Golden Bull Mountain Ridge Park

Golden Bull Mountain Ridge Park
金牛岭公园
Jin

The "golden bull" by the front gate stands about three metres tall
Type Urban park
Location Haikou, Hainan Province, China
Coordinates 20°00′46″N 110°18′42″E / 20.012729°N 110.311544°ECoordinates: 20°00′46″N 110°18′42″E / 20.012729°N 110.311544°E
Created 1996
Status Open all year

Golden Bull Mountain Ridge Park (Chinese: 金牛岭公园) is a public park located in Haikou City, Hainan Province, China.[1][2][3][4]

The park is situated in the middle of the city, near Haixiu Road. It has a total size of 105 hectares, and was created in 1996, the same year that Evergreen Park was completed. The most prominent features of the park are a cemetery, a large lake, a zoo, and numerous, diverse forest areas.[4]

It is one of four major parks in Haikou, and can be compared to Haikou People's Park, due to its high percentage of tree cover. The other two, Baishamen Park and Evergreen Park, consist mostly of open grass fields.

On the plateau at the top of the park is a pigeon aviary and a butterfly garden. About 96% of the park has green cover, much of which is forest area.[4]

Flora

Bamboo forest

The center of the park contains a large bamboo forest consisting of thousands of stands of bamboo, with natural pathways between. Dozens of other forest areas exist predominantly containing one or two types of trees. There is also a pineapple and betel nut plantation, and a 3.5 hectare orchard containing sapodilla (Manilkara zapota, lychee, carambola, and other fruit trees. Within this area is a 2.3 hectare jackfruit orchard. There is also a large plant nursery.[4]

Battle of the Liberation on Hainan Island Martyrs Cemetery

Memorial at the Martyrs' Cemetery

Located within the park, this cemetery was established to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation of Hainan from the Japanese (December 31, 2008) and to cherish the memory of the martyrs who died for that cause. The creation of the cemetery was approved by the municipal government in March 2009.

The total area of the squares and monuments is 4,200 square metres (70 metres long by 60 metres wide). The main monument is 16 metres tall, and was designed to resemble a boat hull crossing the sea, symbolizing the Landing Operation on Hainan Island. It also depicts the battles of Feng Baiju's "Qiongya Zongdui" (Hainan Independent Column).

The construction was managed by the Haikou City Bureau of Civil Affairs and was designed by Beijing Zhen-Dong International Construction Design Ltd. The actual construction was done by the Sixth Urban Construction Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd.

Members of Qiongya Zongdui and other troops who took part in the landing operation collaborated in the design and construction process.

The construction took place between December 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010, taking a total of 120 days. The cost was 4.61 million yuan, 3.9 million of which was provided by the federal government, with the remaining 710,000 paid for by Hainan province.[4]

Haikou Golden Bull Ridge Zoo

Golden Bull Mountain Ridge Zoo

This 7 hectare zoo is located on the plateau at the top of the park. It contains several small pavilions displaying monkeys, bears, zebras, deer, yak, reptiles, butterflies, water fowl, and dogs. Admission is charged to enter.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "China Tourist Cities". Asia-planet.net. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  2. ↑ "金牛岭公园". Hn766.com. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  3. ↑ "金牛岭公园公交_海口金牛岭公园公交_海口金牛岭公园公交站点_海口市金牛岭公园公交车". Haikou.8684.cn. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "金牛岭公园". Huaxia.com. Retrieved 2012-05-17.

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