Jinhuyang National Forest Park

Jinhuyang National Forest Park

Zepu jinhuyang National Forest Park is located 40 kilometers southwest of Zepu County, in the Gobi deep, located in the upper edge of Yeerqiang River alluvial fan, surrounded by water on three sides, with pleasant scenery. Zepu county is a place where many nationalities live together. 19 nationalities, such as Han, Wei and Tajik, make it full of strong ethnic customs. Folk music and dance are also widely spread.

origin

In the vast Kunlun Mountains on the western border of China, tens of thousands of drops of snow gushed out from the glacier and snow plain, forming the winding and endless Yeerqiang River. The Yarkand river is surging and flowing for thousands of miles. It is alluvial in the vast and endless desert and the boundless Gobi desert, giving birth to a magical oasis. This oasis is called "boskham" in Uighur, which means "the river flowing with gold", and "Zepu" in Chinese, which means "Guangze". It is the name with deep love, infinite hope and ambition that makes Zepu a bright pearl by the Yarkand river.

Zepu county has a long history. Since ancient times, it has been an important post station on the ancient Silk Road and one of the richest cities in southern Xinjiang. There are southwest Tarim Petroleum Exploration and development company, national original parks, such as Zepu jinhuyang Park, Bulake ecological park, gulubag prairie, tuhuqisang reservoir, farm Aquatic Tourism Development Zone, aykulekutai well-off tourism village, aykulekutai spring bath, etc. Zepu county is a place where many nationalities live together. 19 nationalities, such as Han, Wei and Tajik, make it full of strong ethnic customs. Folk music and dance are also widely spread.

geographical position

Zepu jinhuyang National Forest Park is located 40 kilometers southwest of Zepu County, in the Gobi deep, located in the upper edge of Yeerqiang River alluvial fan, surrounded by water on three sides, with pleasant scenery. The natural Populus euphratica forest area in the scenic area is as large as 1. 80000 mu, summer shade, variegated trees; autumn yellow leaves such as dye, picturesque. The unique natural features of "Populus euphratica, water, oasis and Gobi" show people a unique picture of the frontier outside the Great Wall, which can be called an indispensable tourist attraction on the western edge of Tarim Basin.

National Tourist Attractions

According to the national standard of "classification and evaluation of quality grades of tourist attractions" and "administrative measures for quality grade evaluation of tourist attractions", recommended by relevant prefectures and cities, initially evaluated by Xinjiang tourist attractions quality grade evaluation committee, and evaluated by national tourist attractions quality grade evaluation committee, Zepu jinhuyang National Forest Park has reached the standards and requirements of national AAAAA tourist attractions, Approved as a national AAAAA tourist attraction,

It is hereby announced.

Landscape features

Driving about 40 kilometers southwest from Zepu County, there is a natural Populus euphratica forest that stretches for tens of miles and covers an area of 10000 mu. Desert, Gobi, snow mountain, clear water and Populus euphratica constitute the unique beautiful picture of northwest frontier fortress. Looking from a high altitude, it looks like a huge green, overwhelming and spectacular. Local people call this spindle shaped Peninsula alluvial by the Yar River "yasdun", which means "let him sleep peacefully" in Uighur. According to historical records, when a prince of the karahan Dynasty led an advance force of religious conquerors to the area, he was ambushed by the local indigenous people who believed in Buddhism and buried here. After that, the conquerors of the kaweihan Dynasty captured Yutian. When the expeditionary army came back, they wanted to move the prince's tomb away. The people present said: it's buried here, let him sleep. Yasdun got his name from this. This cemetery is known by historians as the "tam'ali tomb group". Not far from the ancient tombs of Tamu Alidi, there are historical and cultural relics of the Han Dynasty Buddhism in Xinjiang. The collision and fusion of Buddhism and Islam forms the rich historical and cultural background of jinhuyang forest park.

On the southwest edge of Populus euphratica Forest Park, there is a 200 year old Populus euphratica, which is still luxuriant and has been taken care of by local people for generations and respected as a holy tree of God. In the golden euphratic Poplar Forest Park, the sun is covered and the grass is green. It's like walking into a mysterious world that few people know. It has four distinct seasons and pleasant climate. In spring, a hundred birds sing happily and green onion cages; in summer, weeds are fragrant and flowers are luxuriant; in autumn, yellow leaves are dyed; in winter, silver is wrapped and full of vigor. All of these make people think deeply and happily.

