 0.08 meters thick, with illegible handwriting, which records the list of folk donations for the reconstruction of Wuling temple during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, of which the yuan family contributed the most. After understanding, the "mountain temple" and "Wuling Temple" still existed before the cultural revolution in the 1960s, and were destroyed later. From this, we can see that Niupi dam used to be a Buddhist holy land full of incense, which contains rich Buddhist culture and Ba culture and needs to be further explored.

Main attractions

Wuling Mountain National Forest Park is divided into 6 large areas, 30 small scenic spots, 3 reception centers and 5 recreation places.

Wuling Mountain National Forest Park has perfect infrastructure and scenic spots, such as highway transportation, hotel accommodation, alpine football field, hundred birds garden, etc. The National Forest Park has Tianyu Hotel, Yunding summer resort and Hehua villa, three four-star hotels and a two-star Phoenix Hotel, which integrates accommodation, catering, meeting, entertainment and business, providing convenience for tourists. The restaurant of the hotel can provide delicious Chinese food. In addition, guests can also enjoy the unique catering services such as mutton soup pot, roasted whole lamb, and authentic farm bacon dishes. The park has a song and dance hall, performing arts hall, chess and card room for guests' entertainment and leisure; broadband Internet access and conference rooms that can accommodate 50-300 people at the same time facilitate tourists' entertainment and leisure.

The Recreation Department of the National Forest Park has many outdoor sports, such as horse racing course, kart, beach bike, cattle cart, golf driving range, paintball shooting, hunting, field exploration, beach volleyball, skiing and so on.

On November 21, 2014, the first preparatory meeting of "China Wuling Mountain Tourism Alliance" was held to integrate tourism resources and build "Wuling Mountain Tourism Economic Circle".

Fog sea

Wuling mountain area has fog all year round. It is white as jade, soft as cotton, light as silver and wide as sea. Peaks appear and disappear in the boundless sea of clouds, such as Penglai fairyland. Sometimes clouds and fog gush out of the deep valley, climb over the mouth of the depression, climb to the top, and then fly down to form a cloud view and a sea of fog. Sometimes when the clouds and fog disperse, the spire of the TV Tower on the moon peak appears.

sunrise

The sunrise in Wuling is very spectacular. Watching the sunrise is an imaginary artistic conception, a magical world, and the magnificence of the sunrise scene is indescribable. Before dawn, standing on the peak of the moon, looking up to the East, the morning star is fading, the light is slightly exposed, and there is only a sea of clouds floating between heaven and earth.

Clouds and sunset

When the sun sets in the west, step on the moon peak, look far away, many residual clouds, floating in the sky. The sun is like a huge gold plate. It changes from white to yellow, yellow and red. The outline is clearer and clearer, and the shape is bigger and bigger. The clouds in the sky are like satin.

Liushuxi

Liushu river originates from the Northeast foot of hongshitou peak on Qianchi cliff. It is also called "Sancha River" because of the convergence of three small hills. Liushuxi flows into the silver ore trough from south to north.

Silver ore trough

The silver mine trough and the willow brook are integrated with forest sea, grassland, flowing spring, strange trees and strange rocks. They are really "the four seasons in the mountains where the wild flowers are fragrant, the fine trees are beautiful and the trees are full of shade, and the stones come out when the water falls.".

Peach blossom pool

Taohuatan is hidden in the dense forest below the forest farm. The pool is clear and full of water. It comes from a stone cave, which is several feet deep and wide. As a result of the perennial impact of mountains and rivers, the formation of the mouth and belly of the big altar shaped pool. According to legend, there is a black dragon hidden in the pool to control the mountain and water, so it is also called "black dragon pool". There are green trees and peach trees all around the pool. In spring, peach blossom is in full bloom, bright and beautiful, reflecting a pool of clear water. Standing at the edge of the pool, one can't help but think of the feeling that Wuling people first entered the peach blossom forest in Tao Yuanming's peach blossom garden,

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