Dawei Mountain National Forest Park
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| Dawei Mountain National Forest Park | |||||||
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| 大围山国家森林公园 | |||||||
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| Type | Public park, state park | ||||||
| Location | Daweishan, Liuyang of Changsha, Hunan, China | ||||||
| Coordinates | 28°25′N 114°07′E / 28.42°N 114.12°E | ||||||
| Area | 46.67-square-kilometre (18.02 sq mi) | ||||||
| Elevation | 1,607.9-metre (5,275 ft) | ||||||
| Created | 1992 | ||||||
| Status | Open all year | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 大围山国家森林公园 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 大圍山國家森林公園 | ||||||
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Dawei Mountain National Forest Park (Chinese: 大围山国家森林公园) is a National Forest Park, AAAA-level tourist attraction, and National Geological Park located in Liuyang of Changsha, Hunan, at the Hunan-Jiangxi border.[1] It covers a total area of approximately 46.67-square-kilometre (18.02 sq mi) and is renowned for its rich biodiversity, glacial geological site, and cultural history.[1]
The name "Dawei" derives from its terrain of "rolling hills encircling three counties", namely Liuyang, Tonggu, and Pingjiang.
During the rulingof Wanli Emperor (1573–1620) of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), a fort called Dawei Fort was built on the mountain.
During the Republic of China, in the Second Revolutionary Civil War (1927–1937), it served as a critical Red Army base and formed part of the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Revolutionary Base.
After founding of the People's Republic of China, it was designated a nature reserve in 1984 and officially became a National Forest Park in 1992. In 2016, it gained National Geological Park status due to its Quaternary glacial site.[2]