1June, 985, Suizhou established the preparatory group for the development of Dahongshan Scenic Area; 1987 September, Suizhou Municipal People's Government established Changgang Town; 1February, 988, the former Suizhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government established Dahongshan Scenic Area Administration, which co-located with the former Changgang Town People's Government. In April 2005, the "Dahongshan Scenic Area Management Committee" (county level) directly managed by the Municipal People's Government was established. The CMC consists of "one office and three bureaus", that is, the CMC office; Scenic Area Administration (affiliated to Planning and Construction Environmental Protection Bureau), Rural Work Bureau (affiliated to Changgang Town People's Government Office), and Finance Bureau. Subsequently, according to the needs of the work, the Land and Resources Branch, the Public Security Branch, the Work Safety Supervision Administration and the Forestry Bureau were established one after another.
The Dahongshan Scenic Area in Suizhou covers an area of 232.5 square kilometers, including 300,000 mu of mountain fields, 260,000 mu of natural forests and 243 12 mu of cultivated land. It is adjacent to towns and villages such as Sanligang and Hongshan in Sui County, and borders counties (cities) such as Zhongxiang and Jingshan. According to the master plan of 1996 approved by the Ministry of Construction in March, the core scenic spot of Dahongshan Scenic Area is 305 square kilometers, including 127 square kilometers in Sui County. The geographical area is the largest of the three places. Mount Everest, the main peak of Dahongshan, is located in Sui County, with an altitude of 1055 meters. According to the plan, there are 73 scenic spots with development value in China, including 2 1 A-level scenic spots, 25 B-level scenic spots, 27 C-level scenic spots, and more than 3,400 scenic spots with ornamental value. The nature of scenic spots is divided into six categories: geology (caves), rocks, vegetation, meteorology, waterfalls (rivers and lakes) and humanities. Its basic characteristics are: dense forests, beautiful water and caves, simple nature, quiet and cool, and it has many functions, such as sightseeing, summer vacation, fishing and swimming, fitness and recuperation, enjoying snow and sketching, scientific investigation and so on.
Dahongshan was a sea of Wang Yang in ancient times, which was gradually promoted by Yanshan and Himalayan movements. Mountains overlap, peaks compete, ravines crisscross and forests are boundless. Most of the peaks are above 800 meters, and there are 9 peaks above 1000 meters. The highest peak is Mount Bao in Suizhou, with an altitude of 1.055 meters, which is known as "the first peak in the sky in bei chu". Although the absolute height of the main peak of Dahongshan is small, its relative height with Jianghan Plain and Yanshui Valley Plain is above 1 1,000 m.. With the spirit of "Climbing the Great Hong Mountain and Small Hubei", it has been known as "Jingchu Famous Mountain" since ancient times.
Dahongshan is located in the south of China central orogenic belt, at the junction of Qinling orogenic belt and Yangtze plate. It is a huge collision zone (fault zone), and the Xiangfan-Guangji fault zone passes through Suizhou in Dahongshan area. Its K-Mg lamprophyre is rare in the world, especially the K-Mg lamprophyre formed by submarine volcanic eruption is the first case in the world. Due to the abnormal development of karst landforms, a large number of karst caves with peculiar landscapes have been formed. There are 108 large and small caves in China, which are magnificent and unpredictable. There are holes in the cave, mountains and rivers coexist, and its stalactites have different shapes, forming a unique scene with high ornamental value.
The red landscape is high in water quality, with many rivers and streams, overflowing springs and splashing waterfalls. There are 42 lakes, 99 springs, 53 streams, 3 rivers and 10 waterfalls in this area. Huanglongchi, which is located at the peak of Zhu Bao at an altitude of 1000 meters, and Bailongchi, which is 840 meters above sea level, will not dry up no matter how long the drought lasts. This is a beautiful spectacle.
Dahongshan has a mild climate, warm in winter and cool in summer, four distinct seasons and a pleasant climate. It has the climatic characteristics of "one mountain is divided into four seasons, and ten miles are different from the sky". Annual average temperature 10.6℃ ~ 15.3℃, annual average relative humidity 77%, annual average air pressure 1000.9 mm Hg, total sunshine radiation 107.9 kcal/cm2, and annual average wind speed 1.8. Because the air is rich in oxygen ions, it is known as the natural "oxygen bar". Historical Records of Dahongshan records that "pines and cypresses are immortals and mountains and rivers are ancient caves".
Dahongshan has more than 75 families 1400 species of plants, a well-preserved primary secondary forest, the largest ancient ginkgo community represented by Ginkgo King in China, and rare tree species represented by Bai La, Pteroceltis tatarinowii and Phoebe bournei across the street. There are 365,438+0 families and 65,438+0,300 species of animals, among which giant salamander, scarab and yellow-footed egret are rare. Dahongshan has become a famous mushroom and fungus producing area and a natural producing area of centipede with golden head in China.
Dahongshan is an important jungle of Buddhism in China and the birthplace of Cao Dongzong, the southern Zen Sect. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, Dahongshan has been a Buddhist holy land, and many emperors have named it. Its Buddhism has spread far and wide to Japan and Southeast Asia, and enjoys a high reputation in the Buddhist community. According to the records of Dahongshan, Dahongshan is connected with mountains, and Hongshan Temple is connected with temples. In addition to the upper court (Lingfeng Temple) and the lower house (manjuji) of Hongshan Temple, since the Tang Dynasty, 26 temples have been built in the mountains of Dahongshan with the main peak (Mount Everest) as the center, "seeing the world in a refined way", and pilgrims and believers are in an endless stream. In recent years, Japanese Buddhist experts and monks led a delegation to Dahongshan for three times to seek roots and worship ancestors. At present, the Daqiong Temple rebuilt on the basis of the original upper house is under construction and will be completed and opened to the outside world this year.
Dahongshan has always been one of the most active areas of revolutionary flame, and revolutionaries such as He Long, Li Xiannian, Tao Zhu, Qian Ying and Chen Shaomin have left their historical footprints. In Changgangdian, Dahongshan, Tao Zhu presided over the "Training Course for Military and Political Cadres of Anti-Japanese Guerrillas in Hubei-Henan Border Region" and the "Working Committee behind the Anti-Japanese Enemy Lines in Hubei-Henan Border Region" and its organ Dahongbao, and liberated the Jianghan Military Command in Zhoujiawan and its organ Jianghan Daily (the predecessor of Hubei Daily), as well as the tombs of martyrs in Huang Chunting, Sanligang and Dahongshan.
Dahongshan is located in Jingyu, with superior geographical position and convenient transportation. It integrates nature, humanities, history and art, and there are many world-famous archaeological discoveries, world cultural heritage, national historical and cultural cities and national unrepeatable architectural masterpieces in the region. The scenic spots have been named as national key scenic spots, national forest parks, the fourth batch of national youth education bases, inspection-free units for comprehensive management of national key scenic spots, national ecological towns in Hubei Province and geological parks. Dahongshan is gradually becoming a "famous Buddhist mountain and health paradise" in China and an excellent tourist destination in China.