Huangqi Mountain Forest Park, with a forest coverage rate of 89.4%, serves as a vital "green lung" for Jieyang City. This southern subtropical forest is home to 716 species of vascular plants and 94 species of terrestrial vertebrates, forming a richly layered ecosystem.
Within the park, evergreen broad-leaf forests and mixed conifer-broadleaf forests grow interspersed with one another. Before Lüyun Temple stands an intertwined maple tree, believed to have been planted in the Song Dynasty (over 700 years ago). On the forest floor grows the "Jinmaogou" (Cibotium barometz), a nationally protected plant species that the park carefully safeguards through dedicated conservation measures.
The park's stable ecological environment offers an ideal habitat for wildlife. Its terrestrial vertebrates span four major taxonomic groups—amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals—with birds being particularly active, including four nationally second-class protected species.
Here, humans and nature coexist in harmony. Through scientific zoning, ecological restoration, nest-box installation, and public education, the forestry department works to protect biodiversity.
Author | He Fengyu
Photo | Jieyang Fabu
Editor | Huang Qini, James Campion, Shen He
