安徽安慶菜子湖(hu)國(guo)家(jia)(jia)濕(shi)地(di)公(gong)園位(wei)于長江中下游北(bei)岸的安慶市(shi)宜秀區羅嶺鎮,為安慶市(shi)九大通江湖(hu)泊之一(yi),是2015年12月被國(guo)家(jia)(jia)林(lin)業局(ju)正式批準(zhun)開展試點建設(she)的國(guo)家(jia)(jia)級(ji)濕(shi)地(di)公(gong)園。濕(shi)地(di)公(gong)園總面積2539hm2,其中濕(shi)地(di)面積2358 hm2,濕(shi)地(di)率92.87%。
菜(cai)子湖(hu)國(guo)家濕地公園以菜(cai)子湖(hu)寬廣、清(qing)澈(che)的水(shui)文(wen)景(jing)觀為主體,以豐富的生物景(jing)觀和(he)人文(wen)景(jing)觀鑲嵌互補,其風景(jing)資源(yuan)的特點可以概括為:水(shui)清(qing)草美、天藍地闊、鳥躍魚鳴(ming)、人悠(you)舟閑;這里(li)既有傳統(tong)的龍舟文(wen)化,又是全國(guo)五(wu)(wu)大劇種之(zhi)一“黃梅(mei)戲”的故鄉,同時(shi)安慶(qing)也(ye)是京劇的發源(yuan)地。清(qing)代這里(li)以“五(wu)(wu)里(li)三(san)進士(shi)、隔河兩狀(zhuang)元”,以狀(zhuang)元之(zhi)鄉而名聞遐邇。
菜子(zi)湖(hu)(hu)是候鳥(niao)(niao)重要的遷(qian)徙停(ting)歇地(di)(di)(di)(di)、越冬(dong)地(di)(di)(di)(di)和(he)繁殖地(di)(di)(di)(di),共(gong)分(fen)布有(you)鳥(niao)(niao)類15目42科142種(zhong),水(shui)(shui)鳥(niao)(niao)總數約(yue)10萬只。其中(zhong),國家重點保護的有(you)12種(zhong)。在菜子(zi)湖(hu)(hu)棲息越冬(dong)的水(shui)(shui)禽中(zhong),有(you)15種(zhong)水(shui)(shui)鳥(niao)(niao)達到(dao)或超過(guo)遷(qian)徙路(lu)線(xian)1%標準,長江中(zhong)下游共(gong)有(you)6種(zhong)水(shui)(shui)鳥(niao)(niao)超過(guo)遷(qian)徙路(lu)線(xian)種(zhong)群數量1%的全球(qiu)受脅種(zhong),其中(zhong)菜子(zi)湖(hu)(hu)有(you)3種(zhong),作為發育(yu)在沿江河谷洼(wa)地(di)(di)(di)(di)中(zhong)的自然(ran)淺水(shui)(shui)湖(hu)(hu)泊濕地(di)(di)(di)(di),菜子(zi)湖(hu)(hu)濕地(di)(di)(di)(di)具有(you)代表性(xing)(xing)(xing)、自然(ran)性(xing)(xing)(xing)、稀(xi)有(you)性(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)多樣性(xing)(xing)(xing)的特點。
龍(long)山鳳水,仙境(jing)情緣。隨(sui)著菜(cai)子(zi)湖國家(jia)濕(shi)地公園的建設,菜(cai)子(zi)湖必將成為長江中下游濕(shi)地保護(hu)與合理利用的一顆明珠。