Less than 50 kilometers from Chengdu
The historical and cultural city of Dujiangyan is within the scope of the city
There is a well-preserved forest
Located in the transition zone at the intersection of three climatic zones
The climate varies vertically
The vertical band spectrum of vegetation is complete and significant
It is the biodiversity of the northern section of the southwest mountainous region
One of the most abundant areas
That's it
Giant Panda National Park Longxi-Hongkou
▲ He Bo / Photo
The Longmen Mountains, where it is located, stretch across the northwest of the basin
A huge natural barrier is formed
Blocking the westward and northward advances of the warm and humid air currents
Warm air currents climb high with the terrain and condense into rain
Make the entire Longmen Mountain area
It has become the rainiest area in Sichuan Province
That is, the famous "West China Rain Screen Belt"
Abundant rainfall
Environments where few people are disturbed
This has become a hidden kingdom of moss
There are 376 species of moss in the reserve
Density is rare in the world
▲A thatched hut covered with moss in a moss garden.
(Tension/Photo)
Moss flowers are as small as rice, and also learn to bloom peonies
When you lean over and look closely
You can discover a magnificent world of moss
▲ Male plant of the genus Pogonatum sp.
(Shang Tao/Photo)
▲ Bartramia sp.
The southwestern mountains are the most abundantly distributed rhododendron species in China
The most polarized region
It is the center of origin and differentiation of modern rhododendrons
From the middle mountains to the high mountains
There are 35 species of rhododendrons distributed here
Every spring
Red or white cuckoos bloom freely
▲ Rhododendron calophytum can grow into trees up to 12 meters high.
(Zhu Dahai/Photo)
For the purpose of ex situ conservation of rhododendrons
The Wasia Alpine Botanical Garden built in Longchi
More than 400 species of rhododendrons are introduced and preserved
It is the largest rhododendron garden in Asia
▲ Rhododendron augustinii flowers are available in purple and white types.
(Wang Fei/Photo)
It is located in the transition zone from the Sichuan Basin to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Intact preserved from subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests
Sparse vegetation to the alpine flowing rocky beach
Multiple different ecosystem types
This makes the biodiversity here extremely rich
It has been discovered many times in recent years
Light-leaved magnolia, small petal primrose and other species
A new record in Dujiangyan
▲The light-leaved magnolia first discovered in the Longxi-Hongkou area in 19 years is the first record of Dujiangyan
It is one of the habitats of giant pandas in the Minshan mountain system
It is the survival and reproduction of giant pandas
Key areas and "natural corridors"
The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) maintains its territory by marking it with urine or perianal gland secretions.
(Giant Panda National Park Dujiangyan Management Station / Courtesy photo)
The giant panda's neighbor, the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey
Also haunted in the neighborhood
Because the nostrils are up
The golden snub-nosed monkey is also known as the snub-nosed monkey
▲ Rhinopithecus roxellana
There are also a variety of herbivores living here
Share this well-preserved forest
Sichuan antelope is a typical alpine species
Its natural habitat is forest and meadow above 2500 meters above sea level in the reserve
Sometimes it also goes down to areas below 1500 meters above sea level
Sichuan antelopes often move in groups
Up to hundreds of heads at any time
▲ Sichuan antelope (Budorcas tibetana)
Hairy-crested deer
Named "Hair Crown" because of a handful of upright hairs on the head
They are mammals common in the forests of the Southwest
When frightened, the white tail base is revealed
▲ Hairy-crested deer (Elaphodus cephalophus)
The Chinese impala is also a widely distributed mammal
He enjoys activities in the steep and steep rocky areas
▲ Chinese impala (Naemorhedus griseus)
Chinese iguana
Known as the "Four Unlikes"
Long mane on the neck
It is the origin of the "hyena" in its name
Capricornis milneedwardsii
Small wood musk
Timid by nature
The event is hidden
If not an infrared camera
It's hard to capture a photo of it
Moschus berezovskii
Under the dense forest
Badgers and wild boars turn the land from time to time
Yellow-throated martens and ocelots move through swiftly
Looking for their food
▲ Wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Martes flavigula
▲ Ocelot (Prionailurus bengalensis)
The southwest region is extremely rich in pheasants
There are always big colorful birds
Appears under the lens of an infrared camera
Showcasing their beauty
▲ Spoon chicken (Pucrasia macrolopha)
Blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus)
▲ Red-bellied horned pheasant (Tragopan temminckii)
▲ Red-bellied pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Breeding season
The red-breasted woodpecker has a mouth full of bugs
Come and feed the chicks hiding in the tree holes
▲ Red-breasted woodpecker (Megalaima haemacephala)
(Dong Lei/Photo)
Unlike other birds that move among the branches
Sichuan spiny wood sparrow
He likes to climb in a spiral in a circle on the trunk
It has the word "Sichuan" in its name
It was discovered by Chinese ornithologists
and independently named the second bird species
Certhia tianquanensis
The hidden chipmunk holds the fruit and eats it sweetly
A tuft of white hair on the ear
It is a feature that is not easily misidentified
▲ Hidden chipmunk (Tamiops swinhoei)
So close to the center of Chengdu
But there are a large number of wild animals and plants hidden
In this land that is not disturbed by people
Live forever
Source: Giant Panda National Park