Castle Peak Island

Castle Peak Island

Qingshan island of South Dongting Lake in Hunan Province is a natural isolated island in the South Dongting Lake in the north of Hunan Province. It is one of the only three fishing villages in the world. The area is only 11.2 square kilometers, but it has 82 families, 337 species of plants and 207 species of birds, which has important ecological protection value. Qingshan island used to be a stopover point for ancient literati and poets. The island has a rich historical and cultural heritage. There are many Neolithic sites. The tomb of the second imperial concubine in Huangling has been the most famous site in Xiangyin since ancient times. Scholars of all ages, such as Du Fu, Li Bai, Han Yu, Zhang Shuo, Li He, Liu Yuxi, Su Dongpo, Xia Yuanji, Wang Ke and so on, have left immortal poems here.

geographical position

mineral resources

Qingshan island is rich in green food, mainly including sesame, watermelon, wild celery, Dongting silverfish, lobster, special fire culture fish, Chinese wolfberry spring tea, etc. Among them, manjingzi is a national rare Chinese herbal medicine. It is said that it is only produced in three places in the country. Green is the main color of Wetland Park. If you want to enjoy the beauty of Dongting Lake, you can rent colorful boats and speedboats in the resort to have a pleasant "Lake Tour". Qingshan island is rich in Watermelon (seed melon) which is mainly used for seed picking. Its seeds are stir fried by traditional hand, with unique fragrance and long-term non greasy. It is understood that the relevant departments have carried out the overall development of the island's tourism resources, restored Huangling temple, er Fei tomb, Yang Yao temple, etc., and built public park infrastructure and bird watching tourism facilities. Through the grass higher than people, you can see not only the statue of Yang yaotou, but also the vast Dongting water.

Qingshan people don't have an inch of their own land. They live by fishing since ancient times. Qingshan island is one of the only three fishing villages in China and the last one in Hunan. The island is made up of yellow fine sand and white silt. The fine sand beside the lake makes barefoot walking better than the beach. The groundwater is filtered by sand and stone, and the water quality reaches the national standard for drinking mineral water.

climate

It has a subtropical humid monsoon climate, with an annual average temperature of 16.4-17 ℃, an average temperature of 4.0-4.5 ℃ in January, and an average temperature of 29-29.5 ℃ in July and August. It is located in the Asia Pacific flight line of the world's three major bird migration flight lines. During the peak period of winter migration, the total number of birds can reach more than 200000, including 42 rare species. Melons and fruits, sesame, Artemisia selengensis, asparagus, wild celery, medlar, fish and shrimp, and so on, are the most common foods for the villagers. It is said that there are only three producing areas in China. This is one of the three major migration routes of birds in the world. There are 207 species of birds on the island, including 7 species at the national level, such as Oriental White Stork, black stork, white crane, white headed crane, Chinese merganser, great bustard, white tailed sea sculpture, etc. In winter and spring, half of the sky is covered by birds flying and half of the lake is covered by birds falling.

Cultural scenery

Cultural tourism scenery of Qingshan Island

Address: Qingtan Township, Xiangyin County, Yueyang City

Longitude: 112.853343

Latitude: 28.859905

Ticket information: no ticket required. There is a fixed time ferry from Yingtian mifang Wharf in Santang town of Xiangyin County to Qingshan island. The latest time is 14:30. The ticket price is 10 yuan per person and the journey is about 40 minutes.