Geography Questions

(1) Nanyang, known as Wan, is located in the southwestern part of Henan Province, bordering with Hubei Province and Shaanxi Province, and is named after the south of the Funiu Mountains and the north of the Han River. Nanyang is surrounded by mountains on three sides, the southern opening of the horseshoe-shaped basin, known as the Nanyang Basin. The city has 10 counties, 2 districts and 1 county-level city, with a total area of 26,600 square kilometers and a total population of 10.7 million.

History and culture

Nanyang is the first batch of historical and cultural cities named by the State Council, the Eastern Han Dynasty for the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu's birthplace, so there is a "Nandu", "the emperor's hometown," the name. Nanyang has historically nurtured the "Sage of Science" Zhang Heng, the "Sage of Medicine" Zhang Zhongjing, the "Sage of Commerce" Fan Li and the "Sage of Wisdom" Zhuge Liang. "Zhuge Liang, more nourished the philosopher Feng Youlan, military Peng Xuefeng, literary Yao Xueyin, scientific and technological inventor Wang Yongmin, writer February River and other contemporary celebrities.

Natural resources Nanyang is located at 32017`-33048` north latitude, 110058`-113049` east longitude, in the transition zone from subtropical to warm-temperate, is a typical monsoon continental semi-moist climate, the four seasons, sunshine, abundant rainfall. Nanyang is the water source and head of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. There are many rivers in the city, belonging to the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, with 10 rivers over 100 kilometers in length. The city's main rivers are Danjiang, Tanghe, Baihe, Huaihe, Tujiahe, Diaohe, Irrigation River, etc. The total water resources of the city are 7.035 billion cubic meters, and the water reserves, the average amount of water per mu and per capita water rank the first in the province. The city's forest area is 14.51 million mu, with a forest coverage rate of 34.3%, more than 1,500 kinds of plant resources and more than 50 kinds of forest wildlife. Nanyang is one of the main producing areas of Chinese herbal medicines, rich in medicinal plant resources, with planting, processing of Chinese herbal medicines, the natural conditions of the advantages and traditional habits, abound in 2340 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, production of 250 million kilograms, of which more than 30 kinds of authentic and famous herbs, Cornus officinalis production accounted for about 80% of the country, ranking the top of the country; the production of Xinyi flower production accounted for more than 70% of the country's total output; Duchess has more than 20 million plants. Nanyang is one of the densest mineral areas in China, with more than 80 kinds of minerals and 452 sites proven. One of the natural alkali, rhodochrosite reserves for the top of Asia, sapphire, rutile ranked first in the country, Nanyang jade is one of China's four famous jade, known as the "Oriental Jade". Gold, oil reserves ranked second in the province, and the distribution of concentrated, well-combined, with high mining value. At present, 46 species have been developed and utilized, the total output value of the mining industry 2.86 billion yuan.

Infrastructure

Nanyang is located in the east and west, even the south through the north of the superior geographic location. Jiaozhi Railway runs through the north and south, Ningxi Railway crosses 7 counties and cities in the county; National Highway 312, 207 lines, 209 lines and provincial highways Yu01 line, Yu02 line respectively from the city across; Xu Pingnan Expressway was completed and opened to traffic, Nanxiang Expressway is undergoing intensive construction, along the 312 Expressway construction is fully initiated, Nanyang will become a railroad, highway double "ten" frame cross traffic. Nanyang will become a transportation hub where railways and highways are intersected by double "ten" frames. Nanyang Airport is one of the three major civil airports in Henan. Nanyang is in central China under the coverage of the power grid, the territory of 700,000 kilowatts of installed capacity of the Duck River mouth thermal power plant, installed capacity of 250,000 kilowatts of the Pushan Power Plant has been completed power generation, Duck Electricity, the second phase of the project, the Wanshi Power Plant, etc., that is? It is a short-term project. Stupid? Yun Yun whack careful to be in love with the ounce?nbsp; The amount will exceed 5 million kilowatts, which will provide sufficient power for the economic development of Nanyang to ensure that Nanyang has become one of the country's commodity power base. Nanyang city center has a population of 650,000 people, the built-up area of 60 square kilometers. The city construction is changing day by day, water supply, power supply, road construction and landscaping and other urban infrastructure development is rapid, the city service function is obviously strengthened, the center of the city's White River tour area has 10,000 acres of water surface, the formation of the northern inland cities rare water city, green city landscape. It has been named "National Top Ten City of Afforestation and Greening", "National Excellent City for Comprehensive Improvement of Urban Environment" and "Provincial Garden City". Industry

