Located in: Xianfeng County, Enshi Prefecture, Hubei Province
Xianfeng County was founded in AD (the 13th year of Yongzheng reign in the Qing Dynasty), and the name of the county means "Xianqing Harvest Year". In ancient times, it was known as "Jingnan Xiongzhen" and "Chu Shu Pinghan", and now it is known as the "Western Gate" of Hubei. The county has a land area of ??2,550 square kilometers, including 44,000 hectares of cultivated land, accounting for 17.2%, and 197,000 hectares of forest land, accounting for 77.3%. The average altitude is about 800 meters. It governs 10 towns, one district, and 288 villages, with a total population of 367,400. 17 ethnic minorities, mainly Tujia and Miao, account for 85% of the total population. Xianfeng is located at the junction of the four provinces (cities) of Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and Chongqing. It is 98 kilometers away from Enshi, the seat of the state capital, and 53 kilometers away from Qianjiang District, Chongqing City. It has three provincial highways, Jiaoshi, Lixian and Xianlai, and the national highway to be built soon. The Enshi-Guizhou Expressway runs through the entire territory, including the Changyu and Hurong expressways, the Yuhuai and Yiwan railways, the two airports of Enshi Xujiaping and Qianjiang Zhoubai, the two medium-sized cities of Enshi and Qianjiang, Pingbaying and Qianjiang. The three international tourist attractions of the Three Gorges and Zhangjiajie are integrated into one, creating Xianfeng's geographical advantage of "connecting the east to the west, entering from the east and leaving from the west"; it is a convenient channel for central and southern China to connect the west and the west to the coast, and can effectively connect Hubei The flow of people, logistics, information and other economic factors in the adjacent areas of , Chongqing, Hunan and Guizhou are gathered and integrated, and they are quickly integrated into the domestic and international markets.
Xianfeng has very obvious microclimate characteristics, with both northern subtropical monsoon climate and southern temperate monsoon climate characteristics. It has excellent ecology and has nurtured rich products. Xianfeng's forest coverage rate reaches 77.3% and is the backbone of the forest sea in western Hubei. More than 160 families and more than 900 species of woody plants have been discovered, including Davidia involucrata, ancient rhododendron, ancient Liriodendron tulipifera, ancient mulberry, metasequoia, yew, ginkgo, and golden laurel. , purple oil Magnolia officinalis and other world-class treasure tree communities, "Golden Tung Oil" is famous all over the world, and high-quality "Ba Paint" is popular overseas, winning Xianfeng the reputation of "Central China Botanical Bank"; 178 families and 1,171 species of medicinal plants have been discovered , the precious medicinal materials mainly composed of chicken melon and coptis, drumstick atractylodes, gastrodia elata, Codonopsis pilosula, sweet Gynostemma pentaphylla, Banjielan, Aesculus aesculus, bamboo-jointed ginseng, etc., have earned Xianfeng the reputation of "Chinese Medicine Library"; the county It is rich in flue-cured tobacco and is a high-quality tobacco production base county rated by the state. The quality of flue-cured tobacco ranks among the best in China. There are more than 210 species of wild animals, including 5 species of national first-level protected animals such as leopards and deer deer, and nearly 20 species of second-level protected animals such as macaques, pangolins, black bears, giant civets, and civets. The Zhongjian River within the territory is one of the provincial Giant salamander nature reserve.
There are rich treasures hidden under the beautiful mountains and beautiful waters of Xianfeng. More than 40 kinds of minerals have been discovered in the county, including the rare treasures imperial concubine jade and rosin jade, and the world's rare high-grade selenium resource deposits of about 16,700 hectares. Coal and mercury mines are Class A reserves, barite, marble, calcite, copper 13 kinds of minerals, including ore and kaolin, are D-level reserves. The territory is rich in water energy resources, with a water energy reserve of 220,000 kilowatts. The county's total installed capacity reaches 95,000 kilowatts. It is connected to the Central China Power Grid, which can provide continuous and reliable energy support for the development of various undertakings.
