Shanghai Gongqing Forest Park

Gongqing Forest Park covers a total area of 1965 mu, with open public green space of 1870.6 mu. It is the largest forest dominated Park in the central city of Shanghai. The south gate is on Nenjiang Road, and the west gate and north gate are on Jungong road.

Gongqing Forest Park mainly focuses on plant landscaping, planting nearly 200000 trees, more than 200 varieties, together with hills, grasslands, lakes, streams, dense forests, bamboo clumps and so on, forming a wild and deep natural space, forming 12 scenic spots, such as "Pine Valley", "jungle field", "autumn forest love evening", "water town Yingxiu" and "tree planting Memorial forest", presenting "natural and wild interest" The forest landscape is characterized by "tranquility and ruggedness".

Gongqing Forest Park

synonym

Shanghai Gongqing Forest Park generally refers to Shanghai Gongqing National Forest Park

Gongqing Forest Park is located in Yangpu District of Shanghai, adjacent to Huangpu River in the East and Jungong road in the West. The park covers a total area of 1965 mu, with open public green space of 1870.6 mu, including 1631 mu of Gongqing Forest Park in the North Park and 239.6 mu of Wanzhu Park in the South Park.

Shanghai Gongqing National Forest Park is a special park with forest as the main landscape. It has planted more than 200 kinds of trees, with a total of more than 300000 trees. The park is divided into North and south gardens. The North Garden covers an area of 1631 mu, which is called Gongqing Forest Park. The South Garden covers an area of 239.6 mu, which is called Wanzhu garden. There are different styles in the north and south gardens. The North Garden focuses on the forest scenery, with hills, lakes and grasslands, while the South Garden has the southern scenery of small bridges and flowing water. In addition to sightseeing, visitors can also ride horses, barbecue and fish in the park.

In February 2020, from the end of the epidemic to December 31, 2020, the scenic spot will provide free services to medical workers all over the country.

Historical evolution

The park was originally a marsh beside the Huangpu River. In 1956, the Shanghai municipal government dredged the river channel to reclaim wasteland and turned it into a nursery.

In the spring of 1958, Comrade Hu Yaobang, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, led the National Youth activists who had a meeting in Shanghai to plant fruit trees. In early 1982, as a key practical project of the municipal government to expand the area of public green space, the north part of Gongqing nursery was transformed into "Gongqing Forest Park", which was officially opened to the public in March 1986; at the end of 1995, the south part of Gongqing nursery was built into "Wanzhu garden", which was opened one after another.

In 1986, it was renamed Gongqing Forest Park. The park was officially approved as a national forest park by the State Forestry Administration in January 2006, and named "Shanghai Gongqing National Forest Park".

geographical environment

Location context

The park is located at No.2000 Jungong Road, adjacent to Huangpu River in the East, factories, schools and units in the South and North. Because Nenjiang road runs across the south of the park, 270 mu (180000 square meters) of land in the south of the road is temporarily used as nursery land.

climate

It belongs to the north subtropical monsoon climate, with the same period of rain and heat, sufficient sunshine, mild and humid climate, short spring and autumn, long winter and summer.

plant resources

167 species of trees and shrubs and 121100 plants were planted in the whole garden. The ratio of trees to shrubs was 1:0.58, and the ratio of evergreen trees to deciduous trees was 1:0.46. Trees are mainly planted in groups and forests. In the East, the mixed forest of trees and shrubs is densely planted along the river bank. On both sides of the road and beside the lake, intermittent sparse planting or cluster planting is adopted to form a green corridor covered by shade. Arrange the sparse forest on the gentle grassland. The Northeast terrain of the park is relatively high. According to the requirements of the scenic area, tall evergreen trees such as cedar, camphor and cypress are planted in the forest to enhance the precipitous momentum of the mountain forest. In other areas, combined with the terrain and artistic conception, a group of trees and trees with one kind of arbor as the main body are arranged to form garden spaces with different sizes, heights and canopy density. For example, Sapium sebiferum, red maple, torch tree and Photinia are mainly planted near "autumn forest loves evening", with red leaves highlighting the seasonal phase; "water town Yingxiu" scenic spot sets off the scenery of Jiangnan Water Town with bamboo forest; weeping willow and calamus are planted near the water bank and lakeside; gullies are planted The shallow water of the river is dotted with aquatic plants such as arrowhead, taro, Acorus calamus, Polygonum hydropiper, and water lily and lotus are planted in the lake. The ground cover plants are Oxalis, Lycoris radiata, scallion, shudai grass, Lycoris radiata, chrysanthemum indicum, Zhuge vegetable, etc. The flowers planted in the park are pinecone chrysanthemum, Mars flower, Lythrum, Hemerocallis fuluco, foxtail, etc., perennial flowers, as well as chrysanthemum, Zinnia, beet, Campanula, Yumeiren, Salvia splendens, calendula, etc.

The green house of the park covers an area of 887 square meters and cultivates various flowers, tropical plants and bonsai for the park's own use. To the south of Nenjiang Road, the 180000 square meter nursery cultivates 48 species of Ginkgo biloba, palm, Magnolia grandiflora, Podocarpus arvensis, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Cedrus deodara, Begonia crabapple, Euonymus japonicus, Elaeagnus, Cupressus orientalis and Cupressus chinensis, providing seedlings for the park's greening configuration, adjustment and transplantation, and selling seedlings for greening.

