光明(ming)(ming)蝶谷(gu)位(wei)于長沙(sha)市望(wang)城區(qu)白箬鋪鎮光明(ming)(ming)村老(lao)沖(chong)塘,緊鄰友仁(ren)小鎮,屬光明(ming)(ming)大觀園核心功能區(qu),距長沙(sha)市區(qu)約15km,占地總面積約200余(yu)畝,依(yi)山(shan)伴水,生態自然環境優美。
蝶(die)(die)谷分為蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)觀(guan)賞(shang)網(wang)棚、蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)放(fang)飛區(qu)、登山覽(lan)景區(qu)、蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)養殖基(ji)地、谷地休閑區(qu)、科普展(zhan)覽(lan)區(qu)、DIY制作展(zhan)銷區(qu)、生活服務區(qu)等8大功能區(qu)域。其中蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)觀(guan)賞(shang)網(wang)棚占地面積(ji)3900平米,是目(mu)前亞洲較(jiao)大的蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)觀(guan)賞(shang)網(wang)棚;科普展(zhan)覽(lan)廳內收集了(le)世(shi)界各地的珍稀(xi)蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)標本數百種,其中就有曾在(zai)國際(ji)拍賣市場以3.6萬(wan)美元成交(jiao)的世(shi)界第一名蝶(die)(die)--“光明女神蝶(die)(die)”。
園區內(nei)還提供(gong)了蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)由卵—幼(you)蟲(chong)—蛹—成蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)的整(zheng)(zheng)個生(sheng)命演變(bian)過程觀(guan)賞(shang),并設置了蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)放飛、蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)飼(si)喂、蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)工藝(yi)品加工制作等(deng)(deng)互動性活動環節(jie)。是(shi)(shi)湖南省第一(yi)個集(ji)蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)飼(si)養、昆(kun)蟲(chong)研究(jiu)、科普教(jiao)育(yu)、觀(guan)賞(shang)攝影、親情放飛、蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)工藝(yi)等(deng)(deng)于(yu)一(yi)體的蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)文化(hua)主(zhu)題(ti)公園。蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)觀(guan)賞(shang)網(wang)棚(peng)是(shi)(shi)蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)野外生(sheng)存的模(mo)擬空間,網(wang)棚(peng)把生(sheng)態、文化(hua)、旅游(you)等(deng)(deng)動感元素(su)與(yu)(yu)蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)的習性進行(xing)科學地(di)融(rong)合,組成一(yi)個完(wan)整(zheng)(zheng)的半(ban)封閉空間。它(ta)占地(di)面(mian)積(ji)3900平米,高15米,是(shi)(shi)目前亞洲較(jiao)大(da)的蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)觀(guan)賞(shang)網(wang)棚(peng)。 網(wang)棚(peng)區依山而(er)建,自然(ran)(ran)生(sheng)態優(you)美,園內(nei)小(xiao)橋流水、奇花異草(cao)、景色宜(yi)人。棚(peng)內(nei)種植(zhi)有大(da)量蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)蜜源植(zhi)物(wu)及自然(ran)(ran)景觀(guan)植(zhi)被,通(tong)過定期投放斑蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)科、蛺(jia)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)科、鳳蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)科、絹蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)科等(deng)(deng)100余種近萬只蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)供(gong)游(you)客(ke)觀(guan)賞(shang),游(you)客(ke)可以(yi)置身于(yu)彩蝶(die)(die)(die)(die)飛舞、花海(hai)青山的懷抱(bao),展現(xian)一(yi)幅人與(yu)(yu)自然(ran)(ran)和諧相處(chu)的美麗畫卷。
其(qi)中棚內的“玉帶鳳蝶(die)”被譽為梁祝的化身,祈福天下有情人忠貞不(bu)(bu)渝、天長地久。蝴蝶(die)放飛廣場(chang)是游(you)客們(men)親自體驗蝴蝶(die)放飛的場(chang)所(suo)。廣場(chang)內種植有11000株鳳仙(xian)花,為蝴蝶(die)提供蜜源(yuan)。在放飛區放飛的蝴蝶(die)不(bu)(bu)會馬上飛走,而是停落(luo)在花叢中待人們(men)觀賞(shang)。在放飛廣場(chang)旁坐落(luo)著數蝶(die)亭(ting)(ting),人們(men)可以在亭(ting)(ting)內品著美(mei)茶,欣賞(shang)美(mei)景,感受這與大自然渾然一體的滋(zi)味。