Nanwan Lake, also known as South Lake, is located in Xinyang City, Henan Province. It is known as the "Pearl of South Henan" and is a famous natural scenic spot. Surrounded by mountains, the lake is bright and the mountains are lush. The scenery is charming and intoxicating.
Nanwan Lake Scenic Area consists of Nanwan Lake and Nanwan National Forest Park, with Nanwan Lake as the center and mountains and islands as the scenic connotation. Rich in natural and human landscapes, it is known as "the first lake in the Central Plains" and "the south of the Yangtze River in the north", and is a national forest park and a national water conservancy scenic spot. The forest area is 2 180 hectares, and the water surface is about 75 square kilometers. Rivers and harbors crisscross the scenic area, and there are 6 1 islands scattered in the lake. The island is tree-lined and green; The blue waves in the lake are refreshing.
Nanwan Lake Scenic Area is famous for its rich forest resources, vast green lakes, numerous exotic island harbors, blooming rare birds and animals, changeable plant landscapes in four seasons, long history and rich folk customs. It is characterized by "seclusion, simplicity, beauty and wonder" and is famous for the harmony of "mountains, water, forests and islands". It combines the natural landscape with the island.
Xinyang City, where Nanwan Lake Scenic Area is located, is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, which has experienced more than 8,000 years of historical evolution. During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, the vassal states of China and Huang were all built here. During the Warring States Period, Xinyang was the territorial center of Chu State, and it was renamed Xinyang in the Northern Song Dynasty. Many famous historical figures have been born here, such as the great historian Sima Guang, the heroic king who ruled Fujian, the sage, the scholar of the Central Plains Ma Zuchang, the literary master He Jingming and the botanist Wu.
Nanwan Lake is also a place with rich cultural landscape, including Wangsi Mountain and Xianyin Mountain, a revolutionary base where Li Xiannian once fought, the site of "Liang Wanglei" with a history of over 400 years, Xianyin Temple, which is as famous as Songshan Shaolin Temple, Luoyang Baima Temple, Kaifeng Suoguo Temple and Nanyang Xuanguan Temple, with strange fairy beds, Fuzi Stone and touching and magical legend of flat-topped pine. Climb this mountain, overlooking Xinyang City in the east and Nanwan Lake in the west. There is a spectacular scene of "green hills outside the mountain and the scenery of South Lake is not exhausted".
Nanwan Lake has a vast territory with a water area of 75 square kilometers. The lake is misty, sometimes sky blue, "preferring bright and sunny water", and sometimes drizzling, "the mountains are empty and rainy"; Sometimes waterfowl "gather together and swim in the golden scales", and sometimes "the lake is clear and golden, and the static shadow is heavy"; Sometimes the sunset glow burns the west, and sometimes the yen falls on the Great Lakes. It is really necessary to make South Lake "more suitable than Chinese calligraphy". The water quality of Nanwan Lake is pure and transparent, which is a national first-class standard. There are Black Dragon Pool and White Dragon Pool in the upper reaches of the lake. The Black Dragon Pool is covered with a small pool connected with a clear spring. The two mountains of Bailongtan are opposite, and one water contains it. Legend has it that it is the first spring in southern Henan. There are 6 1 islands in the lake, with different sizes and shapes, which are scattered in the clear lake like beautiful pearls, and are called Emerald Island.
Birds can be seen everywhere in the islands, especially Bird Island, and birds can be heard all the time. It is famous for having 10 million migratory birds breeding and inhabiting here every year. "Egrets fly in front of Mount Cisse" and "A line of egrets soars into the sky" are vividly reflected here. In addition, there are dozens of wild monkeys growing on Monkey Island. They are all smart, naughty and lively, and they are deeply loved by tourists. The folk song and dance performance on Xiaxia Island has a unique regional color, and the snake skill performance is also unique. Many birds, lions, monkeys, wild boar, camels and other animals in the bird park have different postures, which make tourists feast their eyes.
Wang Sishan, where Li Xiannian fought, stands in the upper reaches of Nanwan Lake. The downstream is connected with Xianyin Mountain with a long history and culture. There is a "Liangwanglei" site on Xianyin Mountain, which has been around for more than 400 years. There is Yin Yin Temple, which is as famous as Shaolin Temple in Songshan, Baima Temple in Luoyang, Suoguo Temple in Kaifeng and Xuanguan Temple in Nanyang. There are grotesque fairy beds, Zhang Renshi, touching and magical legends of flat-topped pine. Climb this mountain, overlooking Xinyang City in the east and Nanhu Lake in the west.
Nanwan Lake Scenic Area is located in the transition zone from the north subtropical zone to the warm temperate zone, with an annual average temperature of 15 degrees, and the highest temperature in the forest in summer is only 29 degrees. The air quality is superior to the national first-class quality standard, and it is a veritable natural "oxygen bar". The forest area in the area is 7 146.2 hectares, the total forest volume is 49 10000 cubic meters, and the forest coverage rate is 96%, forming an artificial forest dominated by Pinus massoniana and Cunninghamia lanceolata and a natural secondary forest dominated by Quercus.
There are 525 species of seed plants 1 16 families. Chinese herbal medicine accounts for 76% of the national medicinal plants, and there are more than 700 species of animals, including more than 200 species of vertebrates, including macaques, giant salamanders, civets, white-crowned pheasants and so on.
Because of the good water quality and no pollution, Nanwan fish is produced in Nanwan Lake, which is not only delicious in meat, but also rich in trace elements and high in nutrition. According to the food monitoring of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nanwan fish contains protein, fat, vitamins and rare elements necessary for human body, and the content of "selenium", which is called anticancer element, is more than 3-5 times that of common fish, especially the silver carp of Nanwan fish, which is not only tender in meat, but also fat and delicious. At present, it has obtained trademark registration in the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and it is a well-known brand inside and outside the province.
Che Yun, Cumulus, Wu Yun, Li Anyun, Tian Yun and other "Wuyun" tea mountains in the upper reaches of Nanwan Lake, as well as Heilongtan and Bailongtan are the authentic producing areas of Xinyang Maojian tea. Xinyang Maojian tea is a kind of precious green tea, which has been a court tribute tea as early as the Tang Dynasty. Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, praised him as "the first in Huainan", and 19 15 won the gold medal in Panama World Expo. Now tea production is more large-scale, forming a tea culture chain integrating tea making, tea picking, tea making, tea selling and tea art performance. Here you can not only see the making process of tea with your own eyes, but also buy real Xinyang Maojian tea everywhere.
Nanwan Lake Scenic Area has invested more than 80 million yuan since its development and construction in 199 1 year. At present, four scenic spots, namely Bird Island, Summer Island and Sheng Da Island, the aquarium in Xishan Scenic Area, the Tian Yang Lake, Diaoyutai and Longfei Pavilion in Dam Scenic Area, the miniature garden in pier scenic area and the new tourist pier, have been developed and constructed, forming four water scenes. Every year, 200,000 tourists come for sightseeing, and the tourism income is 30 million yuan.
Water, electricity, roads, transportation, communications and other tourism infrastructure and service facilities are complete in the scenic spot. The construction of tourist areas has begun to take shape, basically forming a relatively complete comprehensive tourism supporting system integrating "eating, living, traveling, traveling, shopping and entertainment".
The beautiful mountains and rivers, good ecological resources, rich Xinyang tea culture and Nanwan fish culture in Nanwan Lake scenic tourist area will definitely make you linger. Stay and forget to return. We warmly welcome friends from all walks of life to Nanwan Lake for sightseeing, leisure and vacation.
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