Sishan National Forest Park

Sishan National Forest Park

Sishan National Forest Park is located on the Bank of Guanhe River in the west of Xixia County, Nanyang City, Henan Province. The more than 1000 meter long Guanhe bridge connects Sishan forest park with the county. Because there is a "lamp Temple" at the foot of the mountain, it is named Sishan. The total area is 5600 hectares. In 1992, it was approved to establish a national forest park.

geographical environment

Sishan National Forest Park is located in the west of Xixia County, Nanyang City, Henan Province. It is only separated from the county by stork river. National Highway 312 and Ningxi railway pass through the foot of the Park Mountain, only 2km away from Xixia railway station. The transportation is convenient and the geographical location is very superior. The park covers a total area of 756 hectares, with many peaks, birds and flowers, verdant trees and streams. Wild animals such as red belly, golden pheasant, thrush and owl come and go from time to time.

natural resources

Forest landscape

The park is dominated by evergreen and dense masson pine forest and Chinese fir forest, and shrubs are mainly forsythia, Jasminum, Rhododendron and Spiraea, forming a very attractive four seasons landscape. In spring, a hundred flowers are blooming and the mountains are fragrant; in summer, the forest is luxuriant and the peaks are overlapping. When you walk into the valley, the water is cool and pleasant, which makes you feel the pleasant climate in the forest; in autumn, the red leaves are like fire, and the fruit is hanging on the branches, especially the kiwi fruit in Xixia, which is especially fresh; in winter, the snow is pressing on the pines, and the green and white are matched, which makes the forest seem very quiet, without birds or insects, Only in the cold Wan, listen to the sound of the pine waves, intoxicating, inspiring.

Three scenic spots

Sishan National Forest Park is one of the three major scenic spots

Lishigou scenic spot: there are Xiling Spring Festival, bamboo path, frost forest red leaves, flowers in spring, pine forest Tingtao, oak sea clouds, etc.

Taiyanggou scenic spot: there are mainly dark fragrant garden, dongxueyongcui, Songling stone path and other scenic spots.

Shuimogou scenic area: mainly precious and rare plant ornamental, scientific experimental garden.

The biggest advantage of Sishan National Forest Park is that it is very close to Xixia County, which is an important part of the overall planning and development of the county. It takes the forest as the main body, takes the green as the keynote, takes the natural landscape as the backing, takes the cultural landscape as the main line, highlights the regional cultural characteristics, and forms a multi-functional forest park. Located on the West Bank of stork River in Xixia County, 312 national highway passes along the foot of the mountain. It is a comprehensive forest park integrating tourism, recreation and recuperation, species introduction, protection, culture, scientific research and service. In 1985, the people's Government of Henan Province approved it as a forest park. In 1992, it was designated as one of 45 national forest parks by the Ministry of forestry. The total garden area is 756 hectares. There are banshanting, wazunshi, Dengsi and other historic sites in the park. Banshan pavilion was built in Song Dynasty

It was a resting place for literati in the old days. Wazun stone is a natural giant stone with a water pit of wazun shape. It is not dry all the year round, and there are stone carvings of celebrities on it. Dengdeng temple, originally a cave practiced by Daoists of dengdeng, has a history of 2000 years. Later, it was the place where the Buddha of dengdeng was worshipped. The site still exists in the early years of the Republic of China. From Tang Dynasty to Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, Li Bai, Meng Haoran, Zhang shunmin, Yuan Haowen, Wang Tingyun and other scholars left many famous poems here. In 1995, with approval, master Dade Shi rentao raised funds to rebuild the dengdeng temple, covering an area of 11600 square meters, with a total investment of tens of millions of yuan. The building adopts the architectural style of Ming and Qing Dynasties, mainly composed of Mountain Gate, Tianwang hall, dizang hall, Daxiong hall, Sansheng hall, reclining Buddha Hall, bell and Drum Tower, etc. The double eaves of the hall are resplendent, the steps of the carved railings revolve, and the corridors, pavilions and pavilions run through. There are TV turntable, pavilion, root art exhibition hall, tea garden and botanical garden in the park. Visitors can circle up by car or climb up the mountain path. At the top of the mountain, you can see the stork River and the mountain city.

