中山翠亨國家濕地公園位于翠亨新區南朗鎮橫門西水道,規劃面積625.6公頃,其中陸地(di)(di)(di)面積243.9公(gong)頃,濕地(di)(di)(di)面積395.44公(gong)頃,濕地(di)(di)(di)率達(da)63.21%。該區域現有(you)成片的紅(hong)樹(shu)林、灘涂地(di)(di)(di)、桑基魚塘(tang),還有(you)多(duo)條小(xiao)河流橫(heng)穿(chuan)其中,有(you)無數的白鷺等鳥類(lei)在這里繁衍生息,生物豐富(fu)、多(duo)樣,被稱為較(jiao)美麗的處(chu)女地(di)(di)(di)。
中(zhong)山翠亨國(guo)家濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)公(gong)園規劃區(qu)內包括河(he)口水(shui)域、紅樹(shu)林(lin)、永久性河(he)流、草本沼澤(ze)等(deng)多種濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)類型,獨具嶺南風格的(de)(de)(de)生態系統(tong)(tong),50公(gong)頃獨特的(de)(de)(de)紅樹(shu)林(lin)景(jing)觀為(wei)(wei)濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)公(gong)園增加了(le)寶貴(gui)的(de)(de)(de)研(yan)究價值。據介紹,公(gong)園將以保護(hu)紅樹(shu)林(lin)濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)資(zi)源為(wei)(wei)重(zhong)點(dian),以保護(hu)和恢(hui)復橫(heng)門西水(shui)道(dao)近海與海岸濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)生態系統(tong)(tong)為(wei)(wei)宗旨,改善和恢(hui)復紅樹(shu)林(lin)濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)資(zi)源、水(shui)生動物的(de)(de)(de)棲(qi)息環境為(wei)(wei)核(he)心(xin),以厚重(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)中(zhong)山文化、豐富的(de)(de)(de)濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)文化、獨特的(de)(de)(de)民俗文化為(wei)(wei)內涵(han),實現恢(hui)復珠江流域生態系統(tong)(tong)的(de)(de)(de)目標(biao)。建設以沼澤(ze)、河(he)流和水(shui)上(shang)森林(lin)構成(cheng)的(de)(de)(de)獨特入海口濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)景(jing)觀,集(ji)濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)保護(hu)與修復、濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)文化展示(shi)、科普(pu)宣教、科研(yan)監測(ce)、濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)休(xiu)閑觀光為(wei)(wei)一(yi)體的(de)(de)(de)國(guo)家級濕(shi)地(di)(di)(di)(di)(di)公(gong)園。