Yixing Forest Park

Jiangsu Yixing National Forest Park

synonym

Yixing forest park generally refers to Jiangsu Yixing National Forest Park

Jiangsu Yixing National Forest Park is located in the southwest of Yixing City, at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces, with a total area of 3400 hectares. It is divided into two parts: the southern pole mountain and the northern Tongguan mountain. Tongguan mountain, the second highest mountain in southern Jiangsu, is 521 meters above sea level. The park has a mid subtropical climate. The forest coverage rate is 92%, and the wild animal and plant resources are very rich. In November 1992, the Ministry of forestry approved the establishment of National Forest Park.

geographical environment

Topographical conditions

The mountain system of Yixing National Forest Park belongs to Tianmu Mountain. Tongguan mountain, the main peak, is 521 meters above sea level. In the territory of mountains, ravines, streams murmur. Yixing National Forest Park has a mid subtropical climate with an annual average temperature of 15.7 ℃.

Location context

Yixing National Forest Park is located in the southwest of Yixing City, about 15km away from the urban area of Yixing City. It is at the junction of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces. It is divided into two parts: the southern pole mountain and the northern Tongguan mountain. The total area is 3400 hectares, and the geographical coordinates are around 32 ° N and 120 ° E.

Resources

Wild animal and plant resources are very rich. According to the survey, as of 2014, there are more than 50 kinds of animals in four categories, including 890 species of plants in 522 genera of 164 families, leopard, roe deer, pangolin, civet, Oriental salamander, shoudainiao, dahurian Uighur, etc., and precious plants include Magnolia Tianmu, Lysimachia christinae, Phoebe Serrulata, Cyclobalanopsis glauca, Castanopsis carlesii, sassafras.

Main attractions

Longchi mountain scenic spot

Longchi mountain scenic spot is located in mingling Township, 35 kilometers southwest of Yixing City. It is a forest nature reserve in Jiangsu Province. The scenic spot has evergreen deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest and some precious tree and shrub species such as Lysimachia christinae and Magnolia Tianmu.

Nanyue Temple

Nanyue temple is located in Nanyue Mountain, seven kilometers southwest of Yixing, Jiangsu Province. Nanyue temple was built in 484, the second year of Yongming in Qi Dynasty. It was called Nanyue temple at that time. It is an ancient temple in the south of the Yangtze River.

Tourism services

traffic

Buses passing through the station:

Route 3

The whole route is 11.1km in the urban area. The first one is 5:30 in summer, 5:50 in winter, and the last one is 18:00 in summer and 17:40 in winter

Route 12

The whole route of the urban area is 9.5km, and the first one runs every 10-15 minutes during the peak period: 5:30 in summer; 5:50 in winter; the last one runs at 18:00 in summer and 17:40 in winter

Address: Southwest of Yixing City, Yixing City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 119.8092595332

Latitude: 31.335703128541