Huangbaishan National Forest Park

Huangbaishan National Forest Park

Huangbaishan National Forest Park national 4A tourist area

It is located in the south of Shangcheng County, Henan Province, in the hinterland of Dabie Mountains, and at the junction of Henan, Hubei and Anhui provinces. It is known as the "three provinces of Jiming". With a total area of 4010.6 hectares, it is divided into five scenic spots: JiuTan Valley Scenic Area, jiufengjian mountaineering exploration area, daniushan forest bathing area, jiebachong ecological tourism area and Huangbai Mountain Buddhist culture area.

The territory has beautiful mountains and rivers, deep valleys, long streams, numerous ponds and waterfalls, and rich animal and plant resources. White crowned pheasant and commercial giant salamander are national protected animals. The two millennium old Ginkgo biloba are rare in China. It enjoys the reputation of "plant kingdom", "animal paradise", "summer resort" and "hometown of giant salamander".

Huangbai mountain is rich in cultural landscape and historical relics. Many cultural landscapes, such as fayan temple, which is famous in three provinces and was built in Ming Dynasty, tomb tower and Xiying tower of wunian Zen master, a disciple of Huineng of the sixth patriarch, Huatan academy, which was taught by Li Zhi, a great thinker and writer of Ming Dynasty, Huanghua Tianzi temple, shengguajian temple, paomachang, baizhanping, tuojiaohe and gushaotan, have bred profound historical culture.

In February 2020, in order to pay tribute to the medical workers who are struggling in the front line of anti epidemic, the scenic spot will implement a free and preferential policy for medical workers from the date of resumption of operation to December 31, 2020.

Historical evolution

The predecessor of Huangbaishan National Forest Park is Huangbaishan forest farm, a state-owned commercial city.

In 1956, the construction of Huangbaishan forest farm was started.

In 2001, it was approved as a provincial forest park.

In 2006, it was approved as a national forest park.

In 2008, it was approved as a 3A scenic spot.

It was approved as 4A in 2014

Scenic spots.

In 2015, it won the title of the first batch of Chinese forest oxygen bar.

natural environment

position

Huangbaishan National Forest Park, a national 4A tourist area, is located in the south of Shangcheng County, Henan Province, the hinterland of Dabie Mountains, and the junction of Henan, Hubei and Anhui provinces. It is 60 kilometers away from Shangcheng County. It is known as "three provinces of Jiming and Wenming".

terrain

The terrain inclines from south to north. It is gradually reduced, forming three natural areas: low and medium mountains, low mountains and hills, hills and ridges. The three sides of southeast and West are surrounded by longitudinal ridges, with overlapping peaks and valleys and various landforms. There are more than 300 large and small peaks, and 16 peaks over 1000 meters.

climate

Huangbaishan Forest Park belongs to the transition zone from north subtropical zone to South warm temperate zone. It has four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, pleasant climate, warm in winter and cool in summer. The annual average temperature is 15.2 ℃, and the hottest average temperature in July is 22 ℃.

natural resources

animal

Huangbaishan National Forest Park is rich in animal resources, including more than 370 kinds of rare animals, such as giant salamander, leopard, pangolin and so on.

The national protected animals, white crowned pheasant and commercial giant salamander, are unique to the scenic spot.

Botany

Huangbaishan National Forest Park is rich in plant resources, with more than 100 kinds of trees, most of which are timber species with excellent material and high value. It is known as "pine and fir forest" and "natural medicine storehouse".

The two thousand year old ginkgo trees in front of the gate of fayan temple are rare in China.

Characteristic landscape

Xiaolinhai

It is located in Huangbai mountain scenic area, adjacent to fayan temple and the junction of Hubei, Henan and Anhui provinces, covering an area of more than 20 hectares. The forest is nearly 200 years old, with an average height of more than 22 meters, an average diameter at breast height of 42 cm, and a maximum diameter at breast height of 136 cm. The average number of trees per hectare is is more than 450. It is a piece of virgin forest that survived during the iron and steel smelting in the 1950s. The air in the forest is humid and the plants are luxuriant. The tall Pinus taiwanensis is towering above the clouds. Under the forest, there are some precious medicinal materials such as Gastrodia elata and poria cocos. At the entrance stands a thousand year old pine with vigorous twigs and leaves, like a giant hand to welcome guests. The trenches dug by the Red Army in the forest are still there, and the situation of artillery fire in those years is still emerging.

Jiufengjian primeval forest

In longmenkou of jiufengjian scenic area, the area is more than 600 mu. The main tree species are Pinus taiwanensis and Quercus. The forest age is 230 years, the number of trees is 360 per hectare, the average height is 20 meters, and the average diameter at breast height is 45 cm. Due to the rare human trace, the forest is well preserved, with winding vines, towering ancient trees, and more than 70 cm thick litter. In summer, the blue waves are turbulent and the fog is steaming; in winter, the jade trees and branches are carved with ice and jade.

