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Located in Foping County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province

Foping County, located at the southern foot of Qinling Mountains, is the north-south boundary of China's physical geography. Located in the northeast of Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province, it borders ningshan county and Shiquan County of Ankang City in the east, zhouzhi county of xi City and Taibai County of Baoji City in the north, and Yangxian County in the southwest, which is 0/50 km away from Hanzhong/KLOC and 200 km away from Xi 'an. There are Rollo and Woods highways in ancient times, and the existing 108 national highway and expressway in the Western Han Dynasty pass through the territory. The county has a population of 35,000 with a total area of 1.279 square kilometers. Foping is "the hometown of giant pandas" and "the hometown of dogwood in China".

Foping County governs 2 towns and 7 townships: Yuanjiazhuang Town, Chenjiaba Town, Changjiaoba Township, Xichahe Township, Shimudi Township, Daheba Township, Shidunhe Township, Liziba Township and Yueba Township. There are Foping National Nature Reserve and Shaanxi Longcaoping Forestry Bureau.

The natural ecology in the territory is primitive, simple and unique. Between east longitude10941'-10816' and north latitude 3316'-3345'. The altitude is 5 15m to 2904m, which belongs to the temperate monsoon climate in the mountainous area on the northern edge of subtropical zone. There is no severe cold in winter and no intense heat in summer, with an annual average temperature of 1 1.5℃ and an annual average precipitation of 938mm The special geographical location and complex climatic conditions have bred natural and unique ecosystems, mountains and rivers, rare birds and animals, birds and flowers. Cen Can, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote in a poem marveling at the ancient Luoluo Road: "The peak of Xiaotian is small, and the pavilion will see the early afternoon. Stay on the moon and the clouds are full of cars. " The primitive and quaint natural ecology is well protected, and the forest coverage rate is as high as 87%. It is a national ecological demonstration county.

Natural ecology

Foping is rich in natural resources, especially wildlife and eco-tourism resources. Foping is known as the natural biological gene bank. At present, 433 species of wild vertebrates have been discovered, including giant panda, pronghorn and golden monkey, which are national first-class protected animals 13 species, and 39 species are second-class protected animals. The distribution density of giant pandas in the wild ranks first in China, and they are recognized as Qinling subspecies, and there are national nature reserves to protect giant pandas. Foping Nature Reserve has been officially recognized by international organizations for three times: 1992 has been identified as an A-level nature reserve with important global protection significance by the Global Environment Facility and the highest priority biodiversity reserve in "China People and Biodiversity Conservation Action"; in 2002, it was recognized by the World Tourism Organization-"Green Earth 2 1" and was approved to join UNESCO in 2004. More than 2,000 higher plants belonging to 5 phyla 180 families have been discovered, including 23 rare and endangered plants such as wild yew community, Acer miaotaiense and clover. More than 0/000 kinds of wild Chinese medicinal materials/kloc-have been found, which is the authentic producing area of precious Chinese medicinal materials.

Foping is endowed with unique eco-tourism resources. National treasures, giant pandas, virgin forests, strange mountains and strange waters, and rare animals and plants are called "four wonders" and are recognized as 5A-level tourism resources in the province. Foping is also rich in forest, hydropower and mineral resources. Forest resources belong to the primitive state, and the forest stock is large. There are more than 240 large and small rivers in China, with a total flow of165438+76 million cubic meters and hydropower reserves of104,000 kilowatts, which can be developed by 5 1 10,000 kilowatts. It is the water source protection site of the "South-to-North Water Transfer Project" in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the water diversion point of the "Diversion from Han to Wei" project in Shaanxi. There are more than 20 kinds of proven mineral resources, including gold, marble, Shi Ying, mica, crystal, graphite, corundum and granite.

