Introduction and detailed information of Guposhan National Forest Park

Geographical location

Gupo Mountain National Forest Park is located at the southern end of Mengzhu Mountains at the junction of Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong provinces (regions), and is located in Pinggui, Hezhou City, in the eastern part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Within the district, it is adjacent to Lisong Town and Huangtian Town in Hezhou City in the southeast, Gupo Mountain at the junction of Babu District and Zhongshan County in the west, and Ma'anshan and Bijia Mountain-Pheasant Au at the junction of Guangxi and Hunan provinces in the north. The peaks form a watershed bordering Jianghua County in Hunan Province. The geographical coordinates are 111°30′30″~111°37′30″ east longitude and 24°34′26″~24°42′05″ north latitude. The Gupo Mountain spans Lisong Town and Huangtian Town, Babu District, Hezhou City, with a total area of 7941.1 hectares. Gupo Mountain is 21km away from Hezhou City, 191km away from Wuzhou City, 238km away from Guilin City, 341km away from Guangzhou City, and 586km away from Nanning City. Climate

Gupo Mountain is located in the mid-subtropical climate zone, with an annual average temperature of 18.2℃ (the annual average temperature on the top of Gupo Mountain is 10℃), a maximum temperature of 38.9℃, a minimum temperature of -4.0℃, and an active accumulated temperature of 6643℃. The average annual rainfall is 1704mm, and the relative humidity is above 80%. Spring is rainy, foggy, and windy. Especially in summer, due to the influence of warm and humid air currents from the southern ocean, a large amount of frontal rain often forms in the front of Gupo Mountain. In winter, there are short-term frosts and rains. The annual average frost-free period is 299 days. The air in the park is clean and the negative oxygen ion content in the air is as high as 156,000/cubic centimeter. It is known as "the largest natural oxygen bar in South China". Landform

The Gupo Mountain with a radius of 80 kilometers in the park is a natural kingdom of animals and plants. There are 25 peaks above 1,000 meters above sea level. The highest peak is 1,844 meters above sea level, which is the highest peak in eastern Guangxi. There are ravines and ravines here, and streams gurgling all year round. Due to the special terrain structure, there are many cliffs in the territory, forming a unique scene of waterfalls in all ditches and waterfalls. Among them, Xiangu Waterfall, Yulong Waterfall in Galaxy Luojiutian Scenic Area, Benma Waterfall and Luohan Waterfall in Wayaochong Scenic Area are particularly famous.

Gupo Mountain is a branch of Mengzhuling. The mountain range enters Guangxi from Jianghua County, Hunan, extending from northeast to southwest, with main peaks such as Ma'anshan, Tiantangding (1844 meters above sea level), and Gupo Mountain (1730 meters above sea level). Connected to form the main body of the southwest-trending mountain range. From the mountain range to Gupo Mountain, it turns northwest into Hunan and becomes a low residual vein, and the branches to the south also become residual veins, forming a terrain with slopes on three sides of Gupo Mountain in the north, west and southeast, and a continuous vein on one side in the northeast.

The main peak is abrupt, the peaks stand side by side, the terrain is steep, and the valleys are long and deep. The highest peak in the park is 1,844 meters above sea level, making it the highest peak in eastern Guangxi. The lowest altitude is 300 meters, with a relative height of more than 1,500 meters. The landform type belongs to the mid-mountain mountainous landform of eroded and denuded folded and faulted granite. The development of landforms is formed through the interaction of internal and external gravity during long-term historical evolution.

Gupo Mountain is located in the Yanshan fold belt of the Nanling quasi-geosyncline. It is highly mobile and has experienced many important orogenic cycles. The Yanshan Movement from the Jurassic to the Cretaceous caused large to northeast-directed parallel folds in the major mountain ranges of the Gupo Mountains. Before the mid-Oligocene of the Tertiary Period, the earth's crust was relatively stable. The first episode of the Himalayan movement from the late Oligocene to the mid-Miocene caused fault block uplift. By the time of the Himalayan movement in the early Quaternary Pleistocene, the magnitude of the increase sharply increased. Since the Holocene, the evolution of landforms has, on the one hand, It is the crustal tectonic changes that inherit the characteristics of the Pleistocene period, that is, differential vertical movements continue to occur in some original fault zones. This causes mountains to rise to varying degrees and reach heights.

