The geographical environment of Baokang

Baokang is located in northwest Hubei and southwest Xiangyang. It crosses east longitude11045'-11'and north latitude 3 1 2 1'-32 06', to the east of Nanzhang. The county is 82.5 kilometers long from north to south and 68.5 kilometers wide from east to west. With overlapping mountains, criss-crossing ravines and changeable terrain, the territory is known as "eight mountains, one water and one field". Jingshan Mountain runs through the middle of the county from west to east, which naturally divides Baokang into two parts: Baonan Mountain is gentle and the valley is wide; Bobei Mountain is high and steep, and the valley is narrow. There are more than 3 100 hills and more than 3,300 gullies in the county, with an average elevation of 9 10 meters.

The highest point in the territory, Oudianguan Mountain, is 2000 meters above sea level; The lowest point is the transition bay maple bridge, with an altitude of 194m. According to the altitude, the whole county can be divided into five types: the flat land below 500m accounts for 1 1.3%, the mid-levels of 500-800m account for 34.3%, and the mountains account for 800- 1200-653. By the end of 2009, the forest area of Baokang has increased to 3130,200 mu, and the forest coverage rate is 66.8%. There are 1698 species of vascular plants in China, belonging to 189 families and 828 genera. Among them, there are 93 species of ferns, belonging to 27 families and 50 species; Seed plants 1605 species, rich in endangered wild plants. There are 39 species of endangered wild plants in China, including 23 species of national key protected wild plants (5 species of Grade I, 2 species 18). National precious tree species 16 (5 species in Grade I, 2 species 1 1 species); Rare and endangered plants in China are 3 1 species (class I 1 species, class II1species, class III1species); National precious tree species 16 species, among which Class I precious tree species are Ginkgo biloba, Taxus chinensis, Paulownia glabra and Taxus chinensis. Mairei et al. Class II precious tree species are 1 1 species, such as Cephalotaxus sinensis, gooseberry autumn, Magnolia officinalis, Phoebe bournei, pistachio, red bean, Eucommia ulmoides and Zelkova schneideriana. Timber forests are dominated by pine, oak and fir; Economic forests mainly include walnut, tung oil tree, camellia oleifera, Eucommia ulmoides, ginkgo, chestnut and ear forest; Wild Chimonanthus praecox, Paeonia suffruticosa, Lagerstroemia indica and other precious flowers, as well as precious Chinese herbal medicines such as Hairpin, Gastrodia elata and Bupleurum chinense, are all over the county.

There are 258 species of wild flowers in Baokang belonging to 1 17 genus. With the discovery of rare wild flowers such as wild Chimonanthus praecox, wild peony, Lagerstroemia speciosa and Jinyun Rhododendron in Baokang, flower viewing has become a major feature of eco-tourism in Baokang.