Chishan Lake National Wetland Park is located at the border between Lei Guan Town, Lai’an County, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, and Chengqiao Street, Luhe District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. It covers a total area of 5800 acres, with 3600 acres in Jiangsu Province and 2200 acres in Anhui Province. The park boasts a superior geographical location and convenient transportation, being 50 kilometers from downtown Nanjing, 70 kilometers from Chuzhou City, and 190 kilometers from Hefei City.
Chishan Lake Wetland Park derives its name from the more than 50,000 chishan trees growing in over a thousand acres of water. These chishan forests, planted in the early 1980s, have developed into a ‘forest on water’ natural landscape with forests in the water and birds in the forests after nearly forty years of natural growth and succession.
According to surveys, the wetland park is home to 194 species of vascular plants across 60 families and 154 genera; 43 species of fish across 8 orders and 15 families; 18 species of amphibians and reptiles across 4 orders and 8 families; 13 species of mammals across 5 orders and 5 families; and 102 species of birds across 13 orders and 32 families, including 13 species of national second-level protected animals.
The park is open all year round from 08:30 to 17:00. Preferential policies include free admission for children under 1.2 meters in height (accompanied by at least one adult), half-price for children between 1.2 meters (not included) and 1.4 meters (included), free admission for people aged 70 and above (with valid identification), half-price for people aged 60 to 69, free admission for military personnel with original soldier or officer ID cards, free admission for disabled individuals with original disability certificates issued by national departments, and free boat tickets for children under 1.
Service facilities include restrooms and an ecological restaurant.