The city's total industrial economy ranks second in the province, second only to Zhengzhou, the provincial capital. Now the initial formation of machinery and electronics, petroleum, chemical, metallurgy and building materials, textiles, medicine and light food and other major industries, with more than 130,000 industrial enterprises of all types, Tianguan Alcohol Group, Golden Crown Electric Group, Pukang Pharmaceutical Group, Nanyang Textile Group, Xinye Cotton Spinning Group, Henan Oilfield, Luckys Film Factory and other enterprises have entered the national ranks of 520 major enterprises. Alcohol, petroleum, film, Chinese and Western medicines, textiles, explosion-proof motors, cigarettes, cement, natural alkali, auto parts and other products occupy an important position in the province and even in the country. Fuel ethanol has been listed as a national "Tenth Five-Year" pilot project.

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Science and Technology Education

Nanyang science and technology education is more developed, with eight higher education institutions, fourteen secondary specialized schools, and a high quality workforce. secondary specialized schools, and the quality of the labor force is high; Nanyang is a science and technology demonstration city for the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Forestry.

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Comprehensive Strength

Since the reform and opening up, Nanyang's national economy and social undertakings have made great progress. In 2004, the city's GDP amounted to 89.2 billion yuan, ranking second in the province, and the per capita GDP exceeded 1,000 US dollars. Among them, the added value of primary industry was 25.2 billion yuan, the added value of secondary industry was 43 billion yuan, and the added value of tertiary industry was 21 billion yuan. The city's total revenue of 5 billion yuan.

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Tourism Resources

Nanyang has a long history, beautiful mountains and rivers, and has a lot of deep cultural heritage and fascinating cultural landscapes. Nanyang has a long history and beautiful mountains and rivers, and has many humanistic landscapes and fascinating natural landscapes with profound cultural heritage. Nanyang is China's first open to the outside world of historical and cultural cities, the existing national key cultural relics protection units 8, 64 provincial level, 14 museums of different topics. Among them, Nanyang government office and Neixiang county office are the best-preserved two levels of government offices in China's feudal society. Nanyang territory found in a large area of dinosaur eggs fossil group sensational world, the first capital of Chu Danyang Spring and Autumn Tomb Group unearthed rare treasures famous, known as "the father of the Great Wall of China" of the Great Wall of Chu ruins attracted attention. There are two national nature reserves, one national forest park and one provincial nature reserve. Among them, the Baotianman and Laojieling National Nature Reserve has unique geomorphology, good vegetation and picturesque scenery; in 2001, Baotianman was included in the World Biosphere Reserve of Man and Nature; Danjiangkou Reservoir Scenic Area with Asia's first large reservoirs and the head of the South-to-North Water Diversion Channel for the world to pay attention to; the construction of the

Xixia Dinosaur Eggs Biological Remains Museum will become a rare base for popularization of science and technology education.

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Opening up to the outside world

Nanyang is one of the nation's comprehensive bases for exporting goods, with 24 categories and nearly 100 varieties of products exported from the city. The city's export products of 24 categories and nearly 100 varieties are sold to more than 70 countries and regions, and the total amount of export earnings has been in the forefront of Henan Province for many years. Nanyang has formed friendship cities with Nanyang City of Japan, Gat City of Israel, and Umland Province of Sweden, and has established economic, trade and technological exchanges with more than 70 countries and regions in the world. Nanyang Customs, commodity inspection, port agencies, and the establishment of the Nanyang High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Nanyang Eco-Industrial Park and various types of county-level economic and technological development zones, the establishment of foreign investment service centers, to provide high-quality and efficient services for friends at home and abroad to invest and prosper in Nanyang. At present, Nanyang is around the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects, guided by the scientific concept of development, in accordance with the requirements of the "five integrated", and strive to build a strong economic city, cultural city, ecological city. To this end, the city to expand opening up as the main strategy for economic development, to take a series of measures to optimize the investment environment, expanding opening up, and vigorously attract investment. Nanyang warmly welcome the visionary domestic and foreign economic and trade circles, industrialists, financiers and

Friends from all walks of life to Nanyang to visit, sightseeing tours, negotiating projects, investment and business.

