Chishui Alsophila National Nature Reserve
赤水桫椤国家级自然保护区
A national-level nature reserve protecting more than 40,000 Alsophila tree ferns, relics of the dinosaur age. Its experimental zone is open as 'China's Jurassic Park.'
The reserve lies around Jinsha Gully in Hushi Town, central Chishui City. It covers about 133 square km. In 1983, researchers surveying Xiaohuanghua tea plants unexpectedly discovered large stands of tree ferns, and it was upgraded to a national-level reserve in 1992. Tree ferns are woody ferns that lived alongside the dinosaurs and are known as 'living fossils.' More than 40,000 of them grow here, along with Danxia waterfalls and rare plants such as yew trees. The core zone is closed to visitors. You can view the forest from trails in the experimental zone. Opening conditions and tickets vary, so check on site. Driving is recommended.
Opening hours
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