What are the interesting places in Xichong, Sichuan?

Xichong County is located in the north-central part of Sichuan Province and the northwest of Nanchong City, bordering Shunqing District of Nanchong City in the east, Jialing District of Nanchong City in the south, Yanting County, Shehong County and Pengxi County in the west, and nanbu county in the north. The county spans 1536-164 east longitude and 352-3115 north latitude, with a length of 44.7 kilometers from east to west and a width of 42.4 kilometers from north to south.

Topography

Xichong County is located in the back of Jialing River and Fujiang River, with shallow hills, vertical and horizontal valleys and dense hills. The terrain is high in the northwest, low in the southeast, and slowly inclines from northwest to southeast. The mountains are north-south, slightly higher in the north, and there are many rivers. There are 6 rivers with a basin area of more than 1 square kilometers in the county, the largest of which is the BMW River, which originated in Fuhu, nanbu county, with a total length of 41.6 kilometers. Fujiang River system is injected to the west, and the rest are Jialing River system.

area population

The area is 118 square kilometers, with a total population of about 66,.

administrative divisions

xichong county has jurisdiction over 6 districts, 15 towns, 32 townships, 63 villages and 567 residential groups. Xichong county is located in Jincheng town.

history and culture of Xichong County

Today, Xichong County belongs to Liangzhou in Xia Yu period (about 21st century BC), and it was merged into Yongzhou in Yin Shang and Western Zhou Dynasty, and belonged to Ba State in Eastern Zhou Dynasty and Langzhong County in Ba County in Qin Dynasty. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, the emperor gaozu of Han Dynasty, gave him a royal gift to Anhan, which belonged to Chongguo County. In the eighteenth year of Emperor Wendi's reign (AD 598), it was Nanchong County. In the 4th year (AD 621), Tang Gaozu Li Yuan Wude was divided into Nanchong, Nanbu, Yanting and some counties. Xichong County was named because it was located in the west of Chongguo County in Han Dynasty. From Kublai Khan to the 2th year of Yuan Dynasty (AD 1283), Yuan Shizu merged Liuxi County into Shunqing. In the tenth year of Hongwu (AD 1377), Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Emperor, abandoned Xichong and merged it into Nanchong County. In the thirteenth year of Hongwu (AD 138), Xichong County was restored, belonging to Shunqing Prefecture. The Qing Dynasty belonged to Shunqing Prefecture of North Sichuan Province, Shunqing Prefecture of Sichuan Province in the first year of the Republic of China (AD 1912), North Sichuan Province in the second year of the Republic of China (AD 1913), Jialing Road in the third year of the Republic of China (AD 1914), Sichuan Province in the seventeenth year of the Republic of China (AD 1928) and the eleventh administration of Sichuan Province in the twenty-fourth year of the Republic of China (AD 1935).

Xichong County's natural resources

Xichong is rich in natural resources. In terms of biological resources, there are 116 species of trees belonging to Joe, shrub and bamboo, and 153 species of medicinal plants including Pinellia ternata, Carthamus tinctorius, Bupleurum chinense and Eucommia ulmoides. Economic crops include mulberry, tung oil tree, olive, peach, plum, persimmon, orange and citrus. There are 33 kinds of grass such as imperata. There are more than 3 kinds of ornamental plants, such as osmanthus, chrysanthemum, peony, asparagus and chlorophytum. There are dozens of wild animals such as rabbits, pangolins, pheasants and egrets. The forest coverage rate reached 24.6%. In terms of mineral resources, there are natural gas, oil, bittern and potash shale.

Tourism resources in Xichong County

Tourism resources mainly include the monument to the hometown of General Ji Xin of Han Dynasty, Phoenix Mountain, the place where Zhang Xianzhong was killed (where Zhang Xianzhong was martyred), Huafeng Mountain, General Monument, Wanmin Pagoda, Xichong Confucian Temple and Memorial Square.

Among them, "Five Mountains and One Lake" (Phoenix Mountain, Huafeng Mountain, Wannian Mountain, Nanmin Mountain, Suitang Mountain and Qinglong Lake) are particularly distinctive. Xichong's tourism resources are also unique. Apart from showing historical and cultural relics, it highlights the theme of "returning to nature and enjoying nature". "Five mountains and one lake" has fresh air and pleasant climate, and people in noisy city life feel pleasing to the eye, relaxed and carefree. It is really an ideal place for people to explore the past, worship religion and take a vacation.

Climate

Natural climate of Xichong County

Xichong has a subtropical humid monsoon climate with distinct four seasons, abundant rainfall and remarkable continental monsoon climate. The sunshine duration is 1445 hours on average for several years, with a monthly temperature of 6.3 degrees Celsius, an average temperature of 27.5 degrees Celsius in July, an average annual temperature of 17.2 degrees Celsius, and an average annual precipitation of 97 mm. Most of the rainfall is concentrated in July, August and September.

Accommodation

Dongjiang Hotel in Xichong County

Address: Funan Road

Tel: 817-42386

Chuanbei Hotel in Xichong County

Address: Jincheng Avenue

Tel: 817-422336

Transportation

Xichong. Good transportation facilities, asphalt roads in the township, and roads leading to various tourist attractions; There are taxis and buses to neighboring counties and cities, and long-distance buses to Chongqing, Chengdu, Guangzhou and other large and medium-sized cities.

Shopping

The main specialties of Xichong are citrus, kenaf, cocoon and cotton.