(2) Southwest three provinces, a city and a district - Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Chongqing

Yunnan, located in southwestern China, with a total area of 394,000 square kilometers, a population of 43 million people, and Burma, Laos, Vietnam border, the national border up to 4,060 kilometers, the province's jurisdiction over the 16 districts, prefectures, municipalities, the provincial capital of Kunming. The complex and varied geographical environment, special three-dimensional climatic conditions, long history and culture, and numerous ethnic minorities living in the province have created its mysterious and rich tourism resources, and become a famous tourist attraction at home and abroad.

Yunnan has magnificent mountains and rivers and beautiful natural scenery. There is the southernmost northern hemisphere snow year-round glaciers and snowy mountains, ancient and dense primary forests, steep and deep mountains and canyons, rushing and surging rivers, quiet and fresh plateau lakes, thick and magnificent volcanic hotlands, karst landforms and other wonders, Yunnan can be called the epitome of China's natural scenery.

Yunnan ethnic flavor is rich and unique. There are 26 ethnic groups in the province, of which 15 are unique to Yunnan, the province with the largest number of ethnic minorities in China. 26 ethnic groups, 26 languages, 26 customs, constituting a colorful picture of folk customs, with the reputation of "China's Folklore Round".

Yunnan is one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. As early as 1.7 million years ago, the Yuanmou people flourished here, began in the Han Dynasty, the "Southern Silk Road" had made Yunnan become China's access to the important channels and ports of Asian countries, the Tang and Song dynasties had a prosperous Nanzhao State and Dali State, the historical heritage of the formation of a unique connotation of the local culture. From the ancient Yunnan bronze culture, Dai shellfish culture to Dali Nanzhao culture, Lijiang Dongba culture, etc., showing the far-reaching history of the evolution of life and the long history of human development in Yunnan, become an important destination for scientific research tourism, historical and cultural tourism.

Yunnan has 58 national and provincial scenic spots, 65 national and provincial nature reserves, 9 national and provincial historical and cultural cities, 12 AAAA-level tourist attractions and 187 key cultural relics protection units. After years of development and construction, Yunnan has formed 6 boutique tourist routes which are popular among tourists from home and abroad, namely:

1. Central Yunnan Tourist Route - Holiday and Leisure Tour in Kunming, Yuxi and Chuxiong;

2. Northwest Yunnan Tourist Route - Dali, Lijiang, Dili, Dijiang, and Dili. Dali, Lijiang, Diqing, Nujiang Diqing ecological and cultural tour;

3. Southeast Yunnan Tourism Route - Kunming, Honghe, Wenshan, Qujing Karst Wonders and China-Vietnam Border Tour;

4. West Yunnan Tourism Route - Baoshan, Dehong China-Vietnam Border Tour;

5. Western Yunnan Tourism Route - Baoshan, Dehong, China-Myanmar Border Exotic Scenery and Geothermal Volcano Tour;

5. Southwest Yunnan Tourism Route - Xishuangbanna, Simao, Lincang Tropical Rainforest and Transnational Tour;

6. Northeast Yunnan Tourism Route - Qujing and Zhaotong Tourism Route -Qujing and Zhaotong to explore ancient Yunnan culture and cross-country trip between Sichuan and Yunnan.

Yunnan is an important port for China to face Southeast Asia and South Asia. Convenient transportation, good ecological environment, rich tourism resources and products, and improving tourism reception facilities make Yunnan gradually become one of the most important destinations for China's tourism.

The natural journey in Yunnan, the mysterious journey in Yunnan. Welcome friends from afar to Yunnan to explore the wonders and attractions, enjoy the four seasons of spring climate, watch the magical and beautiful natural scenery, experience the rich and mellow flavor of the national flavor, with the far-reaching and profound historical and cultural relics.

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Guizhou is a multi-ethnic province, the folk style is simple, the people are hard-working and kind, hospitable, and everywhere overflowing with a thick plateau of boldness. In this harmonious ethnic family, the people of all ethnic groups with infinite wisdom, created the history of the nation and the splendid culture, specific geographical environment and historical conditions, different ethnic psychology, the formation of each ethnic group with different local customs, festivals and cultural activities, folk crafts, woven into a colorful painting of Guizhou Plateau style, become a unique and irreplaceable valuable The city's tourism resources are unique, irreplaceable and valuable.

