Xichong county is located in the sichuan basin in the north, across the east longitude 105 degrees in 36 minutes and 4 seconds to 106 degrees 4 minutes and 7 seconds, 31 degrees north latitude 30 degrees 52 minutes and 4 seconds to 15 minutes and 7 seconds, east of shun city, south of jialing, southwest dartle hong, peng creek, salt pavilion is in the west, north and south. The vast area of 1106 square kilometers.

landscape

Xichong county is located in the jialing river, the backs of fu river area, shallow hills landform [1], the valleys and hills. Terrain northwest, southeast low, slowly from northwest to southeast tilt, mountains north-south, north slightly higher.

hydrological

Xichong county rivers, in the county area of 100 square kilometers above has six river, the biggest is originated in nanbu county alter BMW river, 41.6 km, east of injection is the jialing river water system, only double rivers to the southwest in shehong county town into the creek fu river water system.

climate

XiChong a humid subtropical monsoon climate zone, the annual average temperature 16.9 ℃, annual rainfall of 980.8 millimeters, an average elevation of 361.2 meters, frost-free period 300 days or more, four seasons, mild climate.

Plant resources

Xichong county such as Joe, irrigation, bamboo had 116 kinds of trees, forest coverage rate reached 24.6%. Medicinal plants are pinellia, safflower, radix bupleuri, eucommia bark, 153. Economic crops have persimmon, mulberry, peach, plum, orange, orange, etc. [2], grass imperata cylindrica of 33 kinds of. Ornamental plants with sweet osmanthus, chrysanthemum, peony, more than 30 varieties of asparagus, bracketplant, etc.

Mineral resources

Xichong county mineral resources is relatively poor, mineral species less, by the end of 2011, found the county a total of 8 kinds of various minerals, including brick with shale mining widely distributed, the total reserves of about 5.1098 million cubic meters, is the advantage of xichong county minerals. Sandstone distribution is more used in construction, north uprising hing town, south to more town, west to the high court town, the east side to the big town. Potassium rocks distributed in places such as fu jun township, generally up to 8 meters, extending hundreds or thousands of meters. [2] have lianchi medium-sized oil fields and anise medium gas fields. Another mineral water, brine mining area each one.