On the other hand, under the subtropical humid monsoon climate, the erosion of flowing water causes the granite and sandy shale slopes to wash away very quickly, and the valleys are cut violently, and they accumulate at low altitudes to form mountainous areas and the Babu Basin. The landforms in the central gentle zone from the urban area to the forest park are: karst landforms, hilly landforms, low mountains and mid-mountain mountain landforms. A variety of landform types appear within more than 20 kilometers. It can be seen that the terrain and mountains are highly variable in space and the landforms and landscapes are rich and colorful. Humanities History Evolution

Gupo Mountain is the most convenient passage between Babu, an important historical town in Guangxi, and Jianghua, Hunan. It has the footprints of ancestors in ancient times.

Tracing up the Gupo River, one can still see five remaining round holes in the river or on the rocks beside the river, two or three, ranging from 6 to 7 inches square and 5 to 6 inches deep. It is said that they are the ruins of the ancient Chu and Yue camps. "The first crossing of water, the second crossing of water, the third crossing of water, the fourth crossing of water and the fifth crossing of water" are also said to be the relics of ancient merchants who rested on the river and secured rafts. There is still an ancient stone-step path in a small valley in front of Magucao, and its age remains to be studied. Before liberation, bandits often appeared in Gupo Mountain. The bandits' secret cave was found near the top of Gupo Mountain.

The Guposhan Forest Farm was founded in October 1957 and was known as the "Guposhan Forest Management Office" at the time. It mainly manages and protects natural secondary forests.

In May 1958, it was renamed "Guposhan Forest Farm".

In 1965, the work-study Chalin School was opened and the Chalin Brigade was established.

In 1968, Chalin School and Chalin Brigade were disbanded.

In 1982, it was designated as a provincial water source forest protection zone.

In May 2002, it was renamed Guposhan Autonomous Region Nature Reserve Management Office.

In 1992, it was approved as a provincial forest park by the Guangxi District Forestry Department.

In 1996, it was approved as a national forest park by the Ministry of Forestry.

In May 2002, it was renamed Guposhan Autonomous Region-level Nature Reserve.

In December 1992, the Forestry Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region approved the establishment of Guposhan Forest Park (autonomous region level).

In August 1996, it was approved as a national forest park by the Ministry of Forestry.

In 2006, it was rated as a national AAAA tourist attraction by the National Tourism Administration.

In 2009, it was rated as "Leading Enterprise in Modern Forestry Industry" by the Forestry Department of the Autonomous Region. Myth

According to legend, at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, a plague (plague) occurred in Hunan and Guangxi, which harmed one side. There was a wonderful medicine called Ganoderma lucidum in the Tiantang Mountain at the southern end of the Mengzhu Mountains in Hezhou City at the junction of Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong provinces. Dispel the qi and cure the plague. With the support of his fiancée, Miss Miaohong, Aman, a young man from a family of traditional Chinese medicine, is determined to collect Ganoderma lucidum and jelly grass in the hinterland of the cliffs of Tiantang Mountain in Junling Mountain, where jackals, tigers and leopards often roam. After Aman entered the mountain, there was no news. His fiancée, Miss Miaohong, missed her husband so much that she went to Tiantang Mountain alone to look for her fiancé Aman. Seven days passed and she failed to find her fiancé Aman, but she found patches of Ganoderma lucidum. She collected Ganoderma lucidum and mixed it with Chinese herbal medicine to make a soup for the patient to drink, and the patient's illness was cured by the medicine. The villagers were saved, and Miss Miaohong went to Tiantang Mountain to look for her all day long, and vowed not to marry if she could not find Aman. Year after year, local Hakka people call older, unmarried women aunts, and the locals also call Miss Miaohong aunts.