Guizhou, where many ethnic groups gather, is a sea of song and dance. All ethnic groups have always been known for their ability to sing and dance. The Miao people sing songs both high-pitched, passionate and unrestrained "flying song", but also low and gentle, beautiful and lyrical "travel song", more simple and solemn "ancient song" and "wine song". There are also simple and solemn "ancient songs" and "wine songs", which have different tunes and flavors and are highly infectious. Most of the songs of the Dong ethnic group have beautiful melodies, diverse tunes and rich contents, and because of the words to choose the tune, the song and the words are blended with each other, and there are both solo and chorus. There are dozens of Buyei dances around Qiannan and Qianxinan, and there are songs in major tunes, minor tunes, major songs, minor songs, etc. Moreover, they pay attention to rhymes and are sung in a catchy way with strong lyrical colors. Miao, Dong dance by the Lusheng dance action dashing style pure and simple, lively dance, with a strong sense of life, in short, each ethnic group in Guizhou has its own unique style of song and dance, they are the Chinese national culture in the garden of the wonders.

Guizhou's ethnic architecture occupies an important place in China's architectural history. In Guizhou, buildings rich in ethnic characteristics can be found everywhere. The Miao, Buyi, Dong, Shui, Yao and other nationalities' dry-rail hammock, the stone houses of the Buyi and Gelo, the Yi's Tusi manor, the Yao's hermit-roofed thatched huts, the Miao's big boat porch, wooden drum house, tonggu ping, lusheng hall, sister shed, flower jumping field, the Dong's drum tower, flower bridge, playhouse, grandmother hall, the Buyi's pavilion, singing platform, and the Yi's and Shui's running track, etc., reflect the social culture and creativity of all ethnic groups of Guizhou from many sides and at many levels. The social culture and creative talents of the people of various ethnic groups in Guizhou are reflected from multiple sides and levels.

Sichuan province under the jurisdiction of 7 regions, 3 autonomous prefectures, 13 prefecture-level cities, 18 county-level cities, 150 counties, 8 autonomous counties, an area of nearly 570,000 square kilometers, accounting for about 6% of the national territory, is second only to Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia and Qinghai province. The population is 112.14 million. In addition to the Han Chinese, there are 52 ethnic minorities, including Yi, Tibetan, Tujia, Miao, Qiang, Hui, Mongolia, Manchu, Lisu more people.

Sichuan is one of the mountainous provinces in China. Mountains, plateaus and hills account for about 97.46% of the province's land area, except for the plains and hills at the bottom of the Sichuan Basin, where the difference in elevation between the ridge and valley is more than 500 meters in most areas. The lowest three gorges of the Yangtze River in the east, only 70 meters above sea level, while the highest Gongga Mountain in the west is up to 7556 meters, a difference of more than 7,400 meters, the difference between the surface of the undulation, in China, only Tibet, Xinjiang can be compared.

Sichuan's climate is complex and variable. The western part is the Western Sichuan Plateau, and the eastern part is the Eastern Sichuan Basin. The province's plateau covers two-thirds of the area of about three hundred and sixty thousand square kilometers, the basin accounts for only more than two hundred thousand square kilometers. Western Sichuan, including Aba, Ganzi, and Liangshan Autonomous Prefectures, is adjacent to the eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau, and all of them are at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters above sea level. The high mountain valleys are characterized by a vertical climate, and the highland mountainous areas are cold, with temperatures ranging from about 2 degrees Celsius to -20 degrees Celsius in the severe winter, which lasts up to five and a half months. The rainy season is from June to September and the dry season is from November to March. Midday temperatures in the dry season can reach 32 degrees Celsius. The plateau enjoys more than six hours of sunshine, and the blue skies are beautifully complemented by green grass and trees.

Administration: 5 regions, 3 prefectures, 13 prefectural cities, 18 county-level cities, 124 counties and 3 autonomous counties.

Geography:Sichuan Province is located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Longitude 97°22'-110°10' East, Latitude 26°03'-34°20' North. It covers an area of 567,000 square kilometers, with mountains and plateaus accounting for 78.82%. The western part of Sichuan is a plateau, and the rest is the Sichuan Basin.

The Tibetan Autonomous Region of Tibet, or Tibet for short. It is located in the southwest border of China, southwest of the Tibetan Plateau. The area of 1,228,400 square kilometers, accounting for about one-eighth of the total area of China, second only to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. With a width of about 1,000 kilometers from north to south and a length of 2,000 kilometers from east to west, it is the largest and highest plateau in the world, and is known as the "Roof of the World". It borders Xinjiang to the north, Qinghai to the northeast, Sichuan to the east and west, Yunnan to the southeast, and Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal to the south and west. The national border is 3,842 kilometers long, is an important gateway to China's southwest border, the strategic location is very important.

