Ganzhou Zhangjiang National Wetland Park

Ganzhou Zhangjiang National Wetland Park

Ganzhou Zhangjiang National Wetland Park is a national-level wetland park.

Ganzhou Zhangjiang National Wetland Park (hereinafter referred to as the Wetland Park) is a national-level wetland park approved for pilot construction by the State Forestry Administration in December 2012. It was invested and built by the Ganzhou Municipal People's Government. The Wetland Park combines the protection of the Zhangjiang water source, wetland ecosystems, biodiversity, cultural resources, as well as public leisure, entertainment, and urban eco-tourism. It is an important reflection of Ganzhou’s ecological civilization construction.

The Wetland Park is located along the Zhangjiang River and its banks in the central urban area of Ganzhou, stretching from Xihé Bridge upriver to Nankang Sanjiangkou (including the Urban Central Park, Yangmeidu Park, and the Golden Square Civic Park). It spans approximately 13.9 kilometers from east to west, covering a total area of 1,054.8 hectares, with various types of wetlands totaling 788.2 hectares, accounting for a wetland ratio of 74.7%. Its geographical coordinates are between 114°49′02" to 114°57′18" east longitude and 25°47′40" to 25°52′06" north latitude. The Wetland Park is planned to include five functional zones: conservation zone, restoration and reconstruction zone, science education and publicity zone, rational use zone, and management service zone.

After five years of pilot construction, the Wetland Park has been effectively restored, with its wetland functions increasingly improved. The water quality of the main water body has reached Class II or above of the "Surface Water Environmental Quality Standards" (GB3838-2002), indicating good water quality. The wetland biodiversity continues to increase, with a total of 473 species of wetland plants belonging to 326 genera and 131 families (an increase of 60 families, 177 genera, and 277 species of vascular plants compared to the initial establishment). There is also a certain number of rare and endangered species distributed within the park, including the nationally second-class protected plant, camphor tree. There are 192 species of wetland animals across 64 families and 30 orders (compared to 2012, the number of bird species increased by 1 order, 1 family, and 2 species), with 23 bird species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). A total of 57 species have been rated as critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable in the China Red Data Book of Rare and Endangered Animals.