Lixian County, which belongs to Changde City, Hunan Province, is named after the Lishui River runs through the whole territory. It is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the northwest of Hunan Province and the west bank of Dongting Lake. 20 15 There are 4 streets and 15 towns in the whole county, with suitable climate, diverse landforms and vast water surface. Lixian county owns most of Liyang plain, with a total area of 2075 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 2005,
Lixian County is a national commodity grain base county, a national high-quality cotton base county, a national top 100 rape production county, a national agricultural sustainable development experimental demonstration zone, a national grape standardized cultivation demonstration base, a national pilot county for comprehensive reform of new urbanization, a national pilot county for comprehensive reform of small and medium-sized cities, a national health county, a hometown of China poetry, a civilized county in Hunan Province, a garden county in Hunan Province, a strong economic county in Hunan Province and a well-off county in Hunan Province.
Geographical environment of Lixian county
Lixian county has a complex landform, including mountains, hills, plains and lakes, hills in the northwest, hills in the north and south, and vast plains in the central and eastern parts. Lixian county is located in the transition zone from Wuling Mountain to Dongting Lake, with diverse landforms, characterized by plains and hills. The landform outline is slightly like a dustpan with an opening in the southeast. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and it slopes from northwest to southeast.
The west is mountainous, with an altitude of 500 to 700 meters. The highest point is Taiqing Mountain in the northwest, with an altitude of 10 19.5 meters. The middle part is a hilly area with an altitude of 100 to 200 meters. Dongting Lake Plain is in the east, with an average elevation below 50 meters, and the lowest point is Yonghe Village, Jiuhuan Township in the southeast, with an elevation of 200 meters.
The above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lixian County