Where is the Bird Island National Wetland Park in Dingcheng, Hunan?

Bird Island National Wetland Park in Dingcheng County, Hunan Province is a national wetland park.

Hunan Dingcheng Niaozhou National Wetland Park is located in Shimeitang Town, Dingcheng District, and consists of Shachao River, Niuerhu Lake, farms, paddy fields and surrounding river banks. Shachao River (Lishui ancient spillway) is the main body, connecting Lishui and Niuer Lake, with a total area of 164 1 hectare.

Shachao River was originally an ancient spillway in Lishui. Due to the national flood control and water resources utilization, the Lishui River was diverted, forming the Shachao River. 1974, also known as the south main canal. Shachao River is one of the two main tributaries of Shahekou Irrigation and Drainage Area in Democratic Yangcheng. It starts at Shahekou, ends at Luojiapu, goes down the ancient Lishui River, and passes through Shimeitang, Jiaoyu Village, Ziliuzhou and Heishanzui. The total length of the river is 17km, the water surface area is 2200 hectares, and the drainage area of the dike is 6544.

On 20 14, the Dingcheng District Government confirmed the pilot project of Niaozhou Wetland Park applying for national wetland park, and made it clear that Hunan Forestry Research Institute would make overall planning for the project. From May to July, the Provincial Forestry Exploration Institute organized experts to conduct various special investigations on Niaozhou Wetland Park. In August, it passed the evaluation of the provincial expert group; 165438+ 10, I accepted the on-site assessment by the expert group of the State Forestry Administration. Professor Yang Guishan (director of Nanjing Institute of Geography and Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Professor An Shuqing (professor and doctoral supervisor of School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University) said that Shachao River in Niaozhou Wetland Park is the Rhine River in the east, the ecological corridor of Dongting Lake and the breeding ground of rare wild animals and plants, and it is the best preserved wetland in Dongting Lake area at present. 65438+February, through the evaluation of the national expert group, the State Forestry Administration officially approved the pilot construction of the national wetland park in Bird Island Wetland Park in Dingcheng, Hunan Province with the document Lin Shifa 20 14205.

The ecosystem of Bird Island National Wetland Park in Dingcheng, Hunan Province has the following characteristics: First, it is typical. It is a composite wetland ecosystem composed of permanent rivers, lakes, aquaculture farms and paddy fields. It is typical and representative in Lishui River Basin and Dongting Lake Basin, and has high scientific value and protection value. The second is uniqueness. Shachao River, where Niaozhou is located, is an ancient spillway, and its unique river and lake network system is extremely unique in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The park is an important migration route for East Asian migratory birds, and its natural wetlands provide a good habitat, foraging ground and wintering ground for many birds. The third is species diversity. According to incomplete statistics, the park and its surrounding areas are rich in wildlife resources, with 455 species belonging to 324 genera in1/kloc-0, and 4 species of national second-class protected wild plants, namely Cinnamomum camphora, Fagopyrum cymosum, wild soybean and Zoysia japonica. There are 8 species of wild animals under national second-class protection, such as white-tailed harrier, swallow falcon and kestrel. Yellow weasel, weasel badger, Zaocys and other 62 species of key protected wild animals in Hunan Province.

The construction goal of Bird Island National Wetland Park in Dingcheng, Hunan Province: Through the overall arrangement of wetland protection and restoration, scientific research, popular science education and leisure and entertainment, the wetland park will be built into a model of Dongting Lake ecological economic circle protection and a demonstration of lake-river composite wetland ecosystem in Hunan Province; Make the wetland park an important window for the construction of ecological civilization with good environment and rich biodiversity; Eco-tourism area with Hunan cultural characteristics; A popular science education base with high management level.