In recent years, the county insists on the protection and development of natural ecology as the foundation of establishing the county and enriching the people and the source of development. Focusing on the two characteristic industries of green Chinese medicine and eco-tourism and the two brands of giant panda and dogwood, the county has vigorously implemented the strategy of "invigorating the county with medicine and strengthening the county with tourism" and strived to build a county economic system with local characteristics. The green Chinese herbal medicine industry led by Cornus officinalis has gradually grown, and the development of ecological agriculture has accelerated. Foping is the main producing area of Cornus officinalis in China, which is famous for its large fruit, thick meat, bright color and high medicinal active ingredients. It has been recognized as "National Cornus Officinalis Standardized Planting Demonstration Base" and "Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Standardized Planting Base County", and named as "China Cornus Officinalis Town". The county has grown to 3 million strains of 80,000 mu of Cornus officinalis, with an annual output of more than 600 tons of dried Cornus officinalis, and obtained GAP certification and registration of origin marks. The dried fruit industry, mainly chestnut and walnut, the breeding industry, mainly pig, native chicken and beekeeping, the grain production, mainly edible fungi and mushrooms, mainly rice, corn and potatoes, also have certain scale and characteristics. A new industrial system is taking shape around the processing of agricultural products, the development of tourism supporting products, hydropower and mineral resources. Cornus officinalis pieces, Cornus officinalis health wine, "farmhouse fragrance" series of green food, tourist souvenirs, cork rubber, silicon carbide rods, marble and other products are favored by users. The tertiary industry dominated by tourism has gradually transformed and upgraded. Foping Eco-tourism is one of the top ten tourism projects in Shaanxi Province, and it is an important part of the excellent tourist routes in southern Shaanxi. From a high starting point, a tourism master plan has been compiled and a number of infrastructure facilities such as tourist lanes have been built. A number of tourism products, such as Qinling Museum of Man and Nature, Dapingyu Scenic Area, Qinling International Hunting Ground, scientific research and sightseeing, were carefully packaged and launched. Ecotourism counties have begun to take shape. "Revisit the Millennium Shu Road, visit the mysterious Qinling Mountains, and get close to the national treasure panda." The tourism propaganda of "caring for ecological homeland" is expanding constantly, and the new tourism image of "visiting ecological Buddhist temples, tasting ecological culture and buying ecological products" is gradually presented to people.

The development of history

Foping was established in the fifth year of Qing Daoguang (1825), and changed to county on 19 13. After several changes, the county system was restored in 196 1.

In 2000, Foping County governed 2 towns and 9 townships. According to the data of the fifth census, the total population of the county is 33,695, of which the population of each township (person): Yuanjiazhuang Town 7020 Chenjiaba Town 39 12 Longcaoping Township 1758 Changjiaoba Township 2349 Dongyuedian Township 3204 Xichahe Township 3999 Ten Mu Land Township 1963 Daheba Township.

Climatic characteristics

1, transitional:

In terms of climate, the distribution of light, heat and water has obvious horizontal and vertical zonality differences due to the blocking effect of Qinling Mountains and mountains at different altitudes, and the general trend is cool climate and low sunshine. Foping County has a warm temperate climate, which has obvious climatic characteristics of mountain forest communities, and has become a unique humid seasonal atmosphere in the warm temperate zone on the northern slope of the subtropical zone. The annual average temperature is 6-14 c, the frost-free period is about 220 days, and the precipitation is 940 mm.

2. Diversity:

Due to the changeable terrain, various biological species, great climate difference, complex soil forming conditions and diverse soil types. According to the investigation, * * has 5 soil types, 15 subcategories and 27 soil genera, of which yellow brown soil and brown soil account for 9 1.94% of the total soil area. The territory is rich in forestry resources, animal and plant resources, tourism resources, mineral resources and hydropower resources. The forest coverage rate of the county is 76.98% (excluding shrubs), and there is woodland area 1.7 million mu. Foping is known as the "wild animal and plant gene bank", and 433 species of wild vertebrates have been found, among which; Giant panda, golden monkey, pronghorn, leopard, South China tiger and other national first-class protected animals 10 species, 39 second-class protected animals; There are nearly 2000 species of wild higher plants, belonging to 5 phyla 180 families. The natural and ecological protection in this area is complete, and it is a base for summer vacation, tourism, exploration and hunting. The proven mineral resources include more than 20 kinds of gold, graphite, marble, mica and stone. There are not only sedimentary minerals such as marble, white marble and graphite, but also weathered residual minerals such as iron and gold. There are more than 240 rivers in the county, with theoretical hydropower reserves of104,000 kilowatts, which can be developed by 5 1 10,000 kilowatts.

