YINCHUAN, July 31 (Xinhua) — The Liupan Mountain in Ningxia, China is deemed a summer resort due to its pleasant climate and landscape, with the scenic beauty attracting more and more tourists every year.
A national forest park located on the mountain is rich in natural resources, including precious herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and many wild animals.
It’s also an important water conservation forest base in the northwest and known as the “green pearl” of the Loess Plateau.
The average temperature in summer is only 20C, and the forest coverage is above 80%, making the forest park a summer paradise for many people to escape the scorching weather.
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