Zhuque National Forest Park

Shaanxi Zhuque National Forest Park

synonym

Zhuque National Forest Park generally refers to Shaanxi Zhuque National Forest Park

Shaanxi Zhuque National Forest Park is located in the upper reaches of donglaohe River in the south of Weiyi District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, on the north side of Qinling ridge, 74 li away from Xi'an city and 75 km away from Xianyang City, with a total area of 2621 hectares, including 5 scenic spots and 105 scenic spots

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The mountain in Shaanxi Zhuque National Forest Park is a part of the North Qinling fold belt, with a continental monsoon climate. The annual average temperature is 9 ℃. There are 89 families, 383 genera, 788 species of higher plants, 17 species of pteridophytes, 22 families of bryophytes, 314 species of medicinal plants and 286 species of ornamental plants in the park. The mountain is divided into four forest belts, with more than 250 species of wild animals and mammals, including 18 species of mammals and 4 species of birds There are 10 species of rodents, nearly 10 species of fish and more than 20 species of amphibians and reptiles

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In May 1999, Shaanxi Zhuque National Forest Park was awarded National Forest Park

In May 2016, Shaanxi Zhuque National Forest Park was awarded national AAAA scenic spot

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In February 2020, in order to pay homage to "the most beautiful reverse Walker", Zhuque National Forest Park in Shaanxi Province has implemented free opening and other preferential policies for medical staff from the date of reopening to December 31, 2020.

geographical environment

Location context

Shaanxi Zhuque National Forest Park is located in the upper reaches of donglaohe River, Fuyi District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, on the north side of Qinling ridge, 74 li away from Xi'an city and 75 km away from Xianyang City, with a total area of 2621 hectares

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topographic features

The mountains in the park are part of the North Qinling fold belt, with frequent tectonic changes, various magmatic intrusions and strong rock metamorphism. From Archean to Proterozoic in geological history. The composition rocks are medium deep metamorphic rocks, mainly including schist, gneiss, amphibolite and migmatite. The intrusive rocks are widely distributed in the fold belt, and the Mesozoic granitoids are the most widely distributed. The mountains are tall, with overlapping peaks and valleys. The main ditch in the park is north-south, the front ditch is open and flat, beautiful and quiet, and the back mountain is magnificent and strange. The elevation of the park gate is 1500 meters, and the elevation of the peak ice crystal top is 3015 meters, with a relative elevation difference of 1515 meters. The main types of park landscape are as follows:

Mountains: the park is surrounded by mountains, streams, dense forests, birds and flowers, picturesque peaks, ice crystal top, majestic ancient fields, picturesque peaks, Zuixian peaks, dragon pilgrimage, etc.

Ancient glacier Relics: the highest peak ice crystal top of the park is 3015 meters above sea level, and many peaks around it are more than 2800 meters, which are all at the edge of the ancient glacier. Therefore, the stone sea of ancient glacier relics is widely distributed in high mountains.

Strange rocks: due to years of weathering and encroachment, many cliffs and rocks of different shapes have been formed in qixiufeng scenic area and glacier scenic area

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Climatic characteristics

Zhuque National Forest Park in Shaanxi Province has a temperate semi humid continental monsoon climate. The content of negative oxygen ions in the scenic area is more than 200 times of that in the urban area. The forest coverage rate is more than 96%. The annual average temperature is 9 ℃, and the temperature in the hottest summer is only 26 ℃

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natural resources

plant resources

The vegetation belongs to the warm temperate broad-leaved forest zone on the northern slope of Qinling Mountains, with a forest coverage rate of 94%. There are 89 families, 383 genera, 788 species of higher plants, 17 species of pteridophytes and 22 families of bryophytes. Because the mountain is tall and the vertical structure is obvious, it can be divided into four forest belts

