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Huagaoxi Natural Ecological Reserve is located 40 kilometers northeast of Xuyong County, Sichuan Province, bordering Chishui City, Guizhou Province and Gulin County, Sichuan Province to the northeast, with a total area of 238.27 square kilometers. Huagaoxi is located in the transition zone between the northern edge of the Guizhou Mountains on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the low mountains and hills in the central Sichuan Basin. It belongs to the edge of the South China ancient land and the ancient Mediterranean in geological history. , the Cretaceous strata are widely exposed in the area. With its unique geological and landforms, Huagaoxi has given birth to unique landscapes, rich and colorful vegetation, and natural resources of animals and plants. It has a long geological history and ancient flora and fauna. The territory is mainly composed of evergreen broad-leaved forests. The evergreen broad-leaved forests have a large distribution area and are preserved primitively. It is one of the well-preserved areas at the same latitude in the world, and it is also a typical and representative evergreen broad-leaved forest area in the middle subtropical zone of China. The evergreen broad-leaved forest is a local zonal vegetation, and the biodiversity in this habitat is extremely rich. The protection of the original broad-leaved forest system is of great significance to the protection of the local biodiversity and ecological environment.
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Open all year round