One day the villagers discovered that Aunt Miaohong was missing. One day, a local respected elder had a dream: an immortal told her that the Queen Mother was moved by Aunt Miaohong's touching action of collecting Ganoderma lucidum to save the common people and she lost her fiancé and never married, so she was summoned to heaven and canonized as the Queen Mother. Fairy aunt, please don’t look for Aunt Miaohong anymore. In memory of Aunt Miaohong, the villagers decided to rename Tiantang Mountain to Gupo Mountain. Because heaven means heaven, the main peak of Tiantang Mountain (the highest peak in eastern Guangxi) is still called Tiantangding. Therefore, Gupo Mountain got its name in the three provinces of Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong.

In order to commemorate Aunt Miaohong, the villagers built a fairy temple at the foot of Tiantang Mountain (Gupo Mountain) at the junction of Jianghua, Hunan and Hezhou, Guangxi during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty to worship and pray for the fairy's protection. Safety. Later generations moved the Xiangu Temple to the east side of the Xiangu Lawn for the convenience of worship. Culture

Folklore

There are no other residents in Guposhan Park, but there are Tu Yao and Pan Yao people of the Yao people who live on the eastern edge of the park. The southern edge is made up of Han Hakka and local people, most of whom migrated from Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan and other places during the Qing Dynasty. They still maintain their own traditional culture, and their residential culture and customs are very distinctive. In terms of folk residences, the more typical Han Hakkas are the "Weilong House", the castle-like "Binnzhai" of the Han locals, and the Yao people's stilted houses. The exquisiteness of the architecture has high historical and ornamental value. Folk literature, art and wedding customs are rich and vivid, with distinctive local characteristics. For example, Hakka folk songs, local songs and Yao folk songs. Folk songs in different languages ??have different moods, and folk song antiphons are full of interest. The wedding customs here are really diverse, lively and interesting, including Hakka's "faithful words in the hall", "smearing in the bridal chamber", local people's "looking at the house to confirm love", "strange sighing marriage", "black house hugging", Tuyao " "Lover's Room", "Human Plot" and so on.

Ethnic cultural tourism can enrich the recreational content of forest parks.

Art

The picturesque pastoral scenery of Gupo Mountain has attracted many domestic and foreign tourists. It is the filming location for the TV series "Happy Mulberry Fields", the famous Hong Kong TV series "Tea is the Richness of Hometown", "Wine is the Richness of Hometown" and the TV series "The Woman in the Enclosed House". Natural resources plants

The forest vegetation of the Biological Landscape Park belongs to the mid-subtropical monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest and the tropical monsoon forest in some valleys. It has a total area of ??8,000 hectares and a forest coverage rate of 92%. The natural broad-leaved forest accounts for 92% of the total area. 80.2%. There are more than 160 families and more than 1,040 species of various plants. Among them, tree fern is a national first-class protected species, tourist trees are second-class protected, Bole tree, horse hoof, Fujian cypress, macrocarpa, southern birch, and third-class protected species are Star anise, purple stem, half maple lotus, red toon, paddy field seven, Hinggannan, red vertebrae, red cypress, etc. In the middle and upper part of the mid-mountain zone with an altitude of more than 1,200 meters, when the wind slopes are sparse dwarf forests, shrubs and grasses, the shallow wetlands in the valleys have long green broad leaves composed mainly of dwarf silverberry trees, water green hills, hornbeams, etc. Forest. The lower part of the mid-mountain zone below 1,200 meters above sea level is dominated by tall evergreen trees. The main tree species include masson pine, cedarwood, sweet vertebrae, sassafras, nanmu, five-leaf Pittosporum and so on. Animals

