Yan Ying Lake National Wetland Park in Xiuwen County

Yan Ying Lake National Wetland Park in Xiuwen County

Yan Ying Lake National Wetland Park in Xiuwen County is located in Yan Ying Shan Village, Xiao Qing Township, Xiuwen County, Guiyang City, and is one of the model parks planned for construction in Xiuwen County this year. The total planned area of the park is 483.7 hectares, with a wetland ratio of 54.65%. It mainly includes three categories of wetlands: riverine wetlands, marsh wetlands, and artificial wetlands, and seven types of wetlands: permanent rivers, karst cave wetlands, seasonal rivers, herbaceous marshes, reservoir ponds, ditches, and paddy fields.

Yan Ying Lake National Wetland Park is located in Xiuwen County and consists of Yan Ying Lake (Yan Ying Mountain Reservoir) as well as the first range of mountains facing the lake to the north and the canyon in the southwest. It spans across Xiao Qing Township and Jiu Chang Town. The total planned area is 483.7 hectares, with a wetland area of 158.01 hectares, accounting for a wetland ratio of 32.67%. It mainly includes wetland types such as reservoir ponds, permanent rivers, karst cave wetlands, seasonal rivers, and herbaceous marshes. This wetland park features a unique karst river and reservoir pond composite wetland ecosystem typical of China's southwestern karst regions. It serves as both a drinking water source and an irrigation water source for farmland in Xiuwen County. The wetland provides prominent ecological services and holds significant conservation value.