Maomaofeng Forest Farm

Maomaofeng Forest Farm

Maomaofeng forest farm is located in the northwest of Nanxiong City, bordering Dayu County, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province. In January 2011, with the approval of Guangdong Provincial Forestry Department, Guangdong maomaofeng provincial forest park was established

The forest park covers an area of 709.7 hectares. Maomaofeng Forest Park is a provincial forest park established on the basis of state-owned maomaomaofeng forest farm. The ownership of forest land and trees is owned by the state.

Maomaofeng forest farm, with a total area of 2924.6 hectares, belongs to low mountains and hills, and the trend of mountains fluctuates significantly. The forest farm is high in the north and low in the south, high in the West and low in the East. Maomaofeng Forest Park in Guangdong has a mild climate all year round, abundant rainfall and snowfall in winter, showing a rare snowy climate in South China. Many places retain the original forest style, wild fruit all over the mountains. In the forest farm, birds are singing and flowers are fragrant all the year round. Birds and animals are everywhere in the forest. There are many trees and flowers, which are fragrant all the year round. Especially in late autumn, ginkgo trees are golden in the forest farm, and the layers of the forest are dyed, which has been sought after by many photography enthusiasts. It has a good reputation of "Jiuzhaigou in northern Guangdong".

Historical evolution

In the 12th year of Jiaqing (1807) of the Qing Dynasty, the government was changed to Nanxiong Prefecture of Zhili, which was under the jurisdiction of Guangdong provincial governor. Baochang county was removed and Shixing County was led. In the 16th year of Jiaqing period, it was promoted to Fu again, and in the next year it was reduced to Zhili Prefecture until the end of Qing Dynasty.

From the beginning of the Republic of China, Nanxiong Prefecture was changed into Nanxiong County, under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province.

After the founding of the people's Republic of China, it will remain unchanged.

In 1957, the cutting team of Nanxiong County Forest Industry Branch entered maomaofeng for resource investigation and operation.

In January 1958, cadres of Nanxiong county were transferred to maomaofeng forest farm, named state-owned maomaofeng forest farm.

In December 1958, Nanxiong county and Shixing County were merged into Nanxiong county.

In October 1960, it was divided into Nanxiong county and Shixing County, under the jurisdiction of Shaoguan Commissioner's office of Guangdong Province.

In June 1982, Nanxiong county was subordinate to Shaoguan City after the implementation of the city governing county system.

In 1994, the state-owned maomaofeng forest farm of Nanxiong county was wholly reorganized into Guangdong Cuiping Industrial Co., Ltd. with the approval of Guangdong Provincial Commission of economic restructuring.

In June 1996, Nanxiong was set up as a city instead of a county, under the jurisdiction of Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province.

In January 2011, Guangdong Provincial Forestry Department approved the establishment of "Guangdong hat peak Provincial Forest Park". Maomaofeng Forest Park is a provincial forest park established on the basis of maomaofeng forest farm in Nanxiong City, Guangdong Province.

In May 2012, maomaofeng forest farm was awarded "forest eco-tourism demonstration base of Guangdong Province" by Guangdong Provincial Forestry Department and Guangdong Provincial Tourism Administration.

In 2013, Shaoguan Tourism Bureau and Shaoguan Agriculture Bureau awarded maomaofeng forest farm "Shaoguan Nongjiale tourism demonstration site".

In December 2014, maomaofeng Forest Park was rated as national AAA scenic spot.

geographical environment

position

The geographical location of maomaofeng forest farm is 114 ° 06 ′ 08 ″ - 114 ° 11 ′ 01 ″ E and 25 ° 15 ′ 20 ″ - 25 ° 18 ′ 57 ″ n. It is located in the northwest of Nanxiong City, bordering Dayu County of Jiangxi Province in the north and northwest, Xinyue forest farm in maomaofeng town of this county in the East, and 42km from fangkeng to Nanxiong City. The annual climate is mild with abundant rainfall and snowfall in winter, showing a rare snow scene in South China.

climate

Maomaofeng forest farm is located in the north of Tropic of cancer, belonging to the subtropical monsoon humid climate zone, with obvious monsoon climate characteristics and mountain climate characteristics. It is influenced by southeast monsoon in summer and northeast monsoon in winter. The climate presents four distinct seasons, obvious alternation of cold and warm, and snowfall in winter, showing a rare snow climate in South China. The annual average temperature is 18 ℃ and the annual relative humidity is 82%. Hat peak in summer is an ideal place for leisure and summer.

 

terrain

Maomaofeng forest farm belongs to low mountains and hills, and the trend of mountains fluctuates significantly. Maomaofeng forest farm is high in times and low in South, high in West and low in East. There is daaoding in the north, 760.3 meters above sea level, WANGDING mountain in the south, 695.4 meters above sea level, and zenggainao mountain in the west, 776.4 meters above sea level. Maomaofeng is 1058 meters above sea level. You can see its beautiful mountains in the forest farm of maomaofeng. In the early morning, clouds and fog surge from the foot of the mountain to the peak. The outline of maomaomaofeng is clear and completely covered by clouds and fog, which looks like a fairyland.

