Yangmingshan National Forest Park

Not to be confused with Yangmingshan National Park in Taiwan.

Yangmingshan National Forest Park
阳明山国家森林公园
Gate of Yangmingshan National Forest Park, in Yongzhou, Hunan, China.
Location of the park within Hunan.
Type	Public park, national park
Location	Yongzhou, Hunan
Coordinates	26°03′57″N 111°56′46″E
Area	6,666,666.67-square-metre (71,759,402.8 sq ft)
Created	1992 (1992)
Operated by	Hunan government
Status	Open all year
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	阳明山国家森林公园
Traditional Chinese	陽明山國家森林公園
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yángmíngshān Guójiā Sēnlín Gōngyuán

Yangmingshan National Forest Park or National Forest Park of Mount Yangming (Chinese: 阳明山国家森林公园; pinyin: Yángmíngshān Guójiā Sēnlín Gōngyuán) is a national forest park located in northeastern Shuangpai County, Yongzhou, Hunan, China. It covers an area of 6,666,666.67-square-metre (71,759,402.8 sq ft). Located in the suburb of Yongzhou, it is bordered by Guilin on the South, Xiao River on the West, Mount Heng on the North, and Yongzhou on the East. Its main peak is 1,624.6-metre (5,330 ft) above sea level.

History

In 1945 when Chiang Kai-shek presided a conference of senior military commanders, he visited the mountain in his free time.

In 1982 it was designated as a "Provincial-level Nature Protection Area" by the Hunan government.

In 1992 it was classified as a "National Forest Park" by the State Forestry Administration.

In September 2009 it was authorized as a "National Nature Reserve" by the State Council of China.

In 2012 it was categorized as a "4A-level Tourist Site" by the China National Tourism Administration.

In 2013 it was inscribed to the Prototype-zone of Ecotourism Attractions List by the Hunan government.

Geography

Yangmingshan National Forest Park.

Yangmingshan National Forest Park is dominated by sandstone.

Pseudotsuga sinensis predominate in the mountain of forest. It also abounds with Taxus chinensis, Cephalotaxus fortunei, Torreya grandis, and Quercus hypargyrea (syn. Quercus multinervis).

Animals that inhabit the Yangmingshan National Forest Park are pangolin, musk deer, silver pheasant, Chinese giant salamander, hare, and pheasant.

Rivers

River with headwaters: Huangjiangyuan (黄江源).

Climate

Yangmingshan National Forest Park is in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, with an annual average temperature is 12 °C (54 °F), total annual rainfall of 2,000-millimetre (79 in), a frost-free period of 150 days.

Tourism

Wanshou Temple (万寿寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the mountain, the temple was first construction in the Song dynasty, rebuilt in the Ming dynasty.

A sea of azaleas (杜鹃花海) in the mountain in spring each year.

Memorial Pavilion of the Red Army (红军纪念亭). On August 23, 1934, Ren Bishi, Wang Zhen and Xiao Ke led they soldiers to wipe out a whole enemy and slept on stones.