Praised as the 'green jade on the Tropic of Cancer desert belt'

Meihua Mountain was listed as a national A-level nature reserve in 1985. Compared with the dry and hot 'Tropic of Cancer desert belt' in other parts of the world, it is a rare 'gene bank of animal and plant resources' in the world, praised by experts at home and abroad as the 'green jade on the Tropic of Cancer desert belt'. Due to its unique geographical location and ecological environment, the world A-level national key nature reserve Meihua Mountain is recognized by Chinese and foreign experts as the 'most ideal habitat for South China tigers'. In 1992, Dr. Gary Koehler and his wife from the World Wildlife Fund came to Meihua Mountain from the United States to set up camp and search for South China tigers. During their two years in Meihua Mountain, they found many traces of South China tigers, such as tree hangings, ground hangings, feces, hair, etc., but unfortunately they did not see the true face of the South China tiger. In order to save the endangered rare tiger species - South China tiger, in September 1998, Longyan City, Fujian Province introduced two male and one female South China tigers from Suzhou Zoo for wild breeding, and took the lead in launching the 'Meihua Mountain South China Tiger Conservation Project' nationwide. In the spring of 2002, the city invested a huge amount of money to establish a 7000-acre China Longyan Meihua Mountain South China Tiger Park in the Cha Pan Dong in the hinterland of Meihua Mountain, and again introduced two female and one male South China tigers from Guilin Bear and Tiger Mountain Villa in Guangxi to increase the tiger source and prevent inbreeding. Today, in the ancient and lush Meihua Mountain Tiger Park with steep cliffs, the long-lost roar of the South China tiger and the joyous calls of macaques, sika deer and other national first and second class protected wild animals excite wildlife conservation experts and tourists.