Guancenshan National Forest Park

Guancenshan National Forest Park

Guancenshan National Forest Park is located in Dongzhai Town, Ningwu County, Shanxi Province, including Wuzhai, Shenchi, Kelan, jingle and other counties. It is composed of dashidong, QIUQIANGOU, Majiazhuang, gaoqiaowa, Yanjia village and Huaidao forest farm, with a total area of about 4433 hectares, accounting for 50% of the forest area. It is located in the south of Guancen mountains, covering an area of 651600 mu. In September 1992, with the approval of the Ministry of forestry, Guancenshan National Forest Park was established within the business scope of Guancenshan Forest Management Bureau. The business scope of the park consists of dashidong, QIUQIANGOU, Majiazhuang, gaoqiaowa, Huaidao, yanjiacun forest farm and part of Luyashan National Nature Reserve. It is 42 kilometers long from north to South and 22 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 44230 hectares.

Historical development

In September 1992, with the approval of the Ministry of forestry, Guancenshan National Forest Park was established within the business scope of Guancenshan Forest Management Bureau.

In 1995, the park was awarded the honorary title of "top ten forestry construction units" by the people's Government of Shanxi Province.

In 1997, it was rated as "the national top ten forest park model unit" by the former Ministry of forestry.

In 1999, Luya Mountain, the main peak of the park, was listed as "youth patriotic education base in Shanxi Province" by Shanxi provincial government for its rich and unique landscape, and included in the book "selection of patriotic education base in Shanxi Province". In December of the same year, it was promoted to national nature reserve by the State Council.

geographical environment

Guancenshan National Forest Park is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, at the north end of Luliang Mountain in the northwest of Shanxi Province. It spans Ningwu county and Wuzhai County of Shanxi Province from 113 ° 20'e to 113 ° 40'e and 38 ° 15'e to 39 ° n. The total area of the park is 48847.7hm2. The main body of the forest park is the Northeast southwest fold mountain. The altitude of the northwest peaks such as Heyeping, Daya, xiaoluya and huangcaoliang is more than 2000m, among which Heyeping is the highest, with an altitude of 2783.8m.

The rocks in the park are mainly ancient gneissic granite, the upper layer of most areas is covered by limestone, and the soil presents vertical zone spectrum with altitude. Among them, 1300-1600m is mountain cinnamon soil, 1600-2600m is mountain brown soil and mountain leaching cinnamon soil, 2600m is mountain meadow soil, 2700m is subalpine meadow soil.

The climate characteristics of the park are: long winter, cold and snowy; cool summer, abundant rainfall, short spring and autumn. The annual average temperature in alpine areas is about - 0.1 ℃, the warmest in July, with an average temperature of 14.3 ℃, frost free period of about 90 days, annual precipitation of 900mm, and relative humidity of 64%.

natural resources

The vegetation in the park is also relatively complete, and the forest is rich. Most of them are natural secondary forests, and some of them are sparse forests, shrubbery and young forests, which have the typical characteristics of plant population in North China. There are about 560 kinds of wild plants in the park, including 60 kinds of woody plants and 500 kinds of herbaceous plants. The most important tree species are Larix principis rupprechtii and Picea asperata. Its forest form enjoys a high reputation in Shanxi Province and North China, and is known as "hometown of spruce" and "home of Larix principis rupprechtii". Rich in medicinal plants, and brown eared pheasant and other precious wild animals.

The park is also a free kingdom of wildlife. There are more than 60 species of woody plants, more than 500 species of herbs, 36 species of wild animals and 116 species of birds in the park. There are sika deer, musk deer, moxa leopard, Golden Eagle, roe deer sheep and so on. In addition to the beautiful Rhododendron, mandarin duck, stone mink, kestrel, golden pheasant, black stork and so on, brown eared pheasant, a rare bird in the world and a class of national protected animals, inhabits here.

Scenic spots

Luya Mountain Scenic Spot

Based on Luyashan Nature Reserve, bingkouwa is the "ridge" in the area. There are Qinglian River renwuzhai in the north and Wujiagou River Renfen River in the south. There are abundant animal and plant resources and many places of interest. There are nine natural landscapes in the area, including Jialu stone, old man of forest protection, stone monkey forest protection, flower watching terrace, Nantianmen and Jiangjun stone. There is also Prince hall on the top of the mountain, surrounded by temples and nunneries. The scenery is very beautiful and it is the main part of the Forest Park.

Heyeping subalpine meadow ecological region

Heyepingshan is named for its lotus leaf shape. At the top of the mountain, there are ten thousand mu of meadow plain. It is said that it is the training ground of the Yang family general in the Northern Song Dynasty. There are relics such as beijiangtai, nanjiangtai, shimacha, and paomawan. There are also TV stations standing on it. It is planned to open up tourism projects such as riding, shooting, and nomadic.

Maying haishandi Lake Tourist Area

Located in Dongzhuang Township, Ningwu County, there is a rugged and beautiful alpine lake, Maying Tianchi. The Tianchi Lake covers an area of 0.8 square kilometers, with a water depth of more than 10 meters and a water storage capacity of 8 million cubic meters. Tianchi is a natural resort for fish culture, water sports and fishing. On the east side is the remains of Fenyang palace of Sui Yang emperor, which is being developed into a comprehensive cultural landscape. It is also an excellent subalpine platform and a natural place for sports and alpine training.

Fenyuan secondary forest scenic spot

Here is also the birthplace of Fenhe River, known as "Fenyuan lingmarsh". Gurgling spring water gushes out like a bell. Next to it is the Leiming Temple site, and the remains of more than 300 buildings can be seen. There are also natural and cultural scenic spots such as nangoumiao waterfall, Huashiban viewing platform, underground undercurrent, huodigou viewing place, shizinao viewing flat, Shilaoren, single tree crossing stone, as well as newly-built Alpine meteorological station and Chashang hydrological station.

Guancenshan fault geological sightseeing area

The main scenic spots are: Ba Gou Wan oblique fault, elephant trunk pot, purple the Great Wall, small Shimen horizontal fault, Wan Yan ice, fairy cave, Qing Zi an, Da Yu's table, perfume waterfall and so on. It is an ideal high mountain shooting range and fault geological research area.

Huangcaoliang glacier geological scenic spot

Located in the northern mountain range of Luya Mountain, it is a quaternary glacial erosion area. The mountains here are piled with silver jade, crystal clear and brilliant, and the ice peaks are everywhere, which is very spectacular.

Tiger habitat observation area at lianhuapan

The existence of Amur tigers in North China has attracted the attention of experts at home and abroad. According to the investigation, about five or six Siberian tigers are hidden in the deep mountains and dense forests. They often start from nanjiangtai in the north and extend to the southwest, passing through the mountain temple, Danangou and lianhuapan. It is planned to open up a safe observation area beside the lotus to meet the curiosity of tourists.

Traffic information

There are buses to Dongzhai town at Ningwu county bus station every day, half an hour's drive. After arriving at Dongzhai Town, charter a bus to the scenic spot.

Address: Fenghuang East Street, Ningwu County, Xinzhou City

Longitude: 112.31501770019

Latitude: 39.015914916992

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