Introduction to Wuxiang County
Wuxiang County is located between the Taihang Mountains and Taiyue Mountains, covering an area of 1627 square kilometers, governing 5 towns and 16 townships, with a population of 221600. The county government is located in Chengguan Town. Wuxiang was called Gaolang in the Western Zhou Dynasty, belonged to Nirvana in the Warring States Period, was called Nishi County in the Western Han Dynasty, Nixian County in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wuxiang County in the Western Jin Dynasty, township county in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Wuxiang County in the Tang Dynasty. The territory is surrounded by mountains, and the central hills are undulating. The eastern mountains run through the eastern county boundary from north to south, forming a natural barrier with Licheng County. The peaks are all above 1700 meters above sea level, and the highest peak, Birch Hollow, is 2012 meters above sea level, which is the commanding height of the territory. In the middle of the eastern mountainous area, there is a small gully pass, with thousands of stone walls in the north and south, facing each other like a gate, which is an important passage from Wuxiang to Licheng; The western mountainous area has steep cliffs and deep ditches. The peaks are 1765 meters above sea level, with Zijin Mountain as the height; The central hilly area is dominated by loess hills, with broken terrain and crisscross gullies. The lowest place in Jianzhangtan is 800m above sea level. The rivers in the territory are the flood river, the Nie river and the Mamu river, which are all the north source tributaries of the Zhuozhang River. The climate in the territory is cold, with an annual average temperature of 9 ℃, minus 6.4 ℃ in January, 23.2 ℃ in July, and an annual rainfall of 519 mm. The frost period is from the first ten days of October to the middle of April of the next year, and the frost free period is 150 to 160 days. There are 453900 mu of arable land in the county, and the crops are mainly millet, corn, sorghum and wheat. Economic crops include oil plants, hemp bark, codonopsis pilosula, etc. The territory is rich in mineral resources, mainly including coal, iron, oil, limestone, peat, etc. The main industries are coal, electricity, fertilizer, cement, iron smelting, food, paper making, machinery, etc.
Specialty of Wuxiang County
Wuxiang Dangshen is yellow in color and red in color. Its medicinal juice is full and delicious. It has high medicinal value, with an annual output of 500000 kg. It is one of the traditional export materials. In addition, there are more than 200 kinds of medicinal materials, such as anemarrhena, astragalus, acanthopanax bark, rhubarb, etc.
Tourism Features of Wuxiang County
The county not only has the honor of "old revolutionary base area and holy land of the Anti Japanese War", but also has fascinating natural landscapes such as Banshan scenery, Taihang Dragon Cave, and colorful historical relics such as Lixiang Temple, Shile Village, and Nanshen Mountain.
Traffic in Wuxiang County
Taijiao Railway and Taiyuan Dakau Trunk Highway pass through the county; The branch road from Yuci to Huangnian is the main route for external traffic of Wuxiang County. In addition, there are branch roads and simple roads from the county seat to the intersection of Qinyuan. Most of the transportation in mountainous areas is still carried by people and animals.
