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Biodiversity index Tour Code:
BTT-311
Poyang Lake Nature Reserve, situated in northern Jiangxi
privince, China. Poyang Lake, the largest fresh water lake in China, lies to the south of the middle and lower reaches of the Changjiang
Yangtze River, on the south shore of the Yangtze River. 29°05' - 29°15' N
, 115°55' –116°03' E ), from 12-18 m above sea level, covering a total area of about
390,000ha. The lake has been well known as "a land of abundance" and is reputed as a "bright pearl" in the basin of the Changjiang River with its rich aquatic resources and flourishing crops in surrounding fertile lands,
marshes, wet grassland and alluvial floodplains. The site has
incredible diversity of both flora and fauna, about over 100,000
waterbirds including several endangered species, such as the
Siberian, Hooded and Eurasian Cranes, Great Bustards, White
Storks, Chinese Merganser, and theLesser White-fronted Goose. Up
to 98% of the world population of the Siberian Crane winters in
Poyang Lake Basin; other endangered species, such as White-naped
Crane, Hooded Crane, Oriental White Stork, Black Stork,
Spoonbill, Whistling Swan, Mandarin Duck, Great Bustard and
Pelican and numerous waterbirds also use the lake as their main
wintering ground. The site has a rich fish fauna that provide
adequate food resource for waterbirds.
The Poyang Lake area enjoys a subtropical warm and wet climate with suffucuent sunshine, ample precipitation and long frost-free period. The average annual temperature varies from 16.7 to 17.7 degrees C
The average annual rainfall is 1426mm (average yearly is 1,400
to 1,900 mm), with the highest amount of precipitation occurring
from April to June (47.4% of annual rainfall).
In general, there are 25 families of phytoplankton totalling almost
46 species, the dominant being green algae,37 families of aquatic vascular plant with 98 species, the dominant being sedge, Potamogeton malaianus and Vallisneria spiralis;
42 species of mollusca, the dominant being snail and mussel; 21 families of fish with 122 species, the dominant being Cyprinidae. In addition, there is a good supply of silver fish, a famous product of the area;
insects 63 families 227 species. Spreading on the grassland along the banks are 74 species of 25 families of meadow and helophyte plants, the dominant being Gramineae, Cyperaceae, Polygonaceae and Compositae. Such abundant natural resources provide a welcoming habitat for birds, attracting tens of thousands of migratory birds to spend their winter there, thus turning the Poyang Lake into one of the world's most famous migratory birds sanctuaries.
Day01, Arrive Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, interview
with the local Expert if necessary, overnight in Nanchang.(D)
Day02, Drive about 2.5hours to Wucheng town, visit Birding Museum, watch
bird in the afternoon at the lakeside close to Wucheng town, and
overnight in Birder hostel.(B/L/D)
Day03, Take boat 1.5hours to Shahu (Sand Lake) and Shahu Hill for
birding and ecological expedition, overnight in Birder Hostel. (B/L/D)
Day04, Take boat to Meixihu Lake and Songmen Hill for full day
plants and animals watching, overnight in Birder hostel.(B/L/D)
Day06-Day07, Continue touring in lakes such as Dahuchi lake, Dachahu
lake, Zhushihu lake, Xichahu lake, Nanhu Lake, Beishahu lake etc,
overnight in Birder hostel.(B/L/D)
Day08-09, Trekking and expedtin the surrounding hills around the Lake
overnight in local hostel.(B/L/D)
Day10, Drive to Nanchang, and see-off at a'port after b'fast.(B)
Quotation (In EUR, per person, 10days, basis of
2persons share one standard room): 3050EUR/p.p., single
supplement: EUR.
Minimum 2 persons.
If 6 persons or more in your party then please e-mail us for
discount; If one person alone arranged then double the cost.
Included: meals (some lunch arranged as ready-food),
transportation and transfers, accommodation in marked hotel or
similar, entry fee for sightseeing, English speaking guide
service and local expert escorting, permit to Nature
Reserve, boating fee, tour body
insurance.
Excluded: tip to guide and driver and expert, air tickets,
any other service not included above.
Poyang Lake Informaiton
All above for your reference and subject to our confirmation.
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