Xianfeng Cangshan is like the sea, with undulating green mountains, thousands of mountains competing for beauty, hundreds of streams competing for flow, outstanding people, extremely rich ecological and cultural tourism resources, and very attractive development prospects. Xianfeng is a karst landform area with many caves. The most famous Golden Cave integrates mountains, water and caves. The scenery inside the cave is connected, magnificent, magical and magnificent. Xiaonanhai within the territory is the only well-preserved earthquake site park in the world; Pingbaying Eco-tourism Park, an international eco-tourism project developed quickly, is located in the golden tourism triangle of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, Zhangjiajie and Jiuzhaigou. The park has a total area of ??154 square kilometers, consisting of 3,500 hectares of virgin forest, 5,300 hectares of virgin secondary forest, and 5,300 hectares of artificial forest. The park has beautiful Cangshan Mountains, primitive forests, spectacular flowers and trees, quiet water, ancient caves, strange mountain springs, and simple folk customs. The rare and rare Sichuan Rhododendron and Yunjin Rhododendron spread over tens of thousands of acres, which makes people forget to leave. Huncheng, it is attracting batches of tourists at home and abroad with its charming charm.
Xianfeng has outstanding people and rich Tujia cultural heritage. It not only created outstanding talents from generation to generation, such as Wen Chaozhong, Qin Guoyong, Qin Jiazhu, etc., but also gave birth to an ingenious cultural landscape. Tangya Temple Tusi Imperial City is the most typical and best-preserved Tusi Imperial City site in Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, and Guizhou ethnic minority areas. The Tusi Imperial City covers an area of ??more than 100 hectares, with 3 streets, 1 lane, and 36 courtyards. It has a history of more than 400 years. Although it has been weathered by years of rain, the grand scale of Tusi City at that time is still clearly visible; the unique style of Tujia stilted buildings, the solemn and elegant Yan family ancestral hall, the bold and wanton "Waving Dance", the sad and graceful The beautiful "Crying Wedding Song" and other cultural landscapes are unique.
Since the reform and opening up, the Xianfeng County Party Committee and the county government have led the people of all ethnic groups in the county to adhere to economic construction as the center and never relax development. The national economy and social development have made great progress, and the opening up to the outside world has made great progress. The level and level have been continuously improved, laying a solid foundation for Xianfeng's all-round integration into the international economic cycle.
In the new century full of hope, the Xianfeng County Party Committee and the county government will adhere to the basic positioning of "green ecology, green economy, and open Xianfeng", firmly seize Xianfeng's inclusion in the scope of the Western Development, convert farmland into forests as a pilot demonstration county, and implement a new round of poverty alleviation Exploit opportunities for key counties and China's accession to the WTO, play the ecological brand, national brand, and western brand, attract merchants with preferential policies, guide merchants with advantageous projects, protect merchants with excellent environment, and promote it in an all-round, multi-level, and wide-area manner Open to the outside world, let the world know about Xianfeng, and let Xianfeng go to the world. The 360,000 people of all ethnic groups in Xianfeng warmly invite all people of insight to visit, travel, invest and start businesses in Xianfeng, a land full of unlimited business opportunities. The hard-working, brave and simple people of Xianfeng are willing to join hands with all people of insight to create a better tomorrow for Xianfeng.
In February 2021, Xianfeng County ranked 68th on the 2021 China’s Top 100 County E-commerce Competitiveness List.
In January 2021, the 2020 rural revitalization communication influence county rankings were released, and Xianfeng County ranked 187th.
In November 2020, the ranking of the top 100 counties in China's tea industry in 2020 was released, with Xianfeng County ranking 70th.
In August 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs selected Xianfeng County as a pilot county for the "Internet +" project to move agricultural products out of villages and into cities.
In May 2020, the second batch of food safety demonstration counties in Hubei Province was released, and Xianfeng County was on the list.
In May 2020, the second batch of Hubei Province’s list of agricultural product quality and safety counties was released, and Xianfeng County was on the list.
In November 2019, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment awarded Xianfeng County the title of the third batch of national ecological civilization construