Hunan's geographical location, population, climate, history and tourism resources.

Hunan Province is located in the middle of China and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It is called Hunan because most of it is located in the south of Dongting Lake, and it is called Xiangjiang River, which is the largest river in the province and runs through the whole territory. The capital is located in Changsha. Hunan borders Jiangxi in the east, Chongqing and Guizhou in the west, Guangdong and Guangxi in the south and Hubei in the north. The land area is 21.1.8000 square kilometers, accounting for 2.2% of the land area of China, ranking 10th among all provinces and cities in China. The total population of the province is 67.372 million (20 14). Jurisdiction over 14 cities and 122 counties (cities, districts). Hunan belongs to continental subtropical monsoon humid climate, which has three characteristics: first, light, heat and water resources are abundant, and their high values are basically synchronous. Second, the climate changes greatly in a year. Leng Xia is hot in winter, changeable in spring, steep in autumn, rainy in spring and summer and dry in autumn and winter. The climate changes greatly from year to year. Third, the most obvious vertical climate change zone is the mountainous area surrounded by mountains on three sides. Especially in the mountainous area of southern Hunan. The annual sunshine hours in Hunan are 1300- 1800 hours, which is rich in heat. The annual temperature is high, with an annual average temperature of 15- 18. In winter, Hunan is controlled by the winter monsoon, and the mountainous areas in the southeast and west and the landforms open to the north are conducive to the long-term drive of cold air. Therefore, the average temperature in June 5438+ 10 is mostly between 4 and 7, and the frost-free period in Hunan is as long as 260-3 10 days, and most areas are between 280 and 300 days. The average annual precipitation is between 1200- 1700 mm, which is abundant and one of the provinces with more rainfall in China. According to the Annual Report of Mineral Resources of Hunan Province compiled by Hunan Provincial Department of Land and Resources in September 20 12, Hunan is a famous hometown of nonferrous and nonmetallic mines. 143 minerals have been discovered. The reserves of 37 kinds of mineral resources rank among the top 5 and 62 kinds of mineral resources rank among the top 10. Among them, tungsten, tin, bismuth, antimony, stone coal, ordinary fluorite, sepiolite clay, garnet and dolomite for glass rank first in China; Vanadium, barite, aphanitic graphite, ceramsite shale and other minerals rank second in the country; Manganese, zinc, lead, mercury, diamonds, limestone and kaolin used in cement also occupy an important position in China.