Central Plains Water City National Wetland Park in Suixian County

Central Plains Water City National Wetland Park in Suixian County

Central Plains Water City National Wetland Park in Suixian County is a national wetland park.

Central Plains Water City National Wetland Park in Suixian County has been designated as a national wetland park (pilot project), with a total construction area of 725.1 hectares.

The North Lake in Suixian covers nearly 5,000 mu. The scenic area is located to the north of Suixian County’s urban area, in the northern suburbs. It mainly includes North Lake, Suzi Lake, Zhuojin Lake, Hengshan Lake, Chrysanthemum Lake, Phoenix Lake, the section of Tonghui Canal from Huangdikou to Xiguan, and the Limin River. The area boasts numerous historical and cultural relics and well-developed water recreation facilities. Among the most famous sites are the tomb of Duke Xiang of Song—one of the “Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period”—the Duke Xiang’s Mother-Gazing Terrace, Chrysanthemum Spring, Peach Blossom Cave, and the spot where Su Shi once inscribed his writing. In 2000, North Lake was approved as a provincial-level tourist attraction by the Henan Provincial Tourism Administration, and it has given Suixian the reputation of being the “Water City of the Central Plains.”

The park will make full use of the natural and landscape resources of lakes such as North Lake, strengthen the protection of wetland resources, improve water system connectivity and habitat environments, and establish itself as a demonstration site in the Central Plains region for the protection and restoration of lake-group wetlands. It will serve as an important stopover for migratory birds along China’s central flyway, a groundwater recharge demonstration area in the Central Plains, a key destination for wetland science education and eco-tourism in Henan, and the “kidney of Suixian.” The successful designation of the Central Plains Water City National Wetland Park in Suixian will play a positive role in optimizing the county’s ecological environment and building it into an ecological water city in the Central Plains.