Tongjiang Park Scenic Zone

Tongjiang Park Scenic Zone in Nandan county [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Tongjiang Park Scenic Zone in Nandan county [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Tongjiang Park Scenic Zone is located on Qingfen Mountain in the county seat of Nandan county. It covers an area of 20 hectares and is an ideal place to relax, keep fit or go sightseeing. The park is built along a chain of mountains, from east to west. Shade from the towering trees provides a respite from the sun and clusters of flowers can be found throughout the area.

In order to preserve the area's natural ecosystem, large numbers of native plants such as camphor trees, orange osmanthus trees, autumn maple trees, bamboo, bauhinia, gardenia and camellia have been planted. A variety of bushes, such as palms, olea europaea, African jasmine and winter jasmine are scattered throughout. The forest floor is covered with Manila grass.

The park is lit with elegantly-designed lights which are imbued with unique local cultural characteristics such as whipping top-shaped lights, bullhorn-shaped lights, bird cage-shaped lights, barn-shaped lights, lotus-flower-shaped lights, torch-shaped lights and palace lights. When all the lights are lit, the night view of the park is breathtaking.