The Sanling Mountain National Forest Park (3A)

The Sanling Mountain National Forest Park is located on the most southern point of the Chinese mainland. The natural ecological garden totaling an area of 22,685 mu (1512.34 ha) is like a large green jade lying 3 kilometers northeastward from downtown Zhanjiang. As the largest natural barrier of Zhanjiang city, it is known as the "City Lung" of Zhanjiang and the beautiful "Backyard Garden".

As a national forest park, it has been given the following titles: AAA tourist area, the internationally well-known green, low-carbon tourist and leisure resort, the demonstration base of forest eco-tourism in Guangdong, the scientific education base in Guangdong Province, the most popular destination for self-driving tourists in Guangdong, the demonstration unit for cultural construction in Zhanjiang, the top ten pacesetters of cultural construction, and an excellent tourist area. It is a tourist resort popular among tourists from all parts of China.

The Sanling Mountain National Forest Park enjoys a unique subtropical forest climate. With lush vegetation, singing birds, fragrant flowers, rolling hills, and deep valleys, it ignites people's imagination! The Chixi Lake has a surface area of more than 600 mu (40 ha) and is like a crystal mirror reflecting the pretty face of the Forest Park. On the surface of the lake, you can see ducks making ripples and people rowing boats. The natural beauty of the lakes and mountains make tourists linger without any thought of leaving.

The Forest Park is rich with wildlife and resources. 89 kinds of vertebrates have been spotted in the Park, which fall in 35 families, 18 orders and 4 classes. Nine of them are first class or second class national protected animals: egrets, herons, little swans, mandarin ducks, goshawks, sparrow hawks, greater coucals, tiger frogs and lizards. There are 318 kinds of arbor trees, 536 kinds of bushes and 670 kinds of vegetations, 6 of which are first class or second class national protected plants. The harmony between human beings and nature is highlighted here.

In the Forest Park, you can experience a wide range of activities, all of which are great fun. You can go sightseeing in the Sanling Mountain, experience the amusement items in the "Merry Land", taste the stewed pot chicken in the ecological garden, watch animal performances, visit the miniature landscape made of quartz sand, go boating in the Merry Water Land, climb up the mountain in an ecologically friendly way, treat yourself to wild fruits such as Rose Myrtle Seeds, see beautiful roses and inhale fresh air with a high concentration of negative oxygen ions. In a word, you will have a wonderful time when you visit here.

Address: Forest Park, 24, Baipeng Road, Xiashan district, Zhanjiang city

How to Get There: Take Bus No 31 and get off at the gate of the Forest Park

Tel: 0759-2352001

Admission: 15 yuan ($0.8)