Tibet not only has the roof of the world's strange geological landforms and unique natural scenery, but also has a unique social and humanistic landscape, only the temple in the history of the most flourishing there are more than 2,700, and a lot of palaces, gardens, castles, fortresses, ancient tombs, monuments and so on.

The staple food and drink of the Tibetans are mainly tsampa, meat, dairy products, ghee tea and barley wine. Tsampa is a staple food unique to Tibetans, the system of barley fried and ground into fine powder. The way to eat, mainly mixed with ghee tea, hand pinched into a ball to eat, can also be adjusted to salt tea, yogurt or barley wine.

Clothing:

Tibetan clothes are more fat, the basic features are long sleeves, wide waist, lapel. Tibetans wear clothes, inside all to have a shirt, and then wear Tibetan robes outside. Wear summer or labor when only wearing the left sleeve, right sleeve from the back to the chest on the right shoulder; can also be left and right sleeve are not wearing, two sleeves bundled in the waist. In winter, however, both sleeves are usually worn.

Rituals and customs are: offer Hada - is the most common Tibetan rituals, marriage and funeral, festivals, housewarming, pay respects to the elders, pilgrimage to the Buddha, send off a long distance, etc., have the habit of offering Hada. Kowtowing - is a common etiquette of the Tibetan people, generally is a pilgrimage to the statue of Buddha, stupa and see the great living Buddha kowtow, there are also the elders kowtow. Gift - is the Tibetan people attach great importance to the matter, wherever there is a joyous occasion will certainly send gifts to congratulate. Generally there will be sent back, otherwise it is rude. In addition, bowing, toast, tea is the most common Tibetan etiquette, the most common situation.

Chongqing is located in southwestern China, the Yangtze River and the Jialing River intersection, surrounded by mountains on all sides, the river back around, the city along the water according to the mountains, cascading up, both known as the river city. The upper reaches of the Yangtze River, east-west length of 470 kilometers, north-south width of 450 kilometers, a total area of 82,000 square kilometers, and Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Shaanxi and other provinces border.

Chongqing is a world-famous mountain city, which is most prominently characterized by its undulating and three-dimensional topography.

Chongqing Municipality tourism resources can be said to be unique. Longitudinal view of the city within the Bashan stretching, Yu water across, overlooking the long history, deep cultural deposits, constituting a set of mountains, water, forests, springs, waterfalls, gorges, caves, etc. as one of the magnificent natural scenery and melting of the culture of BaYu, ethnic cultures, immigrant cultures, the Three Gorges culture, the culture of the "accompanied by the capital" culture, the city of culture in the furnace of the rich cultural colors. From the old traces of Mt. Tushan, where King Yu of Xia "passed through its gate three times without entering", to the sites of many famous celebrities of the two parties; from the real appearance of the ancient hanging coffins of Daning River to the ancient monuments of Hechuan Diaoling City, which is "the place where God breaks the whip"; from the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River which is famous in ancient and modern times to the world-renowned Dazu stone carvings, all of them form a unique and unique cultural landscape of Chongqing. Dazu stone carvings, composed of Chongqing characteristics of the "mountain city urban scenery", "Three Gorges of the Yangtze River tourism gold line" and "eight characteristics of the tourism area", **** more than 300 attractions, including more than 10 state-level cultural relics protection units, and more than 10 national cultural relics protection units. There are more than 300 attractions, including more than 10 national cultural relics protection units. At the same time, the simple and unique folklore of Bayu is fascinating, colorful local arts and culture is fascinating. Chongqing is also one of the main representative region of Sichuan cuisine, "food" and "tour" complement each other, adding to the infinite elegance of the traveler.

Chongqing is one of the country's famous historical and cultural cities, ancient cultural sites, ancient humanities landscape. Wushan Dragon bone slope ruins, Dazu stone carving, Fuling Baiheliang, Fengjie Baidi City, Hechuan Diaoyu City are national key cultural relics protection units. Chongqing is also a city with glorious revolutionary traditions, revolutionary memorial sites or capital sites are red rock village, Zengjiayan 50, Guiyuan, Xinhua Daily Newspaper site, Chongqing negotiation site, Geleshan Martyrs' Cemetery, Bai Gongguan, Jagged Cave, the former site of the Sino-US Cooperation Institute, Lin Yuan, Huangshan capital sites, and other places as well as the Anti-Japanese War period of the old site of Korea's Provisional Government. The old look of the old Chongqing can still be argued, the new makeup is more beautiful, attracting more and more Chinese and foreign tourists to come to sightseeing tours.