3. Regional differences:

Based on the distribution of various natural conditions, the geographical environment of Foping County is very different, with the highest elevation of 2904 meters, the lowest elevation of 5 15 meters and the county elevation of 840 meters. According to the topography, it can be divided into four different natural areas, namely, low mountain canyon, low valley slope, Zhongshan canyon and Zhongshan steep slope. There are also significant differences in natural landforms, soil resources characteristics, land use lines and transformation and utilization in the four regions. In agricultural division, in order to facilitate the production of agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry, the county merged from north to south into Zhongshan Linte Animal Husbandry and Medicine Nature Reserve in the north, a special pastoral area in the low mountain forest area in the middle, and a grain and animal husbandry forest area in the southeast valley.

natural resource

Foping has unique biological resources. Foping is known as the natural biological gene bank. At present, 433 species of wild vertebrates have been discovered, including giant panda, pronghorn and golden monkey, which are national first-class protected animals 13 species, and 39 species are second-class protected animals. The distribution density of giant pandas in the wild ranks first in China, and they are recognized as Qinling subspecies, and there are national nature reserves to protect giant pandas. More than 2,000 higher plants belonging to 5 phyla 180 families have been discovered, including 23 rare and endangered plants such as wild yew community, Acer miaotaiense and clover. More than 0/000 kinds of wild Chinese medicinal materials/kloc-have been found, which is the authentic producing area of precious Chinese medicinal materials.

Eco-tourism resources are unique. National treasures, giant pandas, virgin forests, strange mountains and strange waters, and rare animals and plants can be called "four wonders" and are recognized as 5A-level tourism resources in the province. Foping Nature Reserve has been officially recognized by international organizations for three times: 1992 has been identified as an A-level nature reserve with important global protection significance by the Global Environment Facility and the highest priority biodiversity reserve in "China People and Biodiversity Conservation Action"; in 2002, it was recognized by the World Tourism Organization-"Green Earth 2 1" and was approved to join UNESCO in 2004.

Mineral resources are abundant. There are 27 kinds of mineral resources such as gold, marble, quartzite, mica, crystal, graphite, corundum and granite, among which marble, graphite, quartzite, manganese and magnetite are rich in resources and have great development value. Marble (calcite) reserves more than 20 million tons, with CaCO3 content above 98% and whiteness above 92 degrees. The graphite reserves are more than 5 million tons, belonging to crystalline graphite, with a particle size of 0.0 125-0.22 mm, short and thick scales, a fixed carbon content of 5- 10%, a concentrate grade of over 90% and a recovery rate of over 93%. Quartz stone (rock) reserves exceed100000 tons, and the content of silicon dioxide is generally above 90%, reaching above 99% locally. Manganese ore reserves are about 4 million tons, belonging to oxide ore, with MnO2 content of 48.3 1% and Mn content of 28-36%. Magnetite reserves exceed100000 tons. The ore-bearing rock series are Jinning gabbro, diabase and amphibole gabbro. Magnetite content is above 90%, with grade of 654.38+08-34% and average grade of 25%.

Water resources are abundant. There are more than 240 large and small rivers in China, with a total flow of165438+76 million cubic meters and hydropower reserves of104,000 kilowatts, which can be developed by 5 1 10,000 kilowatts. It is the water source protection site of the "South-to-North Water Transfer Project" in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the water diversion point of the "Diversion from Han to Wei" project in Shaanxi.

