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Nanshan Grassland
Nanshan Grassland is located in the southern part of Chengbu County. Occupying an area of 152 square kilometers in which the immense mountain,it is covered with grass. This area is called the Hulunbuir Grassland in the South. At present more than five scenic spots on Nanshan Mountain are open to visitors.
What to see
The scenic area is a nature pasture, a sanatorium and a summer resort.The annual mean temperature there is 11 degrees Centigrade. The scenic zone looks like a landscape painting with an immense grassland of more than 10,000 hectares, undulating green hills, verdant fields and white clouds in the blue sky.
The scenic zone consists of Nanshan Grassland, Double River Gorge, White Cloud Cave, Silver Fir Park, Changan Camp and Wutuan Miao Village. The six scenic spots, covering an area of 199 square kilometers, have been audited as provincial scenic zone. Within the Nanshan Scenic Zone, high mountains, tablelands and grasslands are primary sights. Due to the moderate climate and abundant rainfall, 48 level grounds and 48 streams are formed in continuous mountain. Nanshan Scenic Zone, integrating gorge, cliff, lava, fantastic rock, primeval vegetation, flying waterfall and flowing spring, artificial lake together, enjoys the laudatory title of “A Bright Pearl in Southern Land”.
Apart from its natural beauty, Nanshan Scenic Zone is also rich in ecological sport resources. Located in subtropical zone with warm climate and altitude of most land between 1600m to 1900m with moderate gradient, Nanshan, benefiting by this unique landform, is built as an ecological sport land which is suitable for various plateau trainings and sports competitions for athletes of different training level and age. In comparison with western plateau training base, Nanshan enjoys advantage of location, climate and environment. In recent 10 years, Nanashan Scenic Zone has fully taken advantage of these resources to develop more experienced ecological sports.
Shaoyang also has more than six million mu of grass hills and grassland including 1.97 million mu 58 sites of continuous grassland above 10000 mu each. In the whole municipality there are 419 kinds of animals and birds. It has constructed over 200 livestock farming bases with annual capacity of 7 million heads of pig, The municipality will continue to construct six breeding lean-meat pigs bases in Shaoyang,
Dongkou and etc. six counties, enlarge seven commodity cattle production bases in Xinning, Suining, Chengbu and etc. seven counties, construct several goat breeding bases in Suining,
Dongkou and etc. six counties, construct breeding birds (goose, duck) bases in Wugang, Dongkou and etc. five counties, construct grass hill development demonstration base center on Nanshan Livestock Breeding farm and Huangjin Livestock Breeding farm. The construction of these bases can provide many investment opportunities for the foreign investors.
Travel Tips
Transport: Take shuttle buses from Chengbu County to the scenic area
Admission (for reference): 55 yuan/adult
Tel: (86)739-7315088
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