光(guang)明(ming)蝶(die)谷位于長(chang)沙市望城區白箬鋪(pu)鎮光(guang)明(ming)村老沖塘,緊鄰友仁小鎮,屬光(guang)明(ming)大觀園(yuan)核心功能區,距長(chang)沙市區約15km,占地總面積約200余畝,依(yi)山(shan)伴水(shui),生態自然(ran)環(huan)境優美。
蝶(die)谷(gu)分(fen)為蝴(hu)蝶(die)觀(guan)(guan)賞(shang)網棚、蝴(hu)蝶(die)放飛區(qu)(qu)、登山覽景區(qu)(qu)、蝴(hu)蝶(die)養殖(zhi)基地(di)、谷(gu)地(di)休閑區(qu)(qu)、科(ke)普(pu)展覽區(qu)(qu)、DIY制作展銷區(qu)(qu)、生活服務區(qu)(qu)等8大功能(neng)區(qu)(qu)域。其中蝴(hu)蝶(die)觀(guan)(guan)賞(shang)網棚占地(di)面積3900平米,是目前亞洲較(jiao)大的(de)蝴(hu)蝶(die)觀(guan)(guan)賞(shang)網棚;科(ke)普(pu)展覽廳內收(shou)集(ji)了世界(jie)各地(di)的(de)珍稀蝴(hu)蝶(die)標本數百種(zhong),其中就(jiu)有曾在(zai)國(guo)際拍賣市(shi)場以3.6萬美元成交的(de)世界(jie)第(di)一名(ming)蝶(die)--“光明(ming)女(nv)神蝶(die)”。
園區內還(huan)提供了(le)蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)由卵—幼(you)蟲(chong)—蛹—成(cheng)蝶(die)(die)的整個(ge)(ge)生命演變過(guo)程觀(guan)賞(shang),并(bing)設置了(le)蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)放(fang)飛(fei)、蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)飼(si)喂(wei)、蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)工(gong)藝(yi)品(pin)加工(gong)制作(zuo)等(deng)互(hu)動(dong)(dong)性活動(dong)(dong)環節。是湖(hu)南(nan)省(sheng)第一(yi)個(ge)(ge)集蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)飼(si)養、昆蟲(chong)研究、科普教(jiao)育、觀(guan)賞(shang)攝影、親(qin)情放(fang)飛(fei)、蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)工(gong)藝(yi)等(deng)于一(yi)體的蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)文化(hua)主題(ti)公園。蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)觀(guan)賞(shang)網(wang)棚(peng)是蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)野外生存(cun)的模擬(ni)空(kong)間,網(wang)棚(peng)把生態、文化(hua)、旅游等(deng)動(dong)(dong)感(gan)元素與蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)的習性進行科學地融合,組成(cheng)一(yi)個(ge)(ge)完整的半封閉空(kong)間。它(ta)占地面(mian)積(ji)3900平米,高15米,是目(mu)前亞洲較大的蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)觀(guan)賞(shang)網(wang)棚(peng)。 網(wang)棚(peng)區依山而建,自(zi)然生態優美,園內小橋流水、奇花異草、景色宜人(ren)。棚(peng)內種植有大量蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)蜜源(yuan)植物(wu)及自(zi)然景觀(guan)植被,通過(guo)定(ding)期投放(fang)斑蝶(die)(die)科、蛺蝶(die)(die)科、鳳蝶(die)(die)科、絹蝶(die)(die)科等(deng)100余種近萬只蝴(hu)(hu)蝶(die)(die)供游客觀(guan)賞(shang),游客可以置身于彩蝶(die)(die)飛(fei)舞、花海青山的懷抱(bao),展(zhan)現(xian)一(yi)幅人(ren)與自(zi)然和諧相(xiang)處的美麗畫卷。
其中棚內的“玉帶鳳蝶(die)(die)”被譽為梁祝的化(hua)身,祈福天下有(you)情人(ren)忠貞不渝、天長地久。蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)放(fang)飛(fei)(fei)廣(guang)場是(shi)游客們親自(zi)體驗蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)放(fang)飛(fei)(fei)的場所。廣(guang)場內種植有(you)11000株鳳仙(xian)花,為蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)提供蜜源。在(zai)放(fang)飛(fei)(fei)區放(fang)飛(fei)(fei)的蝴(hu)蝶(die)(die)不會馬上飛(fei)(fei)走,而是(shi)停落在(zai)花叢(cong)中待人(ren)們觀賞。在(zai)放(fang)飛(fei)(fei)廣(guang)場旁坐落著數蝶(die)(die)亭,人(ren)們可以在(zai)亭內品著美(mei)茶(cha),欣賞美(mei)景,感受(shou)這與大(da)自(zi)然渾然一體的滋味(wei)。