The Natural Environment of Taiping Shishan Mountain

Taiping Lion Mountain was formed in the orogeny about 7 million to 3 million years ago (identified by Qin Huang, a professor of geography at Sun Yat-sen University and former president of Danxia Geomorphology Society of China). The rock on the top of the mountain is exposed, and the lithology is purplish red massive conglomerate.

Taiping Shishan glutenite purplish red medium-thick argillaceous siltstone. Conglomerate is hard and slightly soluble, siltstone is soft and easily weathered. Shishan landform is a typical Danxia landform that is not common in Guangxi. Most mountains rise from the ground and have platforms. The northeast is mostly cliffs, and the southwest is gentle. There are dozens of peaks with different shapes in Shishan. The highest peak is Cenfeng, with an altitude of 5 19 meters, and the rest is between 300 and 400 meters. Shishan Mountain belongs to Danxia landform, covering an area of 65 square kilometers. The mountain peaks in the north are zigzag from southeast to northwest, parallel to Wuzhou Highway in Guilin. Along the highway, you can clearly see the peaks such as Lion Top, Double Stone Peak Guanyin Sitting Lotus and Trident Shicen Shanzhai.

Shishan has a mild climate, warm in winter and cool in summer, and abundant rainfall. The annual average temperature is 2 1℃, and the annual rainfall is 1 600 ~ 2000mm ... The wind direction is mostly northeast wind in winter, southeast wind in summer, and the maximum wind gust is 8. Shishan Mountain is rich in plant resources, with subtropical evergreen coniferous forests and broad-leaved forests growing everywhere, in addition to countless trees, shrubs and vines, herbal communities, lichens and mosses. At the turn of spring and summer, the mountain flowers are brilliant and spectacular. There are also many rare plants on the mountain for viewing and scientific research. There are many animal resources in Shishan. Before the fifties, there were apes and tigers and leopards, but now there are often wild boars, pythons, Vitex negundo, mountain rabbits and various birds. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Jin Tan Wen Ji, Guangxu Tongzhi of Guangxi, Tongzhi of tengxian and Jiaqing Tongzhi of Guangxi recorded the landscape and legend of Shishan.