This is a botanical garden with 489 hectares of natural forest, with a forest coverage rate of 76%. There are a large number of medicinal plants such as licorice, seabuckthorn, medlar, dodder, ephedra and mandshurica. There are red willows, Dayun, a precious medicinal material with the reputation of "desert ginseng", and Populus euphratica mushrooms.

Deep in the dense forest, the vines are hanging and the trees are mixed. There are ancient trees with straight and upright branches, new branches with green, straight and vigorous branches, but more of them are old trees with long, vigorous and stubborn branches. Populus euphratica is a unique rare tree species in Western China. It is known as "desert hero tree" for its drought resistance, salt tolerance and sand resistance. Spring breeze blowing, here is a green sea, that bunch of oval leaves, green to drop. In autumn, it becomes a golden ocean. The exuberant Populus euphratica forests rush to offer countless gold coins to autumn. One after another, Populus euphratica becomes a burning flame. Along the Yarkand river has been extended to the vast sky, not spectacular!

King of Populus euphratica

It is about 200 meters in the east of the park, with a height of 10.05 meters and a diameter at breast height of 3.6 meters. After identification, the Populus euphratica is a male tree with a history of more than one thousand years. Its vigorous vitality is rare, which truly confirms the spirit of Populus euphratica that "life is immortal for a thousand years, death is immortal for a thousand years, and fall is immortal for a thousand years".

Holy tree

It is located 1.5km away from Aston tree in the southwest of the park. It has a history of 200 years. The height of the tree is about 30m, and the circumference at the bottom of the trunk is about 9.2m. According to the local old people, the tree was grown from a stump which was blocked at the mouth of the river. Some people used the branches of the tree to boil water and drink. As a result, the tree died of a terminal disease. Therefore, it was taken care of by the local people from generation to generation and respected as a "Holy tree".

Elaeagnus angustifolia corridor

In 1970, a group of Shanghai Zhiqing planted a 2 km long Elaeagnus angustifolia shelterbelt here. Today, all the Elaeagnus angustifolia trees grow to one side, forming an arc-shaped corridor. Every April, the whole park is full of rich Elaeagnus angustifolia flowers and plants. The formation of this arc-shaped Elaeagnus angustifolia corridor has always been a mystery. It seems to be a silent story about the dedication of the educated youth to take root in the frontier from the prosperous city.

Lake Island

Yurt, pavilion and chess room are built in Huxin Island, which can accommodate 200 people for meeting, leisure and entertainment.

Hetian jade is well-known in the world. Kunlun jade, which is comparable to Hetian jade, is all over the river and Gobi around the Populus euphratica forest. Jade mining has become one of the means of livelihood handed down from generation to generation. Today, if you can experience it, you can also be intoxicated with nature and appreciate all kinds of customs.

It's a Happy Zoo, with larks singing, eagles circling, cuckoos, ducks, yellow gulls, turtledoves, golden pheasants and YeMian playing a symphony of scenery of Jinhu Yang. With the construction of Forest Park Based on natural ecological protection development, it has become the habitat of migratory birds such as wild geese, grey crane, egret and wild duck, which have been far away for many years.

This is a natural water park. The uncanny workmanship of nature has created the unique landform of the original Populus euphratica forest surrounded by water on three sides, which makes the forest in the depth of the Gobi better preserved. In the forest, there are natural lakes and ponds along the green water, forming an incomparable affinity between the people and nature in the northwest frontier.

The golden euphratic poplar, which symbolizes harvest and indicates wealth, is facing a new round of protection and development with her experience of wind and rain and endless beautiful legends. It is looking forward to the people who cherish her and bring her new hope and vitality. Golden euphratic poplar, a wonderful life, realizes your golden dream.

Major tourist attractions

Address: jinhuyang National Forest Park, Zepu County, Kashgar

Longitude: 76.971736

Latitude: 38.049492