Resource situation of Pingxi town

1. Mineral resources: mainly bauxite, chalk, apatite, dolomite, etc. There are phosphorite and pyrite locally.

2. Water resources: There are six rivers: Dengjiahe River, Xiangxi River, Shanwan River, Chuanyanhe River, Xiaodi River and Longdong River. This is a typical karst landform with criss-crossing underground rivers and abundant groundwater resources.

3. Land resources: the total area of the town 104.7 square kilometers. The cultivated land area is 9962 mu, including 7739 mu of paddy field and 2223 mu of dry land.

4. Forestry resources: there are abundant forest resources, and pine and Chinese fir are the main commercial materials. Dawan Mountain, the second largest natural forest protection area in the county, is located in the town protection area, with a wide variety of trees, including rare species such as rhododendron. In recent years, the implementation of World Bank afforestation, barren hills afforestation and returning farmland to forests has increased the forest coverage rate year by year. The intensity of closing hillsides for afforestation has increased, and the area of natural forests has also increased.

5. Animal resources: There are many fishes in Pingxi reach and its tributaries, and rare species include snapper, hornfish and catfish. Pingxi dried fish is famous for its crisp, soft and crisp flavor in Guizhou. In recent years, overfishing has reduced the number of dried fish. Only by strengthening the river management in the town and putting an end to electric fish, poisonous fish and fried fish will the Pingxi ecology be restored.

Animal husbandry in Pingxi is mainly the breeding of pigs and cattle. In 2005, the number of livestock on hand was: Weng Yan-Niu 84 1, pig1284; Changling-354 cows and 879 pigs; Dazhai -78 1 pig; Nongfeng-398 cows and 785 pigs; Red Dragon-450 cows and 564 pigs; Huangmeishan-420 cows and 450 pigs; Small plots of land -450 cows and 520 pigs; Chuanyan-300 cows and 450 pigs;

6. Planting resources: Pingxi mainly grows rice, which is the second largest grain producing area in huangping county, second only to Jiuzhou. The cash crops are mainly sugarcane, kudingcha and Chinese herbal medicines.

7. Scenic tourism resources: Because the karst in Pingxi Town is very developed, it has created a very strange karst landscape here. Chuanyan Grand Canyon, Xiangxi River Forest Canyon, Yingkou Yingchoujian Yixiantian, Wengyan Wulong Cave, Xuezhuang Hanging Gallery and Dazhai Jumping Fish Cave are all good attractions to be developed, and Dawanshan Forest is also a good tourist attraction. When the weather changes suddenly, it is a miracle that the geysers of Zhucaotan gush out.