Taiping Town is rich in products and eco-tourism resources, with a forest coverage rate of over 95%. There are many rare wild animals in China, such as leopard, giant salamander, sika deer, owl and roe deer. There are more than 600 kinds of wild medicinal materials, which are called "natural drug storehouse". It has a national nature reserve and a national 5A-level tourist attraction-Laojieshan Eco-tourism Resort.
The Natural Resources of Taiping Town
Taiping Town, Xixia County has a unique climate, rich products and treasures everywhere. The annual average temperature is 12.5℃ (7.5℃ lower than that of Jigongshan Summer Resort), the annual rainfall is 840mm, the forest coverage rate is over 95%, and the eco-tourism resources are rich.
Four seasons in one mountain, ten miles in different days. The unique fresh and humid microclimate has bred 4 195 species of animals and plants, more than 60 species of ancient and vivid plants in the dinosaur era, 1200 species of precious Chinese herbal medicines, and 13 16 species of animals-Cornus officinalis, which is the treasure of Chinese herbal medicines with the highest yield and quality in China.
Dendrobium officinale and Gastrodia elata, as well as high-grade and high-reserve minerals such as molybdenum, iron ore, fluorite, timely and copper, are rare Chinese herbal medicines with higher prices than gold. Known as "biological gene bank" and "natural Chinese medicine bank". It is an ideal garden for summer vacation, sightseeing and scientific research.