When is the best time to go to Mengda Tianchi?

Best time for Mengda Tianchi: All year round

Mengda Forest Nature Reserve is located in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County, more than 110 kilometers southeast of Xining. The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, the climate is pleasant, hundreds of trees cover the sky and the sun is covered, and all kinds of flowers and plants cover the ground; it is known as Xishuangbanna on the plateau.

The key protected area with Mengda Tianchi as the center covers an area of ??nearly 2,700 hectares and has 509 species of plants, including more than ten kinds of trees such as Bashan fir, Qinggang, Huashan pine, Liaodong dong, and ginseng. , Panax notoginseng, Fritillaria and other valuable medicinal materials. There are also a large number of rare animals. In the forest area, there are strange rocks and hanging waterfalls. Mengda Tianchi covers an area of ??about 300 acres. The water in the pool is as clear as the blue sky, and the peaks are reflected and sway slightly with the waves. In the lake, water birds fly and fish swim comfortably. It is a summer resort, recuperation and tourist resort in Qinghai Province.

Mengda Nature Reserve is like a flying mountain, protruding from the Yellow River, with an average altitude of 2,500 meters. It borders the Jishi Gorge of the Yellow River to the north, Gansu to the east, and Dongfeng, Qingshui, and Daobei Townships to the south and west, with a total area of ??95.4 square kilometers. Starting from the foot of Mengda Mountain and climbing along the mountain road, you can reach Tianchi in two or three hours. Tianchi is surrounded by mountains, with alternating peaks and valleys, and lush forests. There are 5 valleys. In the middle of Muchang Valley, due to the erosion of the Quaternary glaciers and the subsequent mountain collapse, a large number of boulders and rock blocks were piled up on the embankment, forming a 200-meter-long, more than 100-meter-thick, and 60-meter-high ~The "natural dam" with a north-south direction of more than 80 meters cuts off the water flow to form an alpine lake - Tianchi, which is 700 meters long from east to west, 250 meters wide from north to south, with an average water depth of 15 meters, a water surface of 0.2 square kilometers, and a water storage capacity of 2 million cubic meters. The water collection area is 20 square kilometers, the maximum water depth can reach 26 meters in July and August, and the water storage capacity increases to 3 million cubic meters. The water body of Tianchi is clear and the water quality is good. Around the pool there are Feilai Peak, Crouching Tiger Peak, Echo Cliff, Yixiantian, Wuzi Buddha Stone, Toad Stone, natural dam and many scenic spots such as exotic pines, mountain springs and waterfalls. The lakes and mountains are very beautiful.

Mengda Mountain, where Tianchi is located, is also a natural kingdom of plants. It is known as the "Xishuangbanna" of the Qinghai Plateau. In 1980, it was approved by the Qinghai Provincial Government to establish a nature reserve. The forest coverage area in the area is more than 140,000 acres. Some plants from subtropical and warm temperate zones also grow here. Among the woody plants, there are Taiwanese juniper, Fujishan willow, Liaodong oak, Huashan pine, pearl plum, Chinese straw bamboo, big leaf Dozens of species include camphor, kiwi fruit, gallnut tree, Bashan fir, etc. In addition, there are nearly a hundred species of wild ornamental and rare plants scattered around the pool and mountain col, embellishing Mengda Tianchi and the entire reserve with flowers.