On Evaluation of Climatic Resources for Tourism in Wushan
- Received Date: 01/11/2017
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Key words:
- Wushan county /
- travel /
- climate /
- evaluation
Abstract: Based on the Daily data of 26 weather stations from 1981 to 2015 in Wushan County where is in the eastern Chongqing, we used indicators such as temperature and humidity index and human body comfortable index to analyzed the characteristics of climatic of Wushan, and evaluated the tourism climate resources of main scenic area in Wushan at the same time. The results show that Wushan has mild climate and abundant rainfall. The average annual temperature of Wushan is 18.3℃, and the average annual precipitation of Wushan is 1029.5mm.The climate resources are excellent in Wushan, where the sunshine is sufficient, the wind is gentle, the humidity is moderate, the air pressure is pleasant. Meanwhile, The unique topography of Wushan has formed an obvious three-dimensional climate feature, which is suitable for all seasons to travel. The low-altitude scenic area such as Three-gorges has a obvious canyon climatic feature, which has hot summers and warm winters. The average viewing period of the red leaves of Wushan lasts 41 days, which runs from late November to the end of December. The Mid-altitude scenic area such as "Shennv" has excellent cool summers,and a long comfortable period of Tourism in the year. The High-altitude scenic area such as "Liziping Forest Park" has a remarkable alpine climate. The average temperature of July is 19.0℃,which is the hottest month on the 1800m-high mountain. The average temperature of January is 2.0℃,which is the coldest month. According to the evaluation conclusion above, we put forward some countermeasures and Suggestions such as protecting the ecological climate environment, fully exploiting the tourism climate resources and strengthening ecotourism meteorological service.