Main attractions

It is mainly plant landscape, with natural, rough, wild and quiet features. The whole garden is divided into seven scenic spots.

The valley of pines

Located in the northeast of the park, covering an area of about 13300 square meters. Most of the soil excavated from Yinghu lake is accumulated here, forming a hilly terrain. The main peak is 15 meters high. The Mountains extend westward and southward, radiating at right angles, and the mountains are winding. 1750 cedars are planted in the mountains, forming a spectacular Cedrus forest belt. The pines are tall, straight and majestic. A stone path through the forest, deep canyon, away from the noise. Wenqiao Pavilion is built in the middle of the city, with a mixed structure and an area of 16.4 square meters. There is a wild animal Pavilion in the south, with a mixed structure, covering an area of 16.4 square meters. And then south across the reinforced concrete bridge and cuiya hearing Oriole phase.

Jungle field

Located in the northeast of Songtao Valley, it covers an area of about 23400 square meters. It is mainly planted with Ginkgo biloba, Taxodium ascendens, Cinnamomum camphora, Ulmus pumila and other tall trees, together with shrubs such as Begonia, gardenia, Nerium indicum and wild ground cover plants to form a dense plant community with high and low levels. In 1994, the life Memorial forest, originally located in the southwest of the park, was transferred here for visitors to plant trees and flowers to commemorate major festivals such as birthdays and weddings.

Autumn woods love late

Located in the northeast of the central part of the park, it is a large island of Yinghu lake, covering an area of about 25100 square meters. Red maple, red leaf plum, Sapium sebiferum, Ginkgo biloba, Cinnamomum camphora, torch tree and other trees are planted on the island. In late autumn, all kinds of leaves are gorgeous and colorful, and the distant vision is like a rosy cloud floating on the water. Jianhongzhuang teahouse near the lake at the south end is of mixed structure and Jiangnan residential style, covering an area of 293.03 square meters. A water facing platform is built in front of the room, covering an area of 110 square meters. The northeast and the west of the island each have a reinforced concrete imitation wooden bridge, which respectively connects with the Songtao Valley and the camping forest area.

Listen to the Oriole on the green cliff

It is located in the east of the park, covering an area of about 20000 square meters. In the east of the scenic spot, there is a large dense forest of Metasequoia glyptostroboides as the background, which looks like a green cliff. In front of the Metasequoia glyptostroboides forest, there are fast-growing cypress, Longbai and other cypress plants. A lawn of about 20000 square meters extends westward from the bottom of the cliff to the edge of Yinghu lake. In the middle of the scenic area, there is a small peninsula stretching into the lake, and in the north of the peninsula there is a Yixie, bamboo structure, covering an area of 100 square meters. There is a Chengbi cottage in the north of the scenic spot.

Boating in Yinghu Lake

Yinghu lake is located in the east of the central part of the park, with a total water area of about 126700 square meters. The lake is wide in the west, the coastline is tortuous, and the water system extends in all directions. Visitors can row, fish and enjoy the lotus in different areas.

Water town

It is located in the middle of the park, where the streams vary in width, twists and turns. Bamboo, fir and shrubs are planted on both sides of the river. Willows are floating by the river. A bamboo pavilion with an area of 18.5 square meters looms in the trees on the south bank. On the north bank, there is a right angle shaped green tea house. The wall is made of rubble. It is simple and rough in shape. Some of the buildings stretch out of the water. There is a bamboo corridor connected with the bank. The building area is 350.25 square meters. The indoor fireplace is decorated, and the antlers are hung on the wall. In the south of the scenic spot, there is a three hole stone arch bridge, 13 meters long and 3.1 meters wide. The granite Pavilion on the bridge covers an area of 10 square meters. To the west of the bridge, there is a group of mushroom pavilion with mixed structure, covering an area of 30.6 square meters. Under the pavilion, there are stone tables and stone benches.

Big lawn

Located in the middle of the park, north of the green tea house, covering an area of 93200 square meters. Around planting Cedrus, camphor, acacia, Taxodium and other trees and shrubs, forming a beautiful canopy line. The wide lawn provides an ideal camping ground for teenagers.

Amusement

In the early days of the park, there were only a few simple facilities, such as horse riding, pleasure boat and children's Park. With the development of the park, more than 20 parks have been added, such as roller coaster, inertia pulley, luxury wave, extreme speed windmill, electric slide, kart, classic carriage, forest train, bumper boat, bumper car, torrent, crazy mouse, skating rink, etc.

Riding field

Located in the north of the park, west of the jungle field, covering an area of about 67500 square meters. In the dense forest, a 4-meter-wide and 300 meter long circular runway, brick and stone ballast subgrade and mud sand pavement are set up. Guardrails with reinforced concrete columns and iron cables on both sides. At the beginning, there were only six horses fostered by Shanghai Film Studio. After 1988, they successively bought horses from Shaanxi and Xinjiang, forming a riding amusement park with 40 horses and relatively complete facilities.

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