Locust Forest Hunting Ground

Locust Forest Hunting Ground

The Locust Forest Hunting Ground is a national AAA-level tourist attraction.

The Locust Forest Hunting Ground offers a completely pristine landscape, untouched by any artificial alterations. Covering a total area of over 1,000 acres, the park is primarily planted with black locust trees, interspersed with dragon spruce, pine, and poplar. It is also home to 49 species of birds and animals, including white-rumped munias, magpies, thrushes, azaleas, pheasants, and hares. The lush greenery of the locust forest stretches endlessly, where the warmth and romance of serenity envelop you in every direction — a perfect blend of movement and stillness, and a "natural oxygen bar" for tourism and vacation. Legend has it that the locust forest shares an inseparable historical bond with the Yellow River: once upon a time, the Yellow River, symbolizing China’s 5,000-year-old civilization, meandered through towering mountains and ridges before reaching the flat plains of the Central Plains. Like a mischievous child who had grown weary from a long journey, it took a rest here, looped into a whirlpool, rolled around, and shook off the dust and silt it carried. Thus, countless undulating sand dunes were born on the fertile soil of the Yellow River Plain. When the wind blew fiercely, yellow sand surged, swallowing fertile fields, collapsing houses, and leaving generations sighing in the face of encroaching sands... The black locust tree undoubtedly stands as a nemesis to drifting sand. It takes root in the sand, sustaining and thriving in life. Its well-developed root system, like long ropes binding dragons, firmly restrains the rampant drifting sand, creating a small natural microclimate of lush grass and fragrant blooms. The black locust trees have become a green barrier against wind and sand, forming a unique scenic sight along the old course of the Yellow River.