Phyllostachys pubescens Forest in Huangbai mountain

Shangcheng County is the northernmost boundary of Phyllostachys pubescens suitable area in China. There are more than 10 Phyllostachys pubescens forests distributed in the park, with a total area of 1500 mu, especially the two largest bamboo forests in Huangbai mountain and Daniu mountain scenic area, with a contiguous area of 350 Mu and 400 mu respectively. The bamboo grove is either accompanied by streams and reservoirs, or connected with paddy fields and ponds. It is green and dripping. The pines and bamboos are swaying, the green waves are floating, the pines sing and the bamboos sing, and the streams are dingdong. The scenery is picturesque,

Metasequoia glyptostroboides plantation

From the late 1950s to the early 1960s, the forest farm was introduced as a mixed tree species for afforestation, with the largest area and scale in the whole province. It was distributed in the valley area in blocks, and can be seen everywhere in the park. The trees grow well, tall and straight, with an average height of 25 meters and an average diameter at breast height of more than 40 cm. The landscape is rare in the province and has left a deep memory for tourists.

Artificial forest sea

There are 3326 hectares of plantation in the park. Except for the Chinese fir forest, the age of the forest is basically between 30 and 50 years. The average tree height is 15 meters and the average DBH is 25 cm. Most of them are Pinus taiwanensis forest, Chinese fir forest or mixed forest of Pinus taiwanensis and Chinese fir. Its afforestation management technology and mode have been promoted to several provinces as a typical example, and the scale and quality of the forest stand are in the forefront of the province. The forest is neat and full of vitality, which is praised by tourists.

Xiaohuangshan

Located in the northwest of daniushan scenic area, it covers an area of more than 600 mu. Nearly a thousand Pinus taiwanensis trees grow in the jagged and strange rocks, and emerge from the steep cliffs. They stand, side, back or lie. The tree shape is formed by the wind direction and the mountain situation. The crown is layered and the posture is myriad, which is comparable to that of Pinus taiwanensis. Therefore, it is called "little Huangshan". Deep into it, visitors can experience the diversity of nature and the strength of life.

Bauhinia forest

It is located in Queen Chong of daniushan scenic area, covering an area of 320 mu. The forest is about 40 years old, with an average height of 8 meters and an average diameter at breast height of 25 cm. In early spring, Bauhinia flowers bloom all over the mountain. The whole hillside is dark purple, elegant and fragrant. The breeze blows, the dark waves float, and the fragrance blows.

Rhododendron forest

All scenic spots are distributed, with the most spectacular area in Tianchi area of daniushan, with the largest contiguous area of more than 500 mu.

Huangbaishan Ginkgo Garden

It was introduced from Taixing City, Jiangsu Province in March 1992. There are many varieties, such as "Shandong big Buddha finger", with afforestation area of 35 mu. It is green in spring, shady in summer, full of pearls in autumn and boundless in winter.

Honor of scenic spot

In April 2020, it was selected into the "2020 list of famous summer resort mountains in China".

Tourism information

traffic

Route 1: from Changzhuyuan township to the forest farm of Huangbai mountain, to baizhanping bridge, and eastward to the Tianchi Lake of Huangbai mountain, you can see the scenic spots such as Jiangjun stone, Tongluo lake, artificial forest sea, Yixian waterfall, Xiying tower, fayan temple, Xiaolin lake, primeval forest, etc.

Route 2: from baizhanping bridge to Tianchi of Huangbaishan mountain in the East, to jiufengjianqifeng in the north.

Route 3: from baizhanping bridge to fayan temple in the southwest, you can see Xiying tower, leisure bamboo Pavilion, small forest sea, primeval forest, etc. on the way back, you can enjoy many scenic spots such as waterfalls, artificial forest sea, tongluotan, jiangjunshi, Huangbaishan Tianchi, etc.

Free policy

In February 2020, in order to pay tribute to the medical workers who are struggling in the front line of anti epidemic, the scenic spot will implement a free and preferential policy for medical workers from the date of resumption of operation to December 31, 2020. All medical staff (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) can enjoy the free tour of the scenic spot with their valid certificates (doctor's license or nurse's license).

Legend of Huangbai mountain

Huangbaishan

There are many mysterious, sad or beautiful legends in the upper stream, such as the battle between Huanghua emperor and Yang lahong in Huangbai mountain, the little white dragon covering the sun, the love between his aunt and so on. These myths and legends left many historic sites, such as: huanghualing, baizhanping, Guanzhen mountain, paomachang, touzhanping, balitan, hefengqiao, taizigang and so on. Many place names of Shangcheng County originated from this.

1. Yang paifeng's battle against Huanghua Emperor: it is said that in the Southern Song Dynasty, a farmer's son was born on Huangbai mountain. When he was born, his mother dreamt of yellow flowers all over the land. A yellow dragon became smoke and entered the mouth, so he gave birth to this son and got the name "Huanghua". When he grew up, he was extremely intelligent. He hated the decadence of the officialdom. In order to save the local people, he called himself the son of heaven in huanghualing and fought against the imperial court. He fought against Yang paifeng, the female general of Yangmen, and died in Huangbai mountain. Later generations called it "Huanghua emperor", which left many legendary place names and stories related to Huangbai mountain. legend

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