Pine oak forest belt (1500-2000m above sea level): the main tree species are Quercus acuteserrata, Quercus liaotungensis, Pinus tabulaeformis, Pinus armandii, and the associated tree species are Populus davidiana, lacquer tree, Pterocarya stenoptera, Fraxinus mandshurica, Betula platyphylla, Quercus mandshurica, Sorbus mandshurica, etc;

Birch forest belt (2000-26000m above sea level): the main tree species are Betula platyphylla, Betula crassifolia, Betula rigida, Pinus armandii, Populus bournei, Sorbus mandshurica, Rhododendron, and the associated tree species are Abies faxoniana, Pinus armandii, Acer, larch, etc;

Dark coniferous forest belt (2600-2900 m above sea level): the main tree species are fir, larch, hemlock, Rhododendron, and the associated trees are Betula bovis, Spiraea, Cupressus vulgaris, Rhododendron densiflora, etc;

Subalpine shrub meadow zone: the main tree species are Taibai Redwood, Podocarpus, Salix Adenophora, Rhododendron capitatum, etc. There are Spiraea alpina, etc.

There are 314 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine plants in forest plants, 286 kinds of ornamental plants, and the main flower plants are Rhododendron, Magnolia, mangrove, Begonia, Paeonia lactiflora, Shantao, Bauhinia, Daphne odorifera, lily, sizhao, Sorbus, Sorbus sorbifolia, Sorbaria sorbifolia, chrysanthemum, etc. Rare and protected plants include Abies, Taibai Sequoia, Liriodendron chinense, Lianxiang tree, Fraxinus mandshurica, Corylus heterophylla, linchunmu, monocotyledon, wild soybean, Gastrodia elata, etc

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Animal resources

The special terrain and lush forest vegetation protect and nourish many wild animals. According to the survey, there are more than 250 kinds of wild animals and mammals in the park, including 18 kinds of mammals, more than 40 kinds of birds, 10 kinds of mice, 10 kinds of fish, and 20 kinds of amphibians and reptiles, such as giant salamander, mountain stream salamander and forest frog. It belongs to the first class of national protected animals in China, including takin and golden monkey. The second class of national protected animals in China include giant salamander, Sumen antelope, gazelle, black bear, red bellied horned pheasant and long tailed pheasant. There are three kinds of protected animals in China: blue sheep, blood pheasant, forest musk deer and Caragana

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Main attractions

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Honors

In May 1999, Shaanxi Zhuque National Forest Park was awarded National Forest Park

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In May 2016, Shaanxi Zhuque National Forest Park was awarded national AAAA scenic spot

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Tourism information

Traffic routes

Monday to Friday:

8: 00 provincial bus station (opposite the railway station) - 9:00 yuhuazhai (Metro Line 3) - 10:00 park gate; 18:00 park gate - 19:00 yuhuazhai - 20:00 Xi'an bus station;

Huxian Renmin Road station departure time: 6:50, 9:20, 15:50, 16:50.

Saturdays, Sundays and holidays:

9: 00 Xi'an south passenger station - 10:30 park gate; 16:00 park gate - 17:30 Xi'an south passenger station;

Xi'an south distribution center 8:30 Zhifa park gate.

Tour route

Shaanxi Zhuque National Forest Park is an ecological scenic spot with natural forest as the main body. It can be divided into five scenic spots: qinlingliang scenic spot, luhuahe scenic spot, longtanzi scenic spot, qixiufeng scenic spot and glacial River scenic spot. Qinlingliang scenic area and luhuahe scenic area are located in the front of the park, with open and flat channels, mountains and water, and dense forests; longtanzi scenic area is mainly water scenery; Qixiu Peak scenery is mainly mountain scenery; glacial green area is mainly plant landscape, meteorological landscape and glacial relics.

Free policy

In February 2020, in order to pay homage to the "most beautiful reverse Walker", the forest park will be open to medical staff free of charge and other preferential policies from the date of reopening to December 31, 2020.

Address: baliping, Laoyu, Huxian, Xi'an

Longitude: 108.572621

Latitude: 33.784489

Tel: 029-84970888