Laoshan National Forest Park is located in the northwestern suburbs of Nanjing in Jiangsu Province, on the north bank of the Yangtze River, across Pukou District. With a total area of 8,040 hectares and a forest coverage rate of 90%, it is known as “Nanjing’s Green Lung” and a “Natural Oxygen Bar”. The Park has steep mountains, towering ancient trees, green bamboo and wonderful scenery. It is a good tourism resort where people can “return to nature, and recover one’s original simplicity”. It is a leisure and recreation resort characterized by eco-tourism and it includes forest rustic charm, leisure and recreation, and health sports.
The park has extremely rich natural and cultural resources, including 726 kinds of plants and 242 kinds of animals. The boutique attractions in the park include the Birds’ Garden, the Snake Science Garden, the Laoying Mountain Watchtower, the First Jinling Drum, and the Number One Scholar Square. Recreational attractions include the Crazy Stones, the World of Warcraft, the High-altitude Strop, and Grass Skiing, etc. In addition, Laoshan Mountain produces so many native products including agrocybe cylindracea, black fungus, tricholoma matsutake, hickories and pecans. This area is ideal for exploration and leisure. But be prepared against mosquitos in summer.
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