Sightseeing group

Foping County, located at the southern foot of Qinling Mountains, is the north-south boundary of China's physical geography. There is no cold in winter and no heat in summer. The territory is dominated by mountains and rivers, streams, rare birds and animals, birds and flowers. Eco-tourism resources are unique. Giant pandas, virgin forests, strange mountains and strange waters, and rare animals and plants are called "four wonders" and are recognized as AAAAA-level tourism resources by the provincial tourism resources investigation team. There are 32 strange mountains and rocks, 3 caves, 13 waterfalls and pools, 1 hot springs, 9 exotic flowers and plants, 7 scenic river sections, 17 cultural landscapes and historical sites in the county. At present, 433 species of wild vertebrates have been found, including giant panda, pronghorn, golden monkey and other national first-class protected animals 13 species, and 39 species of second-class protected animals. They are the northernmost habitat of giant pandas on the earth and are called "the most promising places for wild giant pandas to survive and multiply" by experts. The wild distribution density of giant pandas is the highest in China, and it is recognized as a Qinling subspecies, and there are national nature reserves to protect giant pandas. Foping Nature Reserve has been officially recognized by international organizations for three times: 1992 has been identified as an A-level nature reserve with important global protection significance by the Global Environment Facility, and it is the highest priority biodiversity reserve in "China People and Biodiversity Conservation Action". In 2002, it was recognized by the World Tourism Organization-"Green Earth 2 1" and was approved to join the United Nations in 2004.

Foping eco-tourism has been listed as one of the top ten tourism projects in Shaanxi Province, and it is an important part of the excellent tourism routes in southern Shaanxi. In recent years, the county insists on the protection and development of natural ecology as the foundation of establishing the county, enriching the people and the source of development, and vigorously implements the strategy of "invigorating the county with medicine and strengthening the county with tourism" around the two characteristic industries of green Chinese medicine and eco-tourism and the two brands of giant panda and dogwood. Eco-tourism shows a good development momentum. Work out the overall tourism planning from a high starting point and build a number of infrastructure such as special tourist roads. A number of tourist products, such as Qinling Museum of Man and Nature, Dapingyu Scenic Area, Qinling International Hunting Ground, scientific research and sightseeing, were carefully packaged, and three boutique tourist routes were initially formed. The construction of giant panda field research base has been started, and the eco-tourism service system integrating summer vacation, landscape sightseeing and scientific research sightseeing is gradually improving. The tourism propaganda of "revisiting the Millennium Shu Road, visiting the mysterious Qinling Mountains, getting close to the national treasure panda and caring for the ecological homeland" is constantly expanding, and a new tourism image of "visiting ecological Buddhist temples, tasting ecological culture and buying ecological products" is gradually appearing in front of people.

Highway traffic

There are 520 kilometers of highways in the county. Among them, expressway is 8.5km, National Highway10853km, County Highway 75km, Country Highway 35 1 km and Tourist Highway 33km. There are 62 large, medium and small bridges with 2340.6 linear meters, including 3 large bridges, 7 medium bridges/kloc-0, 42 small bridges and 70 cable bridges. Foping connecting line, Chensan-Yangyue county oil road, Changjiaoba-Shawotong village cement road, Daheba-Shuitianping, and 10 mu of land-Fenghuang village are about to start construction.

Since the "Ninth Five-Year Plan", under the correct leadership of the party and government organizations at higher levels, with the strong support of provincial and municipal transportation bureaus and other departments, the county party committee and government have led the people of the county to carry forward the spirit of "making a fool of one mountain", work hard, work hard and vigorously carry out highway traffic construction. In the past three years, * * * has completed four projects 14 with special funds of over 500,000 yuan for national debt, disaster relief and highways, with a total investment of over 45 million yuan, built and repaired 295 kilometers of rural roads, restored 3 bridges, 9 medium bridges and 70 railway bridges, built 2 tourist roads with a distance of 33 kilometers, and reconstructed 108 national highway Buddha. Through three years' construction, the grade of highway network in our county has exceeded the pre-disaster level, the coverage has been expanding, the density has been increasing, the traffic capacity has been further improved, and a new highway traffic network is gradually taking shape.

In 2002112 and 2020, the list of "Top 100 Counties" in China was released, and Foping County ranked 30th.

On February 30, 2020, 65438, the list of smog-free counties in China in 2020 was released, and Foping County ranked 14.

From June 20438 to October 2020 10, Foping County was selected as the first batch of national digital village pilot areas.

On July 29th, 2020, Foping County was reconfirmed as a national health township (county) in 2020 in patriotic health campaign committee.

From 2065438 to March 2009, Foping County was included in the list of the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization counties (Sichuan-Shaanxi area).

In September of 20 18, the list of comprehensive demonstration counties of rural e-commerce in 20 18 was released, and Foping County was on the list.

20 16 1 15 The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development named Foping County as a national garden county in 20 15 years.