Beautiful and rich Lushan forest farm

Lushan Forest Farm in Weishan County is located between Luchun and Shan Tao, starting from Huangshankou in the north, Xiangbi Mountain in the south, Jiwo Mountain in the east and Miaoshan Mountain in the west. It is about 6 kilometers long from north to south and 2 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of 7200 mu. It is the largest artificial Platycladus orientalis base in southwest Shandong, and also a provincial forest park with beautiful scenery and high reputation.

Lushan Forest Farm was founded in 1960 with a history of 60 years. Trees are mainly Platycladus orientalis, and there are wild miscellaneous trees such as Robinia pseudoacacia and Melia azedarach. The hinterland of the forest farm is the yellow land formed by thousands of years of alluvial, planted with peach, apricot, pear, persimmon, chestnut, walnut and other fruit trees, and dotted with tall poplars. Lushan Forest Farm has flowers in spring, shade in summer, fruit in autumn and green in winter, which is an ideal place for rest and play.

Beautiful natural environment. Lushan Forest Farm is located in the depths of winding mountains, far away from villages and traffic arteries, and relatively quiet. As soon as I entered the forest farm, I saw the mountains and green hills in the distance, undulating and jumping, like a huge oil painting unfolding slowly. Endless green trees meander down from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain, as if laying an endless green carpet on the mountain. Looking up, the blue sky and white clouds complement each other, and the top of the mountain is almost connected with the peak. Three or five white clouds swim in the mountains, embroidering beautiful flowers for the green carpet. Near the hillside, Bai Tao broke out, bringing wisps of oil fragrance from the trees. The air contains a large number of oxygen ions and oxygen molecular groups, which can clear the lung and soothe the nerves and effectively relieve depression. This forest farm can be said to be a veritable natural oxygen warehouse. Every spring, hundreds of flowers bloom every second, including pink apricot flowers, crimson peach blossoms, white pear flowers, purple neem flowers, pagoda tree flowers like wind chimes, trumpet-shaped sycamore flowers, and roses, large-scale wild radish flowers, alfalfa flowers and dandelion flowers on hillside slopes, forming a sea of flowers. It goes without saying that the aroma is rich and refreshing, but the colorful and pleasing colors are enough to make people linger. Forest farm is a summer resort. After the rain, Berlin was shrouded in clouds, and the gurgling stream flowed down the river, flowing happily along the roadside, and gathered in a deep ditch in the distance to form a winding summer river. A few steps along the mountain road, there are several mountain springs flowing among the rocks. The clear and cold spring water attracted people from the surrounding villages to watch it. A handful of spring water in your mouth, sweet and refreshing, tastes more than Nongfu Spring. Tie a hammock in the Woods, lie on it, the spring clinks, the Xia Chan creaks, and the colorful sunshine shines through the cracks in the trees, gently shaking your eyes. The body bends into a crescent moon and swings gently. When you are half asleep and half awake, you can think about everything and nothing. Your body and mind are relaxed, better than the gods, which often makes people forget the time to go home. In autumn, the forest farm is fruitful. Apples, walnuts, pears and hawthorn appeared one after another, bending the branches. Persimmons mature at the latest. In late autumn, they are very dense and covered with branches like countless small lanterns. Take it home and snuggle up with the apple. After a few days, some of them became soft. Peel a little skin and suck it in, just like drinking honey juice. There are also green ones. Bite a smirk, like chewing rock sugar. The most touching thing is the forest farm in winter. When the weather is freezing and everything is dying, nature is yellow, and there are still large areas of green here, which are pregnant with vigorous vitality. When it snows heavily, cypress trees want to stand upright. There are no birds flying over those mountains, and there are no traces of people in those paths. In this cold world, people have to pay tribute to the solemn mountains and the tenacious growth of Platycladus orientalis.

