Mount Santai National Forest Park is located on the bank of the beautiful Luoma Lake, covering an area of approximately 12.7 square kilometers. It is the "oxygen bar" and "back garden" of the central city. The scenic area takes "the most beautiful ecology, eternal fashion" as its planning and development concept, and takes "Nashan, Nashui, and Nintian" as its image positioning. It is divided into three areas: forest tour area, forest recreation area and forest resort area. There are scenery here in four seasons: spring to see the sea of flowers in the field, summer with curvy water and wind and lotus, autumn to appreciate the love of red maple, and winter to cook snow in Mei Village. The most beautiful forests, the most beautiful red leaves, the most beautiful buildings, the most beautiful streams, the most beautiful fields, the most beautiful roads, the most beautiful bridges, the most beautiful purple stones and other eight most beautiful series, weaving beautiful artistic conception, romantic warmth, harmony between man and nature A beautiful picture of symbiosis. In the park of 12.7 square kilometers, the trees are primitive and verdant, towering, the forest coverage rate is 98%, and the negative oxygen ion content is as high as 20,000 per cubic centimeter, far exceeding ordinary parks and urban areas. The unique "Nutian Flower Sea", with a total area of 2220 acres, is composed of 612 flower fields "stitched". It combines the majesty of the dry terraces in the north and the beauty of the water terraces in the south. It has the same work as the monks' cassocks, but also has the same charm. The meaning of blessing is simple but shining. More than 70 kinds of flowers are planted here, forming three color areas of yellow, red, and purple from south to north, presenting a state of inclusiveness and inclusive beauty. Standing on the 2.3-kilometer Rainbow Bridge overlooking the sea of flowers, listening to the flowers blooming, smelling the rich fragrance, and feeling the strong native feelings.
Since the opening of the park, the scenic spot has successively won the National Excellent Tourism Project, the Provincial Tourism Innovation and Development Excellent Project, and the Provincial "Tourism + Internet" Model Innovation Excellent Project. It has become a Chinese sports tourism boutique scenic spot and a Jiangsu Province "Internet +" smart tourism demonstration project. "Jiangsu's Top Ten New Scenic Spots", "Jiangsu Ten New Routes", "Jiangsu's Most Beautiful Running Routes" and "Jiangsu Four Seasons Flower Viewing Place", listed in the National Painting and Calligraphy Creation Center, Sketching Base, Photography Base, Yangtze Film and Television Base, Miss Leisure World East China Division Permanent base and shooting base for CCTV "Beautiful China Village Tour" column. In one fell swoop, it has become an emerging tourism and leisure destination in East China and the Huaihai Economic Zone, and has become the overall engine driving the development of Suqian's tourism industry.
Santai Mountain has 9,000 acres of forest, with a total of 810,000 trees. According to the concept of combining greening rate with preciousness and benefit, a large number of colorful tree species such as ginkgo and luan trees are planted at key points according to the characteristics of the natural environment on the spot. There are more than 300,000 trees including zelkova, maple, and Chinese tallow trees. Make the forest show a colorful landscape.
After renovation, the forest vegetation restoration effect in the scenic spot is remarkable, and the ecological value has been improved. The total greening rate of the entire scenic area is 88%, and the forest coverage rate is 98%. Based on the calculation that temperate forests can absorb at least 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide per hectare per year, the forests of Mount Santai absorb more than 2,000 tons of carbon dioxide each year. Together with the oxygen produced, they can breathe 4 million people. The content of negative oxygen ions here averages over 5000 per cubic centimeter, which is twice that of general parks and three times that of urban areas. It is a natural huge forest oxygen bar, allowing visitors to enjoy the deep forest deep breathing.
The good ecological environment of Mount Santai makes it a home for dozens of small animals. In order to provide a better habitat for "indigenous people" such as swans, mandarin ducks, sika deer, squirrels, and pheasants, more than 500 bird feeders have been set up in the scenic area, and facilities such as swan lake, sika deer forest and squirrel forest have been constructed to restore ecology and protect Animals allow tourists to better interact and live together with nature.