Where is Wutai Mountain?

Wutai Mountain is located in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province.

Wutai Mountain has plants 100 families, 386 genera and 66 1 species. Among them, there are 50 1 species of herbs and 0/60 species of woody plants. In lower plants, algae can be used as food and green algae can be used as feed; Fungi include auricularia auricula, mushrooms, puffball and poria cocos, all of which can be used as medicine. Auricularia auricula and mushrooms are delicacies. The pteridophytes in higher plants include linden, Selaginella, silver powder, fern, inaction and so on. Other higher plants are divided into grasses, trees, fruit trees, medicinal materials, flowers and so on.

Wutai Mountain has a forest area of 294,300 mu, with a coverage rate of 44.83%, of which natural forests account for 63% and artificial forests account for 37%. Forest communities are mainly composed of woody plants-trees and shrubs. The plant community has a certain regularity because of the altitude change, that is, cold-tolerant and short alpine meadow shrubs are distributed in subalpine, while tall coniferous and broad-leaved trees and associated shrubs are distributed in middle and low mountains. Woody plant resources ***42 families, 7 1 genus, 160 species.

Geological characteristics of Wutai Mountain:

The strata are complete and rich, especially the Precambrian strata are typical and peculiar, which is the key area of geological science research in China. Most of the strata in Wutai Mountain are named after the mountains, waters and villages in this area, which occupies an important position in the field of geology.

Wutai Mountain is composed of ancient crystalline rocks, with deep cuts in the north and five towering peaks. The peaks are as flat as Taiwan: Wanghai Mountain in Dongtai, Guayue Peak in West Taiwan, Jinxiu Peak in South Taiwan, Coconut Peak in North Taiwan and Cuiyan Peak in Middle Taiwan. Outside the five peaks, it is called outside Taiwan, and inside the five peaks, it is called inside Taiwan, with Taihuai Town as the center. The lowest point of Wutai Mountain is only 624 meters above sea level, and the highest point is 306 1. 1 meter above sea level, which is known as the "roof of North China". The climate in mountainous areas is cold, there is ice at the top of the platform all year round, and the weather is cool in midsummer, so it is also called Liang Qingshan, which is a summer resort.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wutai Mountain