hiking and swimming at Dinghu Mountain on sunday

Dinghu Mountain (鼎湖山) is located in Dinghu District, 18km to the east of Zhaoqing City, in the Dayunwu Mountain Range[1], in Guangdong Province of southern China. It is one of the four famous mountains - Danxia, Dinghu, Xiqiao and Luofu in Guangdong Province.

Known as the "green gem on the Tropic of Cancer", the mountain's peaks rise above ancient towering trees, flying waterfalls, fresh air, various birds and colorful flowers. Since ancient times, it has been a tourist attraction and a Buddhist sacred place. Its shrines attract up to 1 million visitors per year (1997)[1].

Climate


The climate here is damp monsoon climate of south subtropical zone. It is moist and rainy, providing favorable conditions for plants to grow. The temperature is quite different in summer and in winter. The annual average temperature is 20.9℃. The average temperature in July, the hottest month, is 28.0℃ with the extremely highest temperature of 38.0℃. In contrast, the average temperature in January, the coldest month here, is 12.6℃ with the extremely lowest temperature of 0.2℃ below zero. The annual precipitation tops 1.929 millimeters. The annual relative humidity averages 82%. July, August and September are typhoon months and about 4 typhoons hit the region every year.


Physical Features

Dinghu Mountain is one of the four famous mountains -- Danxia, Dinghu, Xiqiao and Luofu in Guangdong Province. Dinghu Mountain has more than 10 peaks such as Dinghu, Sanbao, Fenglai, Jilong, Fuhu and Qingshi. The peaks are about 500 meters above sea level. The highest peak is Jilong with an altitude of 1,003 meters. There is over 900 meters in terms of altitude between the highest peak and the lowest one. There is red soil in each zone in the Reserve. Yellow soil and grassy marshland are vertically distributed in the Reserve. Two streams rising in Jilong Mountain run perennially from northwest to southeast and join at the entrance of Dinghu Mountain National Natural Reserve before flowing into Xijiang River.


Biological Features

The forest coverage in the Reserve reaches 78%. Evergreen broad-leaved forests of south subtropical zone with a history of 400 years are well protected. As top vegetation in the monsoon zone, they are precious natural heritage belonging to China and the whole world. The vegetation is vertically distributed with rich and conspicuous features into several types including monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forests and mountainous evergreen broad-leaved forests.


There are abundant animal and plant resources with great variety. More than 2,400 species of plants are distributed here, and of these species, about 1,700 higher plants including 320 xyplants and over 900 plants for medicine, 110 fibrous plants and 70 oil plants among which 22 rare, precious and endangered plants under the special state protection including Lichi chinensis and Cycas spp. In addition, there are more than 170 species of birds, 30 species of animals and 20 species of pythons, among which leopards, serows and silver pheasants are under the state protection. Silver pheasant is the official bird of Guangdong Province.
How to get there
bought ticket at Guangzhou bus station. such as LiuHua bus station, Yuexiu nan bus station. TianHe bus station,JiaoKou bus station. that ticket is go to ZhaoQing city肇庆市。this track would be pass by Dinghu Mountain. told the bus driver you want to got off at Dinghu Mountain鼎湖山。

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Comment by jane nieh on July 28, 2009 at 4:39pm

hello, Pavar, i had been there before and it is not doubt Dinghu Mountain is a great place!
thank you for your organizing

Comment by MountainSpace on July 5, 2009 at 7:10pm

the weather is raining druing midnoon and after noon at Dinghu Mountain.

Comment by MountainSpace on July 5, 2009 at 7:10am

oh pls contact me by my mobil phone. cause that my living place at zhaoqing right now have do no connect the internet. I am at cable cafa.

Comment by MountainSpace on July 5, 2009 at 7:01am

hi, everybody. Zhaoqing city here is no raining at all. event runing today. pls leave comment if you have idea or suggection.

Comment by MountainSpace on July 4, 2009 at 11:40pm

Dear Jenny Rodriguez: I earger to wish you attending the hiking-and-swimming-at-dinghu event tomorrow. I do sincerely invite you to attending this hiking. I would be waiting for you tomorrow.

Comment by MountainSpace on July 4, 2009 at 11:27pm

reply to Ally: wellcome to attending hiking and swimming at Dinghu Mountain on sunday event. I been finished wedding of my cousin. i have to go to bed to sleep I do hope to meet you at Dinghu Mountain tomorrow morining.

Comment by Ally on July 4, 2009 at 1:48pm

Actually I really wanna go there
I did make a plan in Dragon boat festival to go there with my BF.

Seems I can't make it again as my knees got hurt

Comment by MountainSpace on July 4, 2009 at 8:25am

I will attending my one of my relative's his wedding tonight.and then I will go to Dinghu Mountain tomorrow.

Comment by MountainSpace on July 4, 2009 at 8:23am

i am at zhaoqing city right now.

Comment by ● Trisha ● on July 3, 2009 at 5:45pm

Sorry, I'm off to Yiwu tomorrow. Maybe next time.

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