Sights of Animals and Plants

In Wulongkou Scenic Spot, there live some macaque tribes which are special animal sights in this area. Wulongkou macaques, now called Taihang macaques, are state protected animals of Grade two. There are 9 groups with a total number of over 3,000 living in the area. The documents indicate Mountain Taihang are the northern end of macaques in China. It is rather cold here in winter. Living in large groups, macaques here are strong with short tail. They are good at climbing and imitating and move swiftly. Now macaque watching has become one of the most popular traveling items in the world.

The China Macaque Garden built in 2,000 integrates macaque watching with scientific study and amusement performance. The domesticated macaques can play simple calculations, such as plus, minus. Moreover, they can walk on the rope, play basketball, ride a bicycle and perform other amusing acrobatic programs.

In addition, there live other animals in the scenic spot, such as eagles, golden pheasants, wild goats, hares and many others, especially scorpions, which can be used as raw material of Chinese medicines. The scenic spot is covered by secondary forest which is composed of various plants, such as silver chains, arborvitaes, Chinese mahogang, grapevines, etc.

Publishes at : 07-12-11 17:11

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