What kind of place is Nanchong City, Sichuan Province?

Location Nanchong is located in the northeast of Sichuan Basin, between the middle reaches of Jialing River. North-south span 165km, and east-west span 143km. It is adjacent to Dazhou in the east, Guang 'an in the south, Suining and Mianyang in the west, Guangyuan and Bazhong in the north, and is in a special geographical position of "Shudu in the west, Hubei and Chu in the east, Sanqin in the north and Chongqing in the south". Nanchong city is dominated by shallow hills, and the city can be divided into two geomorphic units: the northern low mountain area and the southern hills. The landform gently slopes from north to south, with an altitude of 256~889 meters. The landform types are mainly hills, with shallow hills with dams, middle hills with valleys and high hills and low mountains each accounting for one third. The low mountainous areas in the north generally cover the north of Langzhong City, the northwest of nanbu county, most of Yilong County, yingshan county, the east of Yilong River and the north of Peng 'an County. The altitude is generally 500~800 meters. The northern low mountainous area is bounded by Jialing River, Jiangxi is a branch of Jianmen Mountain, and Jiangdong belongs to the remaining vein of Daba Mountain. The terrain in the east and west is completely different. Area population area 12494 square kilometers, urban area of more than 40 square kilometers; Nanchong has a total population of 7.3 million (the second in the province), with a population density of 564 people per square kilometer. The urban population is nearly 600,000. Nanchong City has jurisdiction over Shunqing, Gaoping and Jialing, five counties of Xichong, Nanbu, Peng 'an, Yingshan and Yilong, Langzhong City, 487 townships, 5,746 villages and 48,029 cooperatives. Shunqing District People's Government of Nanchong City. Ethnic Religions The whole city has formed a pattern in which 36 ethnic groups, mainly the Han nationality, live together and the Hui people live together. Ethnic minorities are mainly distributed in Shunqing District of Langzhong City, mostly Hui, and their population accounts for 76% of the total population of ethnic minorities in the city. The other ethnic minorities are Tibetan, Miao, Yi, Manchu, Bai, Tujia, Qiang and Mongolian. Langzhong Boshu Hui Autonomous Township is the only ethnic autonomous township in Nanchong. Nanchong people mainly believe in Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity. Natural climate Nanchong city belongs to the humid monsoon climate zone in the middle subtropical zone. It has the same climate characteristics as the bottom of Sichuan basin: four distinct seasons, the same season of rain and heat, warm winter and early spring, long summer and autumn rain, less clouds, less frost and snow. It takes about 80-85 days in spring,1125 days in summer, 65-75 days in autumn and 85-10 days in winter. The frost period of the whole year is very short, generally around 60 days. In bloom in spring, it's sunny in summer, fragrant in autumn, warm from winter to the sun, high air humidity and cloudy days. There is little difference in the average temperature in the city. The annual average temperature is about 1 5.8 ゜ c ~17.8 ゜ C. The winter climate is mild, the coldest is1month, the monthly average temperature for many years is not lower than 4℃, and the extreme low temperature in some years is below minus 2 ゜ C.: ; The hottest months are July and August, with the average monthly temperature above 27゜C for many years and the extreme high temperature above 40゜C in some years. Affected by the topography of Sichuan Basin, Nanchong is rainy, cloudy and sunny. Besides, it is foggy in winter. The average sunshine hours for many years are only 1, 200 ~ 1, 500 hours, and the sunshine rate is 27%~35%. It is an area with less sunshine in the province. The sunshine hours have been increasing since March, reaching 190~230 hours in midsummer, and the sunshine rate is 48%~57%. Rainfall in Nanchong is unevenly distributed in time and space. The average annual rainfall for many years is about 980~ 1 150 mm, decreasing from southwest to northeast. 1-9 rainfall and surface runoff account for 60% of the annual runoff. Affected by the monsoon, there is more rainfall in summer, accounting for about 45% of the whole year, less in winter, accounting for about 5%, slightly more in spring, accounting for about 25%, and almost the same in autumn and spring, accounting for about 25%. Sacrifice to ancestral graves on the first day of the first lunar month. Gaoping Airport has been opened to traffic, and now it can go directly to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other places. Chengnan to Nanguang expressway connects Chengdu and Chongqing, and the construction of expressway in southern Chongqing officially started. National Highway 2 12, 3 18 and Dacheng Railway run through the city, and the roads leading to various scenic spots (points) are all first-class highways. Nanchong section of lanzhou-chongqing railway has entered the stage of substantive construction design, and Guangzhou (Yuannan) and expressway are expected to start construction next year. After the feasibility study of South (Chongguang)-Guangzhou (Yuan) expressway was completed, the simple customs and habits were evaluated: Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month. On the fifth day of May, we will drink realgar wine, eat zongzi and row dragon boats. July 15, send ghosts, do things, burn paper money and splash rice. On August 15, we will eat moon cakes and enjoy the moon to celebrate the reunion. Keep watch on New Year's Eve, set off fireworks, eat New Year's Eve, and give out lucky money. Folk weddings sit in karaoke bars, sing wedding songs and carry sedan chairs. References:

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