Since 2008 this reserve has become famous as the only place in the world to find a newly-described species, the Nonggang Babbler. This is an important reserve in south-west Guangxi, close to the Vietnamese border, characterised by forested limestone outcrops and especially important as a protection area for White-headed Leaf Monkey and a number of other bird species very difficult to find elsewhere in south-east China.
Nonggang National Nature Reserve is the northern edge of tropical zone in China, towering peaks, mountain streams, dense, get out of Karst landform typical tropical monsoon forest, vegetation in karst area is rare in the world the most well-preserved. With international significance, is one of China's terrestrial biodiversity in 14 key areas, is also the Ministry of forestry and the World Wide Fund for nature is one of the 40 A-class reserve jointly selected. It is located in the territory of Guangxi, Longzhou and Ningming two counties established in 1979, the total area of 10080 square meters, is the best choice for the development of ecological tourism.
◆Climatic conditions
Nonggang National Nature Reserve is located in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of Chongzuo City, the area belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon region, the average January temperature of 13.8 ℃, the average July temperature of 28.1 ℃, annual average temperature 20.8 ℃ -22.4 ℃, frost-free period of 330 days or more, Jiangzhou District is as high as 364 days, rainfall is 1088-1799 mm, the highest rainfall where is Xinxian County Lei Zhen, Fusui district and Ningming County, two annual average rainfall of 1250 mm. Drought disaster is frequent, eight or nine months affected by tropical storms and floods. Chongzuo sunshine, the annual sunshine 1800 hours, very conducive to the development of subtropical crops.
The nature resources in Nonggang is quite rich
◆Natrue Resources
·Key Species
Malayan Night Heron, Oriental Hobby, Red Junglefowl, Banded Bay Cuckoo, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Long-tailed Broadbill, Ashy Bulbul, Striped Tit Babbler, Large Scimitar Babbler, Streaked Wren Babbler, Black-throated Babbler, Golden Babbler, Little Spiderhunter, Streaked Spiderhunter, White-winged Magpie.
·Other Species
Crested Serpent Eagle, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Silver Pheasant, Collared Owlet, Oriental Scops Owl, Mountain Scops Owl, Bay Woodpecker, Rufous Woodpecker, Drongo Cuckoo, Green-billed Malkoha, ‘Chinese’ Barbet, Large Cuckoo-shrike, Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike, Puff-throated Bulbul, Black Crested Bulbul, Grey-breasted Prinia, Rufescent Prinia, Sulphur-breasted Warbler, Black-chinned Yuhina, Hainan Blue Flycatcher, Verditer Flycatcher, Black-naped Monarch, Green-backed Tit, Olive-backed Sunbird, Plain Flowerpecker, Bronzed Drongo, Crow-billed Drongo.
·Other Wildlife
White-headed Leaf Monkey, Rhesus and Assamese Macaques are present, Asiatic Black Bear and Clouded Leopard are now rare. Dhole may also still occur in the reserve. A unique cat snake species, Boiga guangxiensis, was discovered in this reserve and has not been found elsewhere since.
·Habitat and Vegetation
Limestone subtropical broadleaf evergreen forest surrounded by sugar cane fields. The forest in all three sections is good.
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