Where is Shahe National Wetland Park?

Shahe National Wetland Park is a national AAA tourist attraction and a national wetland park.

Shahe National Wetland Park in Luohe City, Henan Province is located in the Nihewa flood detention area at the junction of Beiwudu Town, Lianhua Town and Taiwei Town within the administrative jurisdiction of Wuyang County, Luohe City, Henan Province. The area is less disturbed by man-made damage, has abundant rainfall every year, and has good natural conditions, which ensures its rich species diversity. The establishment of a national wetland park here will play an important and positive role in the protection of the gene pool here. The planned area of ??Shahe National Wetland Park in Luohe City is 651.33hm2, of which the wetland area is 449.90hm2 and the wetland rate is 69.07%. Within the wetland in the planning area, the river wetland is 386.78hm2, accounting for 86.00% of the wetland area; the artificial wetland is 63.12hm2, accounting for 14.00% of the wetland area. Shahe Wetland is one of the most important wetlands in Luohe City and a typical representative of river wetlands in the Central Plains. The area has vast tidal flats and is home to migratory birds.

Secondly, wetlands play an irreplaceable role in purifying water sources, alleviating pollution, and conserving soil, so they are vividly called the "kidneys of the earth." Shahe National Wetland Park can effectively recharge local underground water, effectively control floods and prevent soil desertification, retain sediments, toxic substances, and nutrients, thereby mitigating the harm caused by environmental pollution to people; its magic lies in its ability to Store carbon elements in the form of organic matter to reduce the greenhouse effect.

Shahe National Wetland Park can effectively regulate floods and prevent natural disasters. Wetlands play an important role in storing water, regulating river runoff, recharging groundwater and maintaining regional water balance. Wetlands are natural "sponges" for water storage and flood prevention. It can distribute precipitation unevenly in time and space, and avoid floods and droughts through the regulation of wetland throughput. Many lakes such as Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, and Taihu Lake in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River once played a water storage function and prevented countless floods; many reservoirs played a huge role in flood control and drought relief. Most of the wetlands in Wuyang County are Swamps play a different role in this regard. In addition, evaporation from wetlands creates rainfall in nearby areas, stabilizing regional climate conditions and regulating regional climate.

Shahe National Wetland Park has the functions of humid climate and environmental purification, and is an important part of the ecosystem. Most of them develop in the negative landform type, where water accumulates for a long time, and dense plants grow, with roots and stems intertwined underneath and debris accumulated. Submerged swamps generally have a grass root layer of several tens of centimeters. The grass root layer is loose and porous and has a strong water-holding capacity. It can hold water 3 to 15 times greater than its absolute dry weight. Not only can it store a large amount of water, but it can also continuously return water to the atmosphere through plant transpiration and water evaporation, thereby increasing air humidity, regulating precipitation, and playing a good role in the natural cycle of water. According to experimental research, one hectare of swamp can evaporate 7,415 tons of water during the growing season, which shows its huge function in regulating climate. In addition, wetlands also have biogeochemical functions. Wetlands store large amounts of carbon and nitrogen. According to surveys, the carbon storage in wetland peat is 120-260PgC, which is about 15% of the earth's total carbon. While biologically sequestering carbon, it slowly emits CO2 and CH4 into the atmosphere to slow down global warming. Nowadays, the issues of global warming and greenhouse gas emissions cannot be ignored. The carbon storage function of wetlands is in line with the current concept of "low-carbon" life and has positive significance for the global climate.