What kind of place is Xichang?

Xichang City is the capital of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Region, Sichuan Province. According to historical records, as early as the first century BC, it was the political, economic and cultural center of the southwestern frontier of the motherland. " The eternal song of "Yi Hai Alliance". Today, China's Xichang Aerospace City has become a symbol of my country's high technology and a window for opening up to the outside world. Its development and development prospects and its role in promoting the development of resources in the entire region have attracted great attention from the country. Central leaders once pointed out: "Xichang is the face of the country and a window for China's opening to the outside world. The central government and relevant departments must provide strong support."

Xichang is located in the middle of Liangshan Prefecture, with a total area of ??more than 2,600 square kilometers and a total population of 50 With a population of more than 10,000, it is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of Zizhou. Xichang has been an important town on the southwestern border of the motherland since ancient times. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, successive political powers have established counties, prefectures, and government offices here, and appointed officials. For example, in the 6th year of Yuanding of the Han Dynasty (AD 111), Emperor Wu sent Sima Xiangru as his envoy to build Qiongdu (today's Xichang) and set up Yuexi County, which governed 15 counties and belonged to Yizhou. Although the jurisdiction of Danjun, Prefecture and Sifu continued to change in the future, the administrative seat of Danjun, Prefecture and Sifu was still in Xichang. Therefore, Xichang is now an ancient cultural city with a history of more than 2,000 years (it has been listed as a provincial-level cultural city by Sichuan Province). At the same time, due to good conditions such as altitude, temperature, sunshine, longitude and latitude, as well as less suspended matter in the atmosphere and high air transparency, the moon is bright and round, so Xichang is also known as the "Moon City". Moreover, because the Xichang Satellite Launch Center is built here, Xichang is also known as the "Space City". In addition, Xichang is rich in resources and has many scenic spots. It is also a scenic tourism city to be developed.

The cultural landscape and tourism resources here are unique. The aerospace high-tech sightseeing tourism centered on China's Xichang Satellite Launch Base and the customs tourism focusing on the folk customs of ethnic minorities such as the Yi people have characteristics that are irreplaceable in other tourist areas. Xichang has a long history, numerous cultural relics, beautiful mountains and rivers, charming scenery, provincial scenic spots such as Lushan Mountain, Qionghai Lake, Luoji Mountain known as "China's Ancient Glacier Park", Huanglian Earth Forest Wonders, the Torch Festival, a crazy viewing festival with Chinese characteristics, etc. Chinese and foreign guests who come for travel, sightseeing and inspection are all delighted and amazed by the colorful natural and cultural landscapes.