Natural resources in Guanting Town

It belongs to the subtropical warm-humid monsoon climate zone, with warm and humid weather, moderate rainfall, distinct four seasons, and sufficient sunshine. The average annual rainfall is about 1,000 mm, the frost-free period is 240 days, and the annual average temperature is 16°C. Because it is located on the ridge of the Yangtze-Huaihe River watershed, drought is the main disaster. The main natural vegetation includes annual and fast-growing grass vegetation, deciduous trees, shrubs, evergreen trees, shrubs, etc. Artificial vegetation mainly includes poplar, willow, pine, mulberry, locust, elm, fruit trees, etc. Crops include rice, wheat, corn, rapeseed, beans, peanuts, cotton, sesame, vegetables, potatoes, etc. The town has an area of ??37,942 acres of cultivated land, of which 25,020 acres are paddy fields. Most of the soil is stagnant water and soil, mainly horse liver soil. Some of the land has neutral purple soil, and the rest is purple sand soil, concentrated at the edges. There are a few skeletal yellow-brown soils containing thin layers of gravel. Guanting Town has a transitional climate from warm temperate zone to subtropical zone. It has a humid subtropical monsoon climate. The temperature changes throughout the year are characterized by cold winters and hot summers, and mild spring and autumn. The monsoon is obvious, the four seasons are distinct, the climate is mild, the rainfall is moderate, the spring temperature is changeable, the autumn is crisp, the plum rain is obvious, the summer rain is concentrated, the climate conditions are superior, and the climate resources are rich, which is suitable for cool-loving crops such as wheat, rape, and mid-season beans. The growth is also conducive to the planting of temperature-loving crops such as rice and cotton, which is very beneficial to management. The climate is favorable for the development of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery in our town. Of course, due to the transitional characteristics of the climate, cold and warm air masses collide more frequently, the weather is changeable, precipitation changes greatly, and natural disasters such as drought, floods, wind, freeze, frost, and hail often occur, which have adverse effects on agricultural production.