Tiger head Forest Park

Tiger head Forest Park

Laohutou Forest Park is located at the junction of Hebei and Shanxi provinces, 150 km away from Shijiazhuang. It is composed of five scenic spots of Laohutou, honeycomb cliff, Lima cliff, gongjishi, Hubei grassland and six parts of summer resort, with a total area of 50 square kilometers. The highest point of Laohutou is 2017 meters above sea level, which is the second peak of Shijiazhuang.

Laohutou Forest Park has a temperate continental monsoon climate. The mountains in this area are typical Taihang Mountains. The grassland on the top of the mountain is flat and long. On one side, it is the gentle mountain terrain of Shanxi, and on the other side, it is the steep geographical landscape of Hebei. The distribution of virgin forest is typical vertical.

geographical environment

Location context

Laohutou Forest Park is located at the junction of Hebei and Shanxi provinces, 150 kilometers away from Shijiazhuang. It was built in Miaogou, hehehekou Township, Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang, with a total area of 50 square kilometers.

topographic features

The mountain in Laohutou Forest Park starts from Laohutou, and the trend of the mountains presents a circular trend. This mountain range is a typical Taihang mountain system, and the grassland at the top of the mountain is flat and long.

Climatic characteristics

The average temperature of Laohutou Forest Park in July is only about 20 degrees, more than 10 degrees lower than Shijiazhuang. Pingshan County, where Laohutou Forest Park is located, has the characteristics of rain and heat in the same season and four distinct seasons. It is dry and windy in spring, cold and less snow in winter, more light, concentrated rainfall, uneven distribution and frequent disasters. The annual total solar radiation is 131-136 kcal / cm2, the annual average temperature is 12.7 degrees, and the average frost free period is 140-180 days.

natural resources

plant resources

There are more than 600 species of pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms in more than 100 families. There are also wild flowers such as wild rose, lilac and Trollius, and 40 or 50 kinds of herbs. The vegetation coverage rate is more than 95%.

Animal resources

There are 30 kinds of wild animals such as hare, pheasant, roe deer, wild boar, wolf and 29 kinds of birds in the forest area of Laohutou.

Main attractions

The natural ecological vegetation of Laohutou Forest Park keeps its original state. The starting point of the mountain is Laohutou, and the trend of the mountain ranges presents a circular trend. The mountain is a typical Taihang mountain system. The grassland on the top of the mountain is flat and long. On one side, it is the gentle mountain scenery of Shanxi, and on the other side, it is the precipitous geographical landscape of Hebei.

Tiger head

Tiger head is the main peak of the scenic spot, with an altitude of 2017 meters. Down the mountain, like tiger ridge, tiger claws, tiger whiskers, just like a tiger lying on the hill. Looking north, the view can reach more than 100 li. The mountain is in a ring shape, and the terrain at the top of the mountain is relatively gentle.

Donglongxia waterfall

Donglongxia waterfall is more than ten li long, with deep valley and luxuriant forest. On one side, there are cliffs, on the other side, there are luxuriant mountains and forests. There are many streams in the valley.

Xilong Gorge

On both sides of the Xilong gorge are orange green mountain love, leaving only a winding and bumpy path at the foot of the mountain. The path is covered by shandingzi and huanglianzhi, and Shandan grows between the mountain walls. There was an old temple in the canyon, but only two houses were left.

Fengwo cliff

Fengwo cliff has a steep terrain, with an altitude of 2000 meters. The mountain road is rugged and suitable for exploration and climbing.

Lima cliff

Lima cliff is located in the northeast corner of the scenic spot. At the foot of the mountain, there are several springs gushing out, and there are no less than a dozen small waterfalls. There are a lot of natural caves in the valley, one of which is across the boundary between Hebei and Shanxi, and the west entrance is Wutai County in Shanxi Province.

Bethune operating room

During the Anti Japanese War, Bethune had repeatedly treated the wounded in China's various border battlefields. In the park, there was an old house where Dr. Bethune had the biggest operation to save a soldier who was seriously injured and had eight bullets in his body. The only place in the village was the most complete and infection free place. The operation lasted three days and three nights, and the blood was red and white The white scalpel cloth bag of Qiuen.

Martyr's Cemetery: along the northeast corner of tiger head, the martyr's loyal bones of a platoon of Wutai County brigade are buried on the hillside. In 1942, Wutai County of Shanxi Province was reduced to the enemy's war zone, and the fourth regiment of Wutai County's armed brigade moved to this area to engage in guerrilla warfare with the Japanese aggressors. At that time, the enemy besieged one platoon of our side with a regiment. After two days and two nights of bloody battle, our side was brave and tenacious. All the commanders and fighters of one platoon died bravely and bravely. Their heroic spirit will last forever, which will be admired and remembered forever.

Yan Xishan fortifications: when the warlord Yan Xishan ruled Shanxi, many fortifications, trenches, ammunition depots, caves, etc. were left on the border of Hebei and Shanxi. On the rocks beside the caves, there were still holes for the warlords to fight with each other, which is a true portrayal of the warlords fighting with each other and the people living in poverty.

Tourism information

Self driving line

Route 1: Shijiazhuang → Pingshan County → Wentang town → Guyue town → xiahuai and Changshang town → xiaojue town → jiaotanzhuang town → hehehekou township. Keep going for 20 miles to reach the destination Laohutou forest park

Route 2: Shijiazhuang → Pingshan → Gangnan Reservoir → Xibaipo → xiahuai and Changshang → xiaojue town → jiaotanzhuang town → hehehekou Township → Laohutou forest park.

Bus lines

Shijiazhuang north station → Pingshan (8 yuan for each round trip), transfer to Pingshan → Yangjiazhuang (there is only one bus at 7:30 every day, 19 yuan for each round trip and 15 yuan for each round trip), and then walk 4 kilometers to Laohutou forest park.

Ticket information

Normal business hours: 09:00-16:00

Holiday business hours: 09:00-16:00

Reception opening arrangement: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Ticket information: 35 yuan / ticket

History and Humanities

During the Anti Japanese War, the command post of the wangjiaping campaign, which was commanded by commander-in-chief Zhu and marshal Nie Rongzhen, was located in a private house in Miaogou village. Now the house still exists. It is an important revolutionary site, a big classroom for revolutionary tradition education and patriotism education, and an important cultural landscape for the development of red tourism.

Address: Miaogou, Yangjiazhuang village, hehehekou Township, Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang City

Longitude: 113.723703

Latitude: 38.702138

Tel: 0311-85674498

Ticket information: market price: 50.0 yuan

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