Mangroves in Shankou

Shankou National Mangrove Ecological Nature Reserve

synonym

Shankou mangrove generally refers to Shankou National Mangrove ecological nature reserve

Shankou mangrove forest in Guangxi is a National Nature Reserve managed by the marine department. It is under the jurisdiction of Hepu County, Guangxi, from 21 ° 28 ′ n to 109 ° 43 ′ e, 77 km away from Hepu County. The management organization is Guangxi Shankou National Mangrove Nature Reserve Administration.

Development history

Shankou National Mangrove ecological nature reserve is one of the first (5) national marine nature reserves approved by the State Council in September 1990. It joined the Chinese people and biosphere in 1993, and was listed as an important wetland in China in 1994. In May 1997, Shankou National Mangrove ecological nature reserve established a sister Nature Reserve relationship with lucley Bay National estuarine research reserve in Florida, and joined the United Nations in January 2000 UNESCO World Biosphere was listed as an important international wetland in 2002.

geographical environment

Shankou mangrove ecological reserve is located in the subtropical zone, on the East and west sides of Shatian Peninsula, Hepu County, Guangxi Province, with a coastline of 50 kilometers and a total area of 8000 hectares. It is the second National Mangrove Natural Reserve in China. It is composed of sea area, land area and all beaches on the East and west sides of the peninsula. On the east side is the soil developed by volcanic ash, the mudflat is fertile, and the mangrove forest grows luxuriantly. The mudflat on the West Bank is muddy and suitable for mangrove growth. Moreover, the nature reserve is located in a good geographical location, with good light and heat conditions, little influence of low temperature in winter, bay invasion inland, good sealing, weak effect of wind, wave, tide and residual current, relatively stable beach, low degree of seawater pollution and clean water quality. It is an ideal area for mangrove distribution and survival in a large area, forming a good ecosystem.

natural resources

This is a natural mangrove distribution area with well-developed, large contiguous, typical structure and good preservation along the coast of mainland China. The mangroves in this area are typical representative of coastal mangroves in mainland China. They are well developed, unique in structure, large in size and well preserved. There are 15 species of mangrove plants (10 species of true mangrove, including Bruguiera, Kandelia, mangrove, Aegiceras corniculata, Avicennia marina, Sonneratia, mangrove plum, Rattus, silverleaf and sea lacquer). There are 5 species of semi mangroves: halopteris, hibiscus, hibiscus Populus, Hippophae rhamnoides and Mangifera Mangifera There are 96 species of phytoplankton, 158 species of benthic diatoms, 82 species of fish, 90 species of shellfish, 61 species of shrimp and crab, 132 species of birds, 258 species of insects and 26 species of other animals.

Main attractions

Mangrove is a unique evergreen shrub and small tree community in tropical and subtropical bays and estuaries. Mangrove has respiratory roots or prop roots. Seeds can sprout in the fruit of the tree and grow into seedlings, and then leave the mother plant and fall into the mud to develop and grow. If the seedlings fall into the sea, even if they are washed away by the waves, they can drift with the waves. They will not die for a few months. Once they meet the sand, they can take root and grow in a few hours. Mangrove ecosystem is one of the most diverse and productive marine ecosystems in the world. Mangrove forests not only provide an ideal habitat for marine organisms and birds, but also provide food sources for them with a large amount of litter, thus forming and maintaining a high productivity ecosystem with complex food chain relationship.

Yingluogang district is a contiguous mangrove, tall and straight mangrove, the bottom of intertwined, very spectacular, very rare in China. This is one of the core areas of the reserve. In March 1992, the Ma'an Peninsula established a garden style management station and a pavilion. The State Oceanic Administration and the government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region jointly set up the monument of "national Shankou mangrove ecological nature reserve" here. With the establishment of the reserve, over the past few years, people have come to visit and investigate Yingluo. Mangrove, known as "forest in the sea", is a unique geographical landscape of the tropical coast. Compared with other coastal scenery, mangrove has a different and unique style. It is a rare tourism resource in China and can develop coastal scenery ecotourism. Beihai City has listed the reserve as one of the main tourist spots.

In order to protect mangrove resources, the people's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region issued the regulations on the administration of Shankou mangrove ecological nature reserve of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and the people's Government of Hepu County issued the circular on strengthening the administration of Shankou mangrove ecological nature reserve.

The nature reserve adheres to the protection policy of "conservation first, moderate development and sustainable development", closely cooperates with domestic surgical research institutes and colleges to carry out mangrove scientific research, explore reasonable comprehensive development and sustainable utilization of mangrove resources, and strive to build the nature reserve into a base for mangrove resources protection, research, teaching, international exchange, development and tourism.

Tourism information

Beihai bus terminal takes the express bus from Beihai to Hepu (8 yuan), and then transfers to the bus to Shankou town (25 yuan). If you take a motorcycle from Shankou Town, you will get there at 5 yuan.

Beihai Laolian bus station takes bus directly to Shankou bus station (30 yuan), takes minibus to Xinwei Street (5 yuan, sometimes more people can directly reach mangrove scenic spot), and then takes motorcycle.

Other routes: Shankou bus station connects many cities in Guangdong, Guangdong, Hainan and other provinces. You can take buses to Shankou bus station in many places, and then transfer to minibuses to the scenic spot.

Address: West Bank of Yingluo port, Shankou Town, Hepu County, Beihai City

Longitude: 109.704698

Latitude: 21.545335

Tel: 0779-7192076

Ticket information: market price: 15.0 yuan