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Welcome to Songshan National Nature Reserve （保护区简介）
Established in 1985, Songshan is the first and only national level nature reserve in the Beijing municipality. With an area of 4660 ha, Songshan is located in the Yanshan mountain range, lying just south of Dahaituo Mountain (2198 m), the second highest peak in Beijing. Along with its rich variety of wildlife, its close proximity to the urban center of Beijing also adds value to its important ecological functions and services such as water retention, dust storm prevention, and air cleansing. On top of this, the nature reserve also provides a unique place for the millions of regional urban residents to experience nature.
Songshan is the largest habitat area for natural stands of Chinese pine in the Huabei region, while the unique secondary natural Chinese pine forest of Songshan is also a very important ecosystem type. Other regionally characteristic forest types found at Songshan include Manchurian walnut, linden, elm, and birch.
The reserve is also rich in biodiversity with 713 known plant species, 29 species of mammals, 143 species of birds, 15 species of reptile, 2 amphibian and 12 fish species. There are four Level 1 nationally protected animal species including the golden leopard (Panthera pardus Linnaeus), Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos kamtschatica Severtzov), Imperial eagle(Aquila heliaca heliaca Savigny), and Black stork (Ciconianigra), in which you are most likely to see a golden eagle.
Its evolution ever tied to human activities, Songshan can be seen as a historical museum of human interactions with natural systems. In just short walks through Songshan, you can see hundred year old Chinese pine forests, as well as mixed natural stands of broad-leaved forests with rich biodiversity and patches of planted forests composed of only one or two arbor species. Even the untrained eye can pick out distinct differences between these various forest stands, revealing a great deal about nature just with a walk through the woods.
This mixed range of forest types at Songshan provides another important service as an educational resource for both scientists studying biological evolution in the Huabei region and elementary school students learning about basic natural systems. Other important research fields that Songshan is a suitable host for include wildlife protection (rocky vegetation species), vegetation species reconstruction efforts, and field surveys.
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Address: Songshan Administration, Zhangshanying Town, Yanqing County, Beijing |
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