To the sea

To the sea

Xianghai, formerly known as "Xianghai", is a National Nature Reserve located in Tongyu County, Baicheng City, Jilin Province, in the middle of Horqin grassland. It is a National Nature Reserve, national AAAA nature reserve and international AAA nature reserve, with a total area of 106700 hectares. It is a typical grassland landform. It is 45 km in length from north to South and 42 km in width from east to west. It borders Keyouzhong banner in Inner Mongolia in the West and Taonan city in the north. Huolin River runs through the East and West in the south of the reserve, ermutai river flows into the wetland in the middle, and Taoer River flows into the reservoir in the north. The reserve covers five towns, 12 villages and 32 natural villages in Tongyu County, with a population of 20000 engaged in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, sideline and fishery.

Location context

brief introduction

Xianghai is located in Xianghai Township, northwest of Tongyu County. There are two natural bubbles, one and two, only 500 meters apart. Paozi was intermittently cut off due to the river, and sometimes dried up. From 1969 to 1973, a 105 km channel was excavated from Longhua to draw Taoer River into the bubble. Along the bubble, a main dam with homogeneous sandy soil was built, 386 meters long, 7.6 meters high at the highest, and 5 auxiliary dams with a total length of 3729 meters and a total storage capacity of 235 million cubic meters. It is designed to irrigate 200000 mu of dry land, 167000 mu of reed pond and 50.8 square kilometers of fish culture water. The lake area is 13 km long and 8 km wide, with a low water surface of 32.7 square kilometers and a corresponding storage capacity of 64 million cubic meters. The normal water storage surface is 66.5 square kilometers and a corresponding storage capacity of 208 million cubic meters. The submerged land under the reservoir is 39 square kilometers, accompanied by 12 small islands, and the largest lake surface is 71 square kilometers. It is rich in carp, crucian carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, clam and shrimp, with an annual output of 435 tons of fish and 150000 mu of reed irrigation in 1985.

Geography

The best tourism time of Xianghai Nature Reserve is the type of huhecongchong landform. The terrain is flat, the river course is not obvious, and lakes, marshes, reservoirs are distributed alternately. Swamp growing thick large reed, large and small bubbles scattered, water depth is generally 3 meters. The annual average temperature is 4.9 ℃, the annual rainfall is 400-450 mm, the annual evaporation is 1890 mm, and the frost free period is about 170 days. There are three water systems of Huolin River, ermutai River and Tao'er River in the area, and a large number of herbaceous plants grow in the meadow and Mo in the depression, which is the main grazing area for local residents. Between the lake and meadow, the sand dunes crisscross and fluctuate, and the natural elm forest grows. The surrounding environment is quiet, and the resources of fish and aquatic organisms are rich. It is a good bait for all kinds of waterfowl. A large area of reed provides a hidden place for waterfowl to inhabit and breed. More than 200 species of birds have been recorded. Every year, Red Crowned Crane, white naped crane, white crane, Demoiselle Crane, grey crane, white stork and many geese, ducks, egrets and gulls come to nest and lay eggs in this vast marsh.

Xianghai National Nature Reserve is a national AAAA tourist attraction. It has been rated as "A-level nature reserve with international significance" by WWF and listed in the list of international important wetlands. It has been approved by the national people and biosphere commission to join the "Chinese people and biosphere protection network" and become a national forest and Wildlife Nature Reserve. Located in Tongyu County, Jilin Province.

Xianghai has the reputation of "Changbai in the East and Xianghai in the west". The three major water systems in the area intersect and run through, thus forming two large reed swamp areas, Xianghai reservoir and Xinglongshan reservoir. Grassland, lake, swamp, sand dune, Yulin and shrub interlace, and a variety of biological types infiltrate each other, forming a unique ecological natural landscape to the sea. There are 293 species of birds in the area, including 6 species of cranes known as "wetland indicator species". At present, there are only more than 1500 red crowned cranes in the world, and there are more than 60 in Xianghai.

Address: Xianghai town

Longitude: 122.34914

Latitude: 45.025948

Tel: 0436-4588652

Chinese PinYin : Xiang Hai