There are more than 100 species of economic animals in the park, including 13 species of amphibians, 6 species of reptiles, 26 species of birds, 16 species of mammals, 26 species of snakes, and 21 species of nationally protected animals. There are 66 species of key protected animals in Guangxi, including 3 species of China's Class I protected animals, including the crocodile lizard, forest musk deer, and yellow-bellied pheasant, and 18 species of national Class II protected animals, including the pangolin, otter, spotted forest civet, and small civet. Ten species including the yellow-bellied pheasant, spotted forest civet, serow, cobra, king cobra, crested eagle, sparrow hawk, collared owl, pangolin and forest musk deer have been listed as protected species under international trade conventions. Overview of scenic spots and landscapes

The scenic spots in the park are mainly divided into Gupo Peak Sightseeing Area, Tiantangding Sightseeing Area, Xiangu Waterfall Scenic Area, Galaxy Luo Jiutian Scenic Area, Wukezhang Lawn Comprehensive Area, Lover's Forest Scenic Area, Wayao Chong Scenic spots, Jinxiu Village, Jiupuxiang Winery, Fangjia Tea Garden, camping barbecue grounds, natural swimming pools, *** rafting, outdoor development bases and other forest leisure and suburban recreation attractions; there are TV series filming locations with different styles, each A scenic spot may contain multiple attractions. Natural Landscape

Xiangu Waterfall

There are more than a dozen waterfalls in Gupo Mountain, but the most spectacular, natural and beautiful one is Xiangu Waterfall. The Xiangu Waterfall, which is about 30 meters high, has clean and cool water that can be drank directly. Looking from afar, deep in the dense forest, a "white dragon" flying out of the sky, shining with silver light, first stretched its head 40 meters down the cliff, then carefully descended more than 40 meters, and flew down the mountain. The waterfall has a drop of more than 80 meters and a width of 5 meters. It is divided into two sections, the upper and lower sections. It floats and stops like smoke. On both sides of the canyon, there are towering ancient trees. The cliffs are lush with vines hanging from them. The strange-shaped trees are dotted with the cliffs, forming a whole with the waterfalls and streams. A beautiful landscape painting.

Water scenery

Gupo Mountain has high mountains, dense forests, criss-crossing ravines, gurgling streams, and deep ravines. Xiangu Stream, Fairy Stream, Datong Stream, Shiba Chong Stream, etc. have a large drop in the stream. The strange villages on both sides are towering. The stream is full of stones and mountain streams. Gurgling water and falling water can be seen everywhere in the shallows. The water hits the stubborn rocks and silver. Flowers in pieces. There are many cliffs and cliffs in the territory, and the streams flowing through them all form waterfalls. Therefore, the gurgling streams and waterfalls in the territory form a unique waterfall landscape. There are as many as 16 waterfalls with a drop of more than 20 meters in the territory. Among them, Xiangu Waterfall, Luohan Waterfall, Yulong Waterfall, Mother and Child Waterfall, Benma Waterfall and Erhaoban Waterfall are particularly famous.

The hot springs outside Gupo Mountain are also rare. Hezhou Luhua Hot Spring at the foot of the green mountains has two springs with a water temperature as high as 68°C and is rich in sulfur. There are also streams passing by. Liangxi Hot Spring, surrounded by mountains and rivers, is a place for health care, recuperation and recovery. Cultural Landscape

Xiangu Temple

Guposhan Xiangu Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty and renovated in 2000. It is a place for Hezhou religious people to carry out religious activities. The hundred-step staircase in front of the Tianmen of Xiangu Temple is majestic; the crane fountain in front of the temple is designed to cleanse your hands before entering the temple. It is a unique feature of Xiangu Temple on Gupo Mountain to wash your hands before entering the temple.

Lover's Forest

Not far from Wayaochong Falls, there is an area of ??300 square meters Square meters of Lover's Lake. In Lover's Lake, there is a lush forest all year round, surrounded by mountains and rivers. The trees in the forest are in pairs, either attached to each other, or climbing and entwining, like a pair of lovers in love. This is the park. The only and unique scenic spot in the park is called "Lover's Forest".

