Wulashan National Forest Park

Wulashan National Forest Park

Wulashan National Forest Park is one of the original Ministry of forestry linzaozi (1992) 154 approval "about the establishment of Wutai Mountain and other 45 National Forest Parks". Wulashan National Forest Park is located in wulateqian banner of Bayannaoer League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, adjacent to National Highway 110 and Baolan railway in the south, near the Yellow River, facing Ordos City, Wuliangsuhai in the West and North Wulat grassland is adjacent to Baotou City in the East. The superior geographical position, beautiful natural scenery and rich cultural landscape make Wulashan forest park a tourist attraction in western Inner Mongolia. "Xiaohuashan beyond the Great Wall"

History and culture

Wulashan Forest Park was called Bana mountain in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Chaona mountain in the Tang Dynasty and munawula in the Qing Dynasty.

In 1992, the Ministry of forestry approved the establishment of Wulashan National Forest Park, which is the largest of the 45 National Forest Parks determined by the Ministry of forestry.

geographical environment

Location context

Wulashan National Forest Park belongs to Wulashan forest farm of Bameng. Its geographical coordinates are 109 ° to 109 ° 31 ′ E and 40 ° 50 ′ to 41 ° 20 ′ n, with a total operating area of 93042 hectares.

The park is located in Wulat Front Banner of Bayannaoer League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is adjacent to National Highway 110 and Baotou Lanzhou Railway in the south, the Yellow River, Ordos City, Wuliangsuhai in the west, Wulat grassland in the north and Baotou City in the East.

Geological characteristics

The geological structure is generally "compound anticline fold", in which four large anticlines and synclines alternate with each other. The strata have basically the same strike and different inclinations. The valleys are developed and the peaks are numerous, forming a peculiar landform with crisscross valleys and peaks. The strata exposed in the park are a set of ancient regional metamorphic rock series and quaternary cover.

Geomorphological features

Mountains: surrounded by mountains in the park, it stretches for thousands of miles, with thousands of peaks, forests for thousands of years, clear springs and green forests, forming a picturesque landscape.

Parallel ridge Valley: the highest peak in the garden is Dahuabei main peak, with an altitude of 2322 meters. It forms a triangle with subgaichilao (also known as Renren Oboo, with an altitude of 2235.2 meters) 3 kilometers to the northeast and heituba peak (with an altitude of 2128.9 meters) 4 kilometers to the northwest. It can look at each other, and is parallel to the surrounding four beams and three ditches, forming a parallel valley landscape. The terrain is rugged, and the vegetation is stacked in layers, making the garden beautiful There is a unique rhythmic beauty here.

Planation surface on the top of the Dahuabei granite body: there is a planation surface of about 4 square kilometers on the top of the Dahuabei granite body. It is rare to climb the main peak of Dahuabei or the peak with an altitude of 2000 meters, and you can enjoy the boundless scenery from afar.

Canyons: there are two canyons about 10 kilometers long in the scenic area. One is called xiwubula Valley, which is the west gate of the park. There is a highway leading to the scenic area. The slope of the valley is about 20-30 degrees, and the relative elevation difference is 400 degrees—— 500 meters, the vertical gradient is about 40%. In the normal water period, there is a trickle, and there are ten cascades. There are many scenic spots, many trees and plants, which are excellent tourist routes. Another Canyon is called dongwubulagou Canyon, which is located in the middle of the scenic area. The Canyon is a typical barrier Valley, such as Shenmen and nanjianmen. The width is less than 10 meters, and the height is up to 200 meters, which is both majestic and strange There is a clear stream and many waterfalls, which is the best route for hiking.

Eclipsed pictograph: This is a small landform with unique shape, which is mainly distributed on the valley slope and ridge between the two Gorges and the main peak of Huabei. The famous ones are Renren Aobao, Shilin, fozuo, Luotuofeng, Julongtan, Wuzhishan, yuhufeng, Tianchi, Yutu, etc.

hydrographic features

River Valley and stream: there are two big river valleys and two streams in the park. The river valley extends from the Dahuabei scenic area to the gully mouth. The ancient trees are towering and the stream flows slowly.

Waterfall: there are more than 100 waterfalls in the scenic area, among which the most famous are shisandie waterfall group and Shuiliandong in the West wubula valley. Among them, there are three big waterfalls, namely "Tianhe", "Tianmen waterfall" and "yundiebao". The largest Tianhe waterfall has a water drop of 50 meters and a width of 10 meters. It flies straight down from the stone wall of the mid mountain, like a silver band dancing, giving people "flying straight down" Three thousand feet, suspected to be the feeling of "the Milky way falls nine days".

Small stone Lake: it is distributed in the river valley. There are relatively soft gneiss traps in the granite body. Due to weathering and erosion, flowing water erosion and cutting, smooth stone caves are formed with water. It looks like a small lake. On the mountain with an altitude of 1800 meters, the small stone Lake with a length of 10 meters and a width of 8 meters is called Tianchi.

natural resources

Botany

There are 346 species of seed plants belonging to 185 genera and 63 families in the forest park.

