beishan national forest park

beishan national forest park

Beishan National Forest Park is located in the northeast of Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai Province, with an altitude of 2100-4308 meters. The total area of the park is 1127 square kilometers, the forest coverage rate is 64.3%, and the forest volume is 4.2886 million cubic meters. It governs two Tibetan townships. The park is 220 km away from Lanzhou City, 110 km away from Xining city and 78 km away from the county seat. With towering peaks, beautiful mountains and clear waters, high sky and light clouds, clean air and outstanding plateau characteristics, it is a resort for tourism administration, recuperation, vacation and popular science investigation. It is one of the first batch of national ecological education bases for protecting mother river. It is also the only ecological park with forest natural landscape as the main body in Qinghai Province. It was rated as AAAA tourist scenic spot by National Tourism Administration in 2000.

Historical evolution

In November 1992, Beishan National Forest Park was approved by the former Ministry of forestry.

In 1996, the CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee and the provincial people's government named the base for patriotism education, and the Provincial Education Committee named the base for learning moral education.

In September 2005, the Ministry of land and Resources approved the establishment of Beishan National Geopark.

In 2000, it was rated as AAAA scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration.

In 2007, it was selected as one of the "ten most beautiful landscapes in Qinghai" by Qinghai public.

In 2012, it was rated as one of the most influential national forest parks in China by the State Forestry Administration.

In 2013, it was approved as a provincial scenic spot by the provincial government.

geographical environment

Beishan National Forest Park is located in the northeast of Huzhu County, Qinghai Province. It is located in the east end of Qilian Mountain, the middle and lower reaches of Datong River, the south of Lenglongling mountain, the branch of Qilian Mountain, and the north slope of Daban mountain. The total area is 112700 hectares. 2100-4308m above sea level

natural resources

The forest coverage rate is 64.3%, and the forest volume is 4.2886 million cubic meters. The territory is rich in animal and plant resources, known as the natural "Kingdom of animals and plants.". The forest region has magnificent mountains and rivers, deep valleys, steep banks, steep peaks, alternating mountains and valleys, and turbulent water at the bottom of the valley. This landscape is formed by the Mesozoic Yanshanian movement and the Cenozoic Himalayan orogeny.

There are more than 30 plant formations distributed in the park, and 1311 species of higher plants have been named, belonging to 470 genera of 117 families. The main tree species are Sabina przewalskii, Picea crassifolia, green cuttings, Pinus tabulaeformis, Populus davidiana, Betula platyphylla, Betula platyphylla, Populus microphylla, Populus dongzhaoensis, etc, Among them, Qilianyuanbai and dongzhaoyang are unique to the Qinghai Tibet Plateau; there are more than 300 species of herbs with high ornamental value, among which Gentiana, Rhododendron and Primula are known as the "three famous flowers" on the plateau; there are more than 190 species of wild animals, including 40 species of mammals, 14 species of fish, 139 species of birds, 3 species of amphibians and 2 species of reptiles, and 35 species of wild animals listed in the first and second level national protection, such as Snow leopard, musk deer, brown bear, golden carving, etc.

natural landscape

The park is composed of Yuanfu Daban, langshidang, kasuo gorge, Zhalong Valley and Xiahe. It has four major features: majestic, strange, dangerous and beautiful. The main scenic spots include more than 80 places, such as "Daban Hongye, Longwei Guanyun, Qingtian Yizhu, Notre Dame Tianchi, Shilong Yanyu, alpine pasture and Yaoshui waterfall".

Langshidang, as the central scenic spot of the forest park, is a bright pearl of Beishan Mountain. The scenic spots in the scenic spot, such as Notre Dame heaven and earth, shenlongtan waterfall, jiangjunyan, xianshanshan, are full of legends and historical stories. The scenery of the four seasons is even more strange. It is located in the transition zone from the Loess Plateau to the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, with an altitude of 2100-4308 meters. The natural forest has an obvious vertical distribution landscape zone. The deciduous broad-leaved forest and evergreen coniferous forest are scattered in the mountains. The trees are lush and straight, the shrubs cover the earth, and the alpine meadow is like a blanket.

