The mangrove forest
Maybe you have seen a lot of strange trees on the mountain, not
always see the strange marine trees. The mangrove, is the only tree can
grow in sea. Because of its trunk fruit showing red, it is called
mangrove.
The mangrove forest grows in the sea shore of tropic oceans or shallow
seas. Generally mangrove is constitued with green bushs or small
arbors, tight and close, root group cruded, with many branch, the
leaves are thick and hard. When the tide rises, the branches and leaves
are nearly submerged by the sea, when the tide draws back, the whole
trunk stand on the beach. Because the mangrove forest protects
the seacoast from erosion, protects the fishs, the birds reproduction
place, therefore it is listed as a protected species by the United
Nations and various countries.
For now scientists have listed 24 branches of different mangrove
forest varieties, covering 85 species. China counts 16
branches and 31 species, Zhanjiang counts 15 branches and 29 species.
The total mangrove’s aera is about 170,000 Chinese acres, it occupies
the half of China. In 1997, the State Council included mangrove forest
in the national level nature protection area of Zhanjiang.
The Lianjiang city Gaoqiao mangrove forest covers an area of 40,000
Chinese acres ; it is the biggest continued piece area of mangrove
forest in China. The varieties of Gaoqiao mangrove forest are many, the
age of this mangrove is old, landscape is beautiful, it hideaways all
sorts of strange and unusual animals, and became a unique
traveling resources.
Here has been initially completed a sightseeing area of
mangrove forest, the tourist may visit the mangrove forest, or stand in
the high pavilion to look far away, or take the boat and pass the
boundless forest to go to the sea. Here, you will also find lodgings,
food services and so on.
The Gaoqiao mangrove forest is located 80 kilometers from Zhanjiang and
60 kilometers from Lianjiang city. Driving a car, after arrived in
Zhanjiang, you must follow highways No 325 until the sign to Gaoqiao’s
mangrove forest protected area, then turn left and drive 4 kilometers,
about one hour to arrive.
Usually the tourist may take the bus in Haitian long distance bus
station or Mazhang bus station in Zhanjiang, then get the bus
which go toward Gaoqiao, Shankuo and the line of Beihai, then
stop at ‘Gaoqiao mangrove forest seafood city’ station, then take other
transportation vehicles to enter.
You may also contact with Zhanjiang’s or Lianjiang’s travel agency.
