Nanmuyuan Forest Park

Nanmuyuan Forest Park is located on the east side of Changshou District, Chongqing. It is about 10 kilometers away from Changshou City, and can be directly reached by Yufu Expressway. Because there are ancient temples and nanmu trees all over the mountains, it is named Nanmuyuan according to the scenery, and it is called "small bamboo sea". Nanmu Temple was built in Luqin Temple in Tang Dynasty. After more than 500 years of Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, it was rebuilt in Ming Dynasty and renamed Guanyin Temple. It was repaired and expanded during the Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. Because the forest evolved into Nanmu canopy, it was named Nanmu. hospital. The planned total area of the park is more than 11,400 mu. The forest resources are very rich, the momentum is spectacular, and the scenery is beautiful. There are 7,000 mu of evergreen leaf forest, 5,000 mu of bamboo forest, 1,000 mu of pear orchard, and the forest coverage rate reaches 80%. There are 760 species of trees, shrubs, grasses, vines and other plants, including ginkgo, metasequoia, nanmu, etc., which are known as living fossils, towering ancient trees with a diameter of 100 meters, and evergreen broad-leaved forests that are similar to virgin forests. 91 kinds of rare animals and 5 natural caves. In the past, Nanmuyuan was a wooden structure, with halls such as the Big Buddha, Shanwang, Guandi, etc., and more than 100 houses. Therefore, the folks called the valley of the hill, the Buddha of Donglin Temple, and the house of Nanmuyuan as the three masterpieces of temples. In the scenic area, there are vast forests and seas, gurgling streams, shaded trees, quiet paths, and pavilions and stone benches dotted under the trees along the road from time to time. In the middle of summer, it is a perfect place for people to take a break from the heat and enjoy the cool breeze and relax and recuperate.