Traffic information

Self driving:

1. Zhengzhou - Zhengyao Expressway - er Guang Expressway - Hu Shan Expressway - north section of Industrial Avenue - Century Avenue - Guanhe Avenue - Guanhe bridge - scenic spot.

2. Xi'an - Shanghai Shaanxi Expressway - Xixia County - scenic area.

Public transportation: take the bus to Xixia County at Nanyang bus station, and walk to the scenic spot for about 15 minutes.

places of historic figures and cultural heritage

In the history of Sishan, there were some ancient buildings and natural boulders, such as banshanting, dengdeng temple, wazuishi, etc., which decorated the natural landscape of Sishan in an orderly way. They were perfectly integrated with the mountains and waters, and formed an interesting contrast. It was once an ideal place for the literati in Xixia County to drink and write poems. According to the argument, the Banshan pavilion was built in Song Dynasty. Wazun stone is a natural giant stone with a wazun shaped puddle on it, which is not dry all the year round. There are three Temple rooms in the lamp burning temple, which are for Yunxiao, Qiongxiao and Bixiao Niangniang. Yuan Haowen, a famous poet of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, visited the banshanting Temple many times when he was the magistrate of Neixiang County. He wrote in banshanting shizhongyin, banshanting sightseeing in spring and Manjianghong banshanting: "people are easy to grow old, but time is rare.". The joy is not reduced, the sorrow is still in time. In front of and behind the body, there is no ultimate back. Why should we leave a story with a smile? Who knows today after thousands of years. Mixed wine, lying in the clouds, forest stone.

Lamp Temple: it is located on the stone cliff of sigoukou. There are three temples, offering three clay statues to send Guanyin. Every year, on the 15th, 29th and 18th of the first month of the lunar calendar, many old women or young women cross the river together to seek their children.

Golden lantern stone: at the top of the second main peak of temple mountain. The volume is about 800 cubic meters. Luminous at night, like a "golden lamp.". It is well preserved.

Jindeng Temple: Jindeng temple was built at the foot of Jindeng stone. The temple is not big, with five main halls and three side halls in the East and West. Now the temple has been broken down and the remains still exist.

Shenxian Cave: located near Jindeng temple. It is said that this cave leads to Baipo village in Xichuan County.

Tourism information

Notes on ticket purchase

Ticket price: 60 yuan / person

Real CS game: 120 / person

1. Opening hours: 8:00 a.m. - 18:00 p.m

2. Pick up place: ticket office of scenic spot 3. Admission Voucher: book tickets online, and confirm the order by SMS

4. Special population: A. free policy: children under 1.2 meters in height are free of charge; elderly people over 70 years old are free of charge with senior citizen's preferential treatment card; disabled revolutionary soldiers are free of charge with valid certificates

B. Preferential policies: children between 1.2-1.4 meters tall buy children tickets; 60-69 years old with elderly card buy tickets

Scenic food

soup with pepper

Hula soup, also known as paste hot soup, is a common soup food in breakfast in northern China. Common in the street breakfast stalls, its characteristics are slightly spicy, nutritious, delicious, very suitable for other breakfast.

Stewed noodles

Stewed noodles is a special food in Henan Province with a long history. It is a traditional snack with meat, vegetable, soup, dish and rice. It is well-known in the Central Plains and throughout the country for its delicious taste and economic benefits. According to different ingredients, stewed noodles can be divided into: mutton stewed noodles, beef stewed noodles, three fresh stewed noodles, five fresh stewed noodles and so on. Food name location: hulatang Xiaoyao high quality hulatang Fengrui Road

Address: Guanhe Bridge West, Xixia County, Nanyang City

Longitude: 111.461226

Latitude: 33.283199

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