There are more than 30 floras in the park, including nearly 1070 species. Among them, 981 species of higher plants have been named, belonging to 92 families and 391 genera. The main tree species are Picea crassifolia, Sabina przewalskii, wax gourd farm, Populus davidiana, birch, etc. Sabina przewalskii and wax gourd poplar are unique to the Qinghai Tibet Plateau and have high scientific research value. There are more than 300 kinds of herbs with high ornamental value, such as Rhododendron and Artemisia ordosica, which are known as plateau famous flowers. Fern, broccoli, staghorn, agaric, mushroom and other forest vegetable resources are also very rich, pollution-free, high nutritional value, is highly respected green food, now some products have been put into the market. It is not only a treasure stock of wild plants, but also a paradise for wild animals. There are more than 190 kinds of wild animals, including 2 kinds of reptiles, 40 kinds of mammals, 14 kinds of fish and 139 kinds of birds. There are 35 kinds of wild animals listed in the first and second level national protection, such as snow leopard, musk deer, red deer, brown bear and golden eagle.

Hule Tianchi

Hule Tianchi, located in Beishan National Forest Park, is the ace of langshidang scenic spot. There are two Tianchi, big Tianchi 3690 meters above sea level, covering an area of 70 mu, small Tianchi 3780 meters above sea level, covering an area of 10 mu. The water is clear and the surface of the pool is sparkling, reflecting the blue sky, white clouds, snow mountain and grassland, just like a huge jade inlaid on the mountain.

Shenlongtan waterfall

The waterfall is more than 50 meters high and five meters wide. There is a colorful Buddha statue on the right side of the waterfall, which is the king of Tibetan dragon. According to the local people, in the early years, Beishan area often suffered from drought and flood, and farmers and herdsmen lived in poverty. In order to have good weather, people carved a statue of King Zunlong on the cliff, which is called Buddha cliff. Many years later, a curtain of passive water came down from the top of the mountain. Over time, it became today's shenlongtan waterfall.

Twelve dishes

Twelve plate slope, like a green dragon, winding plate lying in Daban mountain, magnificent and spectacular. In order to slow down the slope, this method was used in the initial design and construction. The twelve plates are also referred to as the twelve zodiac bends, and each plate represents a kind of zodiac.

Architectural monuments

Xining north mountain, also known as Tulou mountain. Tulou mountain temple was built on Tulou mountain, and temple was built on the former site of the temple, formerly known as BeiChan temple, also known as Yongxing temple. Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty once recorded in shuijingzhu: "Huangshui is in the East, passing through Tulou in the south, and the north of Tulou is close to Shanyuan. The peak is three hundred feet high. If it is cut, there is a shrine downstairs, so the wall is carved." Beishan has a history of more than 2000 years.

The main historical sites of Tulou mountain are Buddhist temples, Taoist temples, brick towers, caves, murals and open-air Buddha. After the expansion and renovation in the past dynasties, caves were chiseled between the cliffs, and "nine caves and eighteen caves" were successively distributed from west to East. Between the caves, there are "ladder and stone stacks linked together", several Li Dan cliffs, and the curving sutras lead to seclusion. According to experts' field investigation, there are 39 straight holes and 18 partial holes.

The Doumu hall built in front of the cave is the most magnificent building on Tulou mountain. There are 17 main halls and attached corridors in the Doumu hall. The statue of Doumu in the hall has four heads and eight arms, which is very magnificent. In front of the left side of the Doumu hall is the Mountain Gate with the title of "earth building view". There is a gate tower on the mountain gate, which is called Kuixing tower.

In the middle of the cave, there is a cliff protruding abruptly, hundreds of meters high, forming an open-air Vajra. This is what Xining people call "flash Buddha". The open-air King Kong is majestic and tall, with a rough shape, with the artistic style of the Tang Dynasty. The shrines and temples on Loushan mountain have a strong and mysterious religious color, which are the places of ancient religious activities.

Management organization

Beishan National Forest Park and forest farm implement two brands and one team. The park implements enterprise management, adopts recruitment system, carries out pre job training and works with certificates. There are 130 employees in the park, including 1 senior engineer, 5 engineers, 24 assistant engineers and 10 technicians. It has 7 departments, mainly engaged in forest protection and fire prevention, natural forest protection and forest tourism.

traffic

To Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, 40 kilometers north of Xining, you can take a 15 minute bus from Xining long distance bus station. The fare is 10 yuan and the journey is 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Address: Northeast Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Haidong Prefecture

Longitude: 102.530094

Latitude: 36.814585

Ticket information: market price: 8.0 yuan

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