 

tourist resources

1. Colorful autumn

Hat peak in autumn presents tourists with a colorful world. More than 700 mu of mature Ginkgo biloba and Metasequoia glyptostroboides plantations are planted in the park, and the natural regeneration of Liquidambar formosana forest and other color leaf trees are distributed in blocks and dots. The leaf color changes from green to yellow and from green to red, which is in contrast with the Bibo stream, forming a beautiful and colorful "yellow apricot and red maple map". In late autumn, maomaofeng is known as "Lingnan Jiuzhaigou". Photographers from all over the province flock to the park. Every year, more than 100000 tourists come to feel the poetic forest world of hat peak park. After years of efforts of Park builders, "colorful autumn" has become a business card of hat peak.

 

2. Natural forest sea

Maomaofeng has a forest coverage rate of 90.7%, rich in biological resources and high biodiversity. The park is full of green forest. According to scientific investigation, there are 1267 species of vascular plants belonging to 617 genera of 187 families and 173 species of terrestrial vertebrate wildlife belonging to 58 families of 23 orders of 4 classes. It mainly preserves subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, primary mountain evergreen broad-leaved forest, mountaintop evergreen broad-leaved bryophyte forest, bamboo forest and other forest vegetation.

　　

3. Subtropical evergreen broad leaved forest

Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest is the zonal vegetation of the park, accounting for about 61% of the total vegetation area, and is the main vegetation landscape of the park. The evergreen broad-leaved forest with M. Echinacea as the main formation belongs to the forest vegetation of multi-layer and different age forest, and other evergreen tree species such as Cinnamomum camphora, conidia, Machilus chekiangensis, Schima superba, etc. are common. Subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest is evergreen all the year round. There are many kinds of trees and vegetation with different colors and flower and fruit phenology. The seasonal changes of forest facies are obvious. In summer, Michelia purpurea decorates the forest crown, and in winter, there are bell flowers and cherry safflower clusters, just like a landscape painting.

　　

4. Primary mountain evergreen broad leaved forest

Affected by the mountain climate, the primary mountain evergreen broad-leaved forest is distributed in the middle of the mountain with an altitude of 800-900 meters, accounting for about 22% of the total vegetation area. In the arbor layer, the common species are conifer, Manglietia tomentosa, Nelumbo nucifera, Syzygium microphylla, houhuanxi, persimmon, banyan, Camellia urophylla, etc. The primary mountain evergreen broad-leaved forest is evergreen all the year round, with yellow green, light green, dark green and brown green inlaying each other. It is the forest vegetation landscape with the most ornamental and popular science value in the park.

5. Evergreen broad leaved bryophyte forest on the top of mountain

The evergreen broad-leaved bryophyte forest on the top of the mountain is distributed on the top of the mountain at high altitude. The trees are low and the branches are varicose. The average height is about 5 meters, and it often branches below 1 meter from the base of the trunk. Under the influence of winter ice and snow, the canopy of the community is continuous and the gap is fissured. Forest appearance is evergreen all the year round, with bright dark green as the main tone, occasionally dotted with deciduous trees. The color patches of white, light red, bright red and red green are changed in different phenological periods, and the color is rich and changeable.

6. Bamboo forest

Most of the bamboo forests in the park are moso bamboo, Dendrocalamus latiflorus and Phyllostachys edulis, which are inlaid along the mountain or valley, or interlaced with evergreen broad-leaved forest. The bamboo forest is green and sets off the evergreen broad-leaved forest, swaying and graceful with the wind.

　

7. Wildlife landscape

Maomaofeng Forest Park has high forest coverage, and has preserved the original forest vegetation. The wildlife and habitat are well protected, the habitat types are diverse, and the wildlife resources are rich. Entering the scenic area, you can see the eagle flying and hear the birds singing. It's a green world full of insects and birds. Among the 173 species of terrestrial wild animals, birds are the most abundant with high visibility; in the bird landscape, mandarin duck and Silver Pheasant have the highest population density and ornamental value.

　　

8. Bibo stream

Lingjiang River in maomaomaofeng Forest Park has a drop of 928 meters and an average annual flow of 9.2 meters per second. It is rich in surface water resources. Dense forest and abundant water resources have laid a good natural resource condition for the development of hydrological landscape. There are many streams, waterfalls, pools, streams, lakes and hot springs in the park. The water quality is clear and transparent. In Lingjiang River Gorge, the streams are trickling, the water is murmuring, the waterfalls are falling in groups, and the pools and streams are connected; the ginkgo lake is surrounded by green forests, which is quiet and beautiful; the waterfall in the Shuizhu pond is thousands of feet long, which is covered with green shade.

Dense forests and flowing streams make the average content of negative oxygen ions in the air of maomaomaofeng reach 12700 / cm3, the lowest 8358 / cm3 and the highest 50600 / cm3, and the air is clean with 670 bacteria / m3. Maomaofeng forest scenic spot can be regarded as a "health spot hard to buy".

9. Huge trees

Maomaofeng's forest resources have been fully and effectively protected. In the park, there are many ancient trees with DBH of more than 80 cm in the forest, by the stream and by the road. According to the preliminary investigation, there are more than 2000 trees of 10 species preserved in the park. These 10 kinds of ancient trees are conidia, Liquidambar formosana, echinacea, Schima superba

Chinese PinYin : Mao Zi Feng Lin Chang