The main trees are: Pinus tabulaeformis, Betula platyphylla, Populus davidiana, Platycladus orientalis, juniper, juniper, juniper, Ulmus pumila, and then Larix principis rupprechtii, spruce and Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica.

Shrubs are: Spiraea, hazelnut, Amygdalus mongolica, hawthorn, apricot, Rosa roxburghii, thick plum, Mongolian oak, Lespedeza, Caragana, etc.

The main herbs are: changzhimeng grass, Stipa grandis, Stellera chamaejasme, Artemisia ordosica, etc.

Wild herbs mainly include: peony, Lilium, astragalus, Codonopsis, qinjiu, Aconitum, ephedra, Artemisia, etc. The park is rich in wildlife and bird resources, including 4 species of national first-class protected animals and nearly 20 species of second-class protected animals.

animal

There are abundant species of wild animals, including 4 species of national first-class protected animals and 20 species of second-class protected animals, mainly including snow leopard, Golden Eagle, jade belt sea eagle, Mongolian gazelle, lynx, vulture, etc.

scenic spot

Wula Mountain National Forest Park is divided into three major scenic spots: West wubulanggou Qifeng Yishi adventure area, East wubulanggou Gushu Xiquan area, Dahuabei Linhai resort.

Wubulanggou Qifeng Yishi Qiqi exploration area in the west of Wula

With a Southwest northeast trend, there is a tourist highway, which can reach Dahuabei Linhai resort directly. The gully is 18 km long. There are 24 scenic spots, such as Buddha seat, luotuoling, luohanpo, yuhufeng, Maitreya Buddha, qingsongpo, etc.

① Buddha's throne: the huge stone on the hillside is naturally formed by weathering, and mortals can't get close to it, just like the Buddha's throne;

② Hump ridge: rolling mountains, like numerous humps;

③ Luohanpo: a smooth cylindrical stone stands on the slope, which looks like the incarnation of the eighteen Arhats;

④ Yuhu peak: the peak rock spectacular, a giant stone like a kettle hanging on the cliff wall;

⑤ Maitreya Buddha: on the hillside stone wall stands a huge stone with a big head and a round belly, which looks like Maitreya Buddha;

⑥ Qingsongpo: located in hailiusitai area, 3 km long and 5 km wide, it is one of the main scenic spots with natural Pinus tabulaeformis forest distributed intensively.

Wubulanggou ancient tree stream spring area in the east of Wula

There are 26 scenic spots, such as Fushou gate, Guanyin Buddha, Qingyang River, Qingshui River and so on.

① Fushou gate: the stone walls of ZhangGu are upright, precipitous and peculiar. The two walls are about 10 meters wide. The forest is dense and the pines and cypresses are evergreen. When the fog covers the clouds, it is like a gate to a fairyland;

② Guanyin Buddha: the rock shape is like Guanyin in the South China Sea, with its back against the stone wall and facing the vast forest sea to chant sutras;

③ Qingyang River: in the river, Qingyang is tall and straight, with flowing water around the rocks. It is a good summer resort, 1 km long and 0.5 km wide;

④ Qingshui stream: it is the largest stream in Wula mountain, with Pinus tabulaeformis, Populus cathayana, Populus davidiana and birch blocking the sky and thick moss in the forest. The main scenic spots of the stream include qinzui, shuilian cave, Xianren cave, Biyue lake, Erlong Xizhu, etc.

Dahuabei Linhai Resort

Big birch back mountains stacked, birch verdant, Pinus tabulaeformis, lush trees, springs gurgling, beautiful scenery, the scenery is very beautiful, all year round can enjoy a variety of beautiful scenery. There are some representative scenic spots, such as Dahuabei yilantai, Wuhua meadow, grassland style and so on. Among them, Dahuabei yilantai is the main peak of Wula mountain, with an altitude of 2322 meters. When you climb this peak, you can see Baotou Yellow River and hetaochuan in front, Wuliangsuhai, Wulat grassland and ertai mountain in the north.

① The main peak of Mt. Wula is 2322 meters above sea level. When you climb this peak, you can see the Yellow River and hetaochuan in Baotou before, and the Wuliangsuhai, Wulat grassland and chashitai mountain in the north;

② Five flower meadow: in the upper reaches of each ditch, the colorful flowers in spring, summer and autumn compete with each other, are colorful, and are always blooming and magnificent;

③ Grassland style: the top of the mountain is flat, the trees are rare, and the weeds are overgrown. It is an ideal place for a grassland trip.

Development status

Wulashan Forest Park mainly develops three tourist scenic spots with Dahuabei as the main body, covering an area of 10000 hectares, with more than 73 scenic spots. It receives more than 10000 tourists annually. There are 55 guest rooms in the tourist area, which can accommodate 200 people and dine 400 people. Mobile communication and program-controlled telephone can be used in some areas of the eco-tourism area. In addition, satellite TV receivers have been installed, 1 km of transmission lines and cable TV lines have been set up, and a 15 kW diesel generator has been set up to provide sufficient energy for tourism. Ha Deng expressway, along the south of Forest Park

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