Jade Forest

The jade forest is as white as jade and densely covered as a forest. Since the Song Dynasty, tin mining has been carried out in the Stone Forest area for more than a thousand years. Therefore, the abrupt peaks, stalagmites and pillars form a magnificent landscape. Under the sunlight, the stone clusters are as bright as white marble, and the layers of trees are amazing, like a natural mural, which is comparable to the world-famous Fangnan Stone Forest. While walking through the winding paths between rocks, the sea and sky are vast when it is wide, and mysterious when it is narrow.

Jiupuxiang Winery

Jiupuxiang Winery was once a century-old handmade winery, and later became a vacant lot. Then because of "Wine is Hometown" The winery was artificially built for the filming of the drama "Chen", and it became a new tourist attraction in Hezhou together with the later tea garden. Visitors can try out the waterwheel, rice washing pool, wine truck barrels, etc. props in the drama, and feel the purity and simplicity of Jiupu Xiang. Astronomical landscape

The snow scene of Gupo Mountain National Forest Park, such as morning glow, sunset glow, sunrise, sea of ??clouds, rainbow, snow scene, fog, and the illusion of light refraction, are of extremely high ornamental value. Gupo Mountain is high and foggy, making it difficult to see the true face of the top of the mountain. At an altitude of more than 500 meters, you can often see clouds and mist rising and rolling from time to time, filling the four valleys. The green peaks and snow-white floating clouds appear hazy and fresh, just like a fairyland on earth. Leisure sports

Rafting on Gupo Mountain

Located on the Gupo River in Gupo Mountain National Forest Park in Hezhou, 21 kilometers away from the city. The water of the Gupo River originates from the main peaks of the ridges, Tiantangding with an altitude of 1844 meters and Gupoding with an altitude of 1730 meters. There is no one inhabited from the entrance of the park scenic area to the source, and the entire river water is clear and clean. More than 3,000 meters of the river section are currently open for rafting. The section difference in this river is more than 100 meters, and the rafting time is about 2 hours and 30 minutes.

The natural scenery of the park is very beautiful. It is surrounded by green and deep trees. There are mountains, rugged rocks and towering ancient trees on both sides of the river. The river is filled with fine sand and pebbles of various sizes. The river is crystal clear and there are There are more than ten thrilling places with a drop of 2-3 meters. There are many ponds in the Gupo River and most of them are 1 to 2 meters deep. Most of the rafting river sections are not far from the park's main tourist routes, and it is very convenient to take the park's tourist buses offshore. There are ambulance safety stations along the river to provide emergency ambulance services at any time. Honors

In 1992, it was approved as a provincial forest park by the autonomous region.

In 1996, it was approved as a national forest park by the former Ministry of Forestry.

In 2000, it was rated as "Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Scenic Tourism Area Civilized Demonstration Site".

In July 2000, it was awarded "Guangxi Youth Science and Technology Education Base", "Hezhou College Internship Training Base", "Guangxi Normal University" by the Propaganda Department of the Autonomous Region Party Committee, the Autonomous Region Science and Technology Department, the Autonomous Region Education Department, and the Autonomous Region Science and Technology Association. Educational and scientific research practice base".

In 2005, it was rated as "Top Ten Tourist Attractions in Guangxi".

In 2006, it was rated as a national AAAA tourist attraction by the National Tourism Administration.

In 2008, it won the pilot project of "National Ecological Culture Education Base".

In 2010, it was rated as "Leading Enterprise in the Modern Forestry Industry", "China's Best Ecological Leisure Resort Tourist Attraction", "The Most Popular Hezhou Scenic Spot among Citizens", and "Excellent Self-Driving Tour Campground".

In 2011, it was rated as "Hezhou City's Advanced Unit for Science Popularization" and other honorary titles.

In 2013, Hezhou City's Gupo Mountain National Forest Park was rated as "Tourists' Favorite Guangxi Scenic Area" and "Overseas Chinese's Favorite Natural Scenic Area in South China" through public voting.

It is known as "the largest natural forest oxygen bar in South China".

Scenic route hiking route

Xiangu Waterfall along the road into the main entrance of the park, you can see the first waterfall - Wayaochong Waterfall. After walking through the Lover's Forest (with Lover's Lake in the middle), you come to the large lawn parking lot , here is the dividing point. Go to the right and there is an outdoor shooting spot - the winery, where you can taste the aunt's wine for free. After passing the winery, take the mountain road on the right to the first-line sky scenic area (the mountain road on the left leads to Hunan). After 40 minutes on the stone steps, you can see "The Milky Way Set in the Nine Sky" "Fall.

Return to the Dacaoping parking lot and walk 2 kilometers to the left. You can see the Gupo Waterfall. At the end of the road, there is an undeveloped path leading to the main peak of Gupo Mountain, Matangding (1787.3 meters above sea level). Go first. Take the 1-hour canyon rock beach road. After reaching the foot of the mountain, follow the standard mountain road (you can see two waterfalls diverging at the giant rock). If you encounter a fork in the road, take the main road and reach the top in about two hours. This place is located in the deep mountains of Mengzhu Mountains in the south of the Wuling Mountains. Therefore, most of the places it passes are virgin forest areas that are rarely visited by people. There are no dangerous areas on the entire route. It is difficult to know the many fun without walking through it. If your physical condition allows If possible, it should be considered a must-go. Tram route

After entering the park gate, take the scenic tram directly to the Xiangu Waterfall Scenic Area and watch the Xiangu Waterfall. Then take a bus to Wukezhang Lawn and visit the Xiangu Temple and Jiupuxiang Winery. You can also walk into the Galaxy Luojiutian Scenic Area (about 80 minutes round trip) to appreciate the stunning Yulong Waterfall (a must-see attraction during the wet season). There are also many attractions or activity areas on the big lawn such as a parrot show, a peacock garden, and outdoor expansion for tourists to enjoy. Return to Dacaoping and take a bus to Fangjia Tea Garden, where you can taste tea for free. Afterwards, you can choose to visit Qinglin Scenic Area on foot, or take a car directly to Jinxiu Village (Jiangnan Water Village Film and Television City). After visiting Jinxiu Village, walk 340 meters to Wayaochong Scenic Area for sightseeing. Attractions include Niutou Village, Mihou Mountain, Benma Waterfall, etc. After leaving Wayaochong Scenic Area, you can choose to walk down the mountain, about 550 meters to the park entrance, or you can go back to Jinxiu Village and take a battery car down the mountain. Self-help guide

Ticket price: 125 yuan/person

Opening hours: 08:00-17:30

Self-driving: Guangfo---Guangsan- --Sihui---Guangning---Huaiji---Hezhou, about 6.5 hours' drive. There is a tourist bus from Hezhou Bus Station directly to Gupo Mountain, which takes 50 minutes. Train time: 7:00~15:00, last train at 17:30, fare is 6 yuan.

Accommodation: There is Guposhan Forest Hotel in the park. Standard single room is 60 yuan/day and double room is 70 yuan/day. You can also rent tents for camping.

Catering: It is best to bring dry food with you when going to Gupo Mountain. There are no restaurants in the mountain. There are many ordinary small shops near the scenic spot, and local chicken, fish, and tofu are the best delicacies.

Entertainment: Appreciate folk literature and art and wedding customs, such as Hakka folk songs, local songs and Yao folk songs, various wedding customs, etc.

Food: White chopped chicken, meatballs, dragon sticks, tofu balls, five-color glutinous rice, simmered pumpkin rice, lettuce rice, bamboo tube simmered rice, mugwort porridge, New Year rice dumplings, black meat rice dumplings, acacia rice dumplings, Banana leaf glutinous rice, stuffed bitter melon, beef intestine acid.