Abundant natural resources. Platanus acerifolia, poplar and fruit trees planted in Lushan Forest Farm directly promoted the development of local economy. The deep processing of dry and miscellaneous fruits further boosted the agricultural industrial chain. Sweet potato, sesame, peanut, millet, corn and other high-quality agricultural products not only enlivened the rural market, but also exported to other places. Driven by forestry, raising chickens, sheep and cattle on a large scale has also produced high economic benefits. Abundant wildlife is a magical gift from nature. As far as plants are concerned, there are many kinds of wild vegetables in forest farms. Shepherd's purse, dandelion, alfalfa and grey vegetables in spring, amaranth, purslane and bitter vegetables in summer, wild garlic and noodles in autumn are all rich in trace elements, which are very beneficial to people's health. There is also "Shaanxi Huazi, jujube, eat and have a fat boy"; The proverb "leek flower, leek flower is the favorite of adult men" praises the special efficacy of wild vegetables, which are very powerful after eating them. There are many kinds of wild ginseng, dogwood, wild yam, strong bone grass, Gynostemma pentaphyllum and so on in the shady place on the mountainside, which are precious tonics and Chinese herbal medicines. These wild vegetables and Chinese herbal medicines can be collected almost three seasons a year, and they can be seen everywhere in a large area. As far as animals are concerned, vast expanse's mountains and quiet and mysterious forests have bred dozens of rare animals. Such as: fox, raccoon, eagle, colorful pheasant, rabbit, badger, raccoon, black mouse, weasel and so on. Fly in the sky and run on the ground. Some meat is delicious, and some fur is precious; Some can be imported and some can be used as medicine. These famous game and treasures provide people with food sources with regional characteristics.

Mysterious folklore. The long history and ancient geographical environment have left a mysterious legend for Lushan Forest Farm. "Black grass": Black grass is not grass, it is a big black python. It is twenty or thirty feet long and the mouth of the bowl is so thick. When you meet someone, you can make a "hissing" warning sound from a few meters away.

. When people are afraid to move forward, it will shrink back and then run away quickly. The green grass will be dyed black in an instant, so it is called "black grass"

. More than ten years ago, some southerners came to poach, and one of them was caught, weighing a hundred pounds. Several people carried it down the mountain, attracting many people to watch. "ruthless tiger"

The tiger is not a tiger, it is a legendary bird more fierce than the tiger. This bird has a bad temper. Although it flies in the air, it has a strong sense of territory. Once foreign objects invade its territory, including people, it immediately gives a "bang". It may fall to the ground immediately, pick up a small stone and throw it at the invaders of the territory at high speed! Therefore, when you go to a remote place and hear the sound of "bang", you should quickly avoid it and never be hurt by pebbles falling from the air. "Shuttle": Shuttle is not a knitting tool. It is a big stone, also called shuttle stone. Legend has it that it evolved from the shuttle of the weaver girl. In myths and legends, the weaver girl and the cowherd married privately and lived a happy life. The queen mother was very angry when she learned that. She visited and let go, and finally found the place where the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd lived in the great mountain valley here. One day, while Cowherd was not at home, she broke into Cowherd's house, grabbed the hand of the weaver girl who was weaving, and dragged her back to heaven. In the process of tearing, the shuttle breaks and the shuttle head forms a shuttle stone. A mountain in the north became Mount Haloxylon. The top of the mountain is flat and straight, much like the handle of a shuttle. "September": September is not a month in the season, it is called "September", which is the general name of nine valleys in the south of Lushan Forest Farm. There used to be seven-eyed springs in nine valleys. In summer, when spring water surges, the seven fairies in the sky meet and bathe. Now there is only one spring left in the nine springs, also called "Yuanyang Spring"

I don't know if it's a place where cowherd and weaver girl meet. On July 7th every year, spring is always at its peak, and it gurgles like a sad tear of Cowherd.

Lushan Forest Farm is a natural landscape jointly created by hardworking and kind people in the two cities, and it is also a miracle that thousands of elderly people in Qian Qian continue to struggle with sweat despite difficulties. Sixty years ago, when they dug fish scale pits with hoes and planted saplings as high as chopsticks, it was hard to imagine such a spectacular scene today! Today's Lushan Forest Farm has not only produced good economic benefits, but also improved the environment, protected water sources, reduced soil erosion, and put an end to the possible floods caused by catastrophic flash floods. Lushan Forest Farm is a true portrayal of "clear water and lush mountains are priceless assets" and a great project to green barren hills and benefit future generations.

About the author:

Jiao Kezhi graduated from Jining Normal University in the 1980s, majoring in Chinese language and literature. After graduation, I have been engaged in education and teaching in two towns of Weishan County. I work hard and firmly believe in the principle of "no pains, no gains".