Jiexi Dabeishan National Forest Park (Da'niao Mountain)

Jiexi Dabeishan National Forest Park (Da'niao Mountain)

Jiexi Dabeishan National Forest Park (Da'niao Mountain) is a national-level forest park.

Dabeishan is a famous mountain in eastern Guangdong (Jiexi County, Guangdong Province), with an average elevation of over 700 meters and a highest peak at 1,100 meters. Surrounded by light mist, the lush mountains feature numerous bodies of water and dense primeval forests, home to more than 70 rare tree species. Among them, Fujian cypress has been designated as a Class I nationally protected plant. Dabeishan is also the only place in Guangdong Province where Camellia granthamiana is grown.

Chinese name: Dabeishan

Average elevation: over 700 meters

Address: Jiexi County, Guangdong Province

Former name: Da'niao Mountain

Forest coverage: around 50%

Area: approximately 1 square kilometer

The area also preserves the footsteps of revolutionary martyr Gu Dacun, while the Revolutionary Museum documents the great achievements of the red revolution. In the days when educated youth went to the countryside, they planted trees and developed the land. Today, the former dormitories of the educated youth still retain their original appearance.