Dinghu Mountain are abundant animal and plant resources with great variety

Dinghu Mountain is one of the four famous mountains -- Danxia, Dinghu, Xiqiao and Luofu in Guangdong Province. Dinghu Mountain has more than 10 peaks such as Dinghu, Sanbao, Fenglai, Jilong, Fuhu and Qingshi. The peaks are about 500 meters above sea level. The highest peak is Jilong with an altitude of 1,003 meters. There is over 900 meters in terms of altitude between the highest peak and the lowest one. There is red soil in each zone in the Reserve. Yellow soil and grassy marshland are vertically distributed in the Reserve. Two streams rising in Jilong Mountain run perennially from northwest to southeast and join at the entrance of Dinghu Mountain National Natural Reserve before flowing into Xijiang River. The Canton Fair will be held in October, Welcome to Zhaoqing when you come to Guangzhou for the Canton Fair 2013.

There are abundant animal and plant resources with great variety. More than 2,400 species of plants are distributed here, and of these species, about 1,700 higher plants including 320 xyplants and over 900 plants for medicine, 110 fibrous plants and 70 oil plants among which 22 rare, precious and endangered plants under the special state protection including Lichi chinensis and Cycas spp. In addition, there are more than 170 species of birds, 30 species of animals and 20 species of pythons, among which leopards, serows and silver pheasants are under the state protection. Silver pheasant is the official bird of Guangdong Province.
With abundant plant species and various kinds of animals, Dinghu Mountain is home to over 500 species of plants, including 23 rare species in imminent danger under state protection, and 178 species of birds and 38 species of animals, among of them 15 species are under state protection. The flowers in the mountain are constantly in full bloom and the grasses are green all year round.