Ecotourism in Sihong Hongze Lake Wetland

Hongze Lake Wetland Ecological Waterscape Garden is a tourist resort that integrates ecological tourism, popular science education, conferences and leisure. The scenic area is divided into six major sections: the Wetland Ecological Botanical Garden, the Wetland Maze Experience Area, the Wetland Ecological Leisure Area, the Wetland Cultural Experience Area, the Wetland Water Sports Area, and the Lotus Garden. It has now built a fish breeding center, a wetland ecological museum, a fishing center, and a water park. Sports area, wetland aquarium, thousand lotus garden, wetland reed area, boutique lotus area, water tennis court, beach volleyball court and other tourist attractions, and a Jinshui Villa Resort integrating catering, accommodation and entertainment. The scenic area has wide water and vast wilderness. The lotus garden in the scenic area is fragrant, the winding bridges are winding, the reeds are deep, and hundreds of birds are singing in unison. Walking into the scenic spot is like walking into a primitive, natural and ecological picture. In the Hongze Lake Wetland Ecological Waterscape Garden, there is no hustle and bustle, no pollution, just clear water and green waves, fish playing, lotus reeds, birds chirping and the fragrance of flowers. You can wake up with the singing of birds in the morning and sleep with the sound of frogs at night. It is really a "legacy" "Independence in the world" and "Eternal Immortality", a "fairyland on earth". Lotus, also known as lotus and hibiscus, originates from China and has been cultivated for more than 3,000 years. It is one of the top ten most popular flowers in China.

Before the 1980s, Hongze Lake was proud of its "wild ducks and water chestnuts everywhere" and "lotus flowers all over the lake." However, excessive development in recent years has destroyed its former beauty. In order to protect local ecological resources and develop eco-tourism. In 2003, the county party committee and government instructed the Nature Reserve Management Office to collect lotus treasures from all over the country to build a lotus species cultivation technology demonstration park.

There are 1,008 lotus varieties in the park, among which the Cantonese variety represented by "Wanglian", the Anhui variety represented by "Yanyang", and the "Red Jade" The Hebei varieties are all rare domestic varieties. The demonstration garden covers an area of ??88 acres, with a total of 100,000 lotus plants, including 15,000 potted plants, and 8 lotus sightseeing belts totaling 8.8 kilometers.