Nanji Mountain Nature Reserve

Nanjishan Provincial Nature Reserve is located in Poyang Lake District, Xinjian County, with a total area of 33,300 hectares and a core area of 2,000 hectares. It is by far the largest nature reserve in Poyang Lake area (the area exceeds that of Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve). Nanjishan Nature Reserve is vast and sparsely populated, with abundant natural resources, including about 600 species of higher plants, 3 10 species of birds, 0/39 species of fish/kloc-0, more than 80 species of shellfish and more than 20 species of shrimps and crabs. A large area of Sophora alopecuroides and wild water chestnut distributed in the lake area provide abundant food for winter migratory birds. The plant communities mainly include Polygonum aviculare, Carex, Eleocharis tuberosa, Phragmites australis and Nanqu. Become a good hiding place for wintering migratory birds. Every year 10 to April of the following year, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds overwinter in the lake area, including 48 species of wild animals under special state protection, such as cranes, storks, black storks, cygnets and white geese, including Hongyan, bean geese, gray geese, small white geese, cormorants and herons.

Nanji Mountain is a multifunctional nature reserve, which is mainly manifested in four aspects:

1. It has the function of flood storage. Because the natural landscape of the reserve is well protected, no dike has been built and it has strong flood storage capacity. Average elevation of the reserve 17m. According to several flood levels of 22m in 1990s, 33,300 hectares of protected areas can store about 17m cubic meters of flood.

2. It has the function of protecting biodiversity. Because the nature reserve is a vast and sparsely populated lake area, there are few factors of man-made destruction, so it is rich in biological resources and has a unique protection function for biodiversity.

3. Excellent migratory bird habitat conditions. The adaptable habitat attracts more and more migratory birds to come here for the winter.

4. It has high eco-tourism value. The natural landscape of the reserve is beautiful and close to the provincial capital. With the improvement of traffic conditions, more and more tourists are attracted to visit here (60 kilometers away from Nanchang, the road passes through the lake area, and migratory birds can be seen on the roadside). About 2000 people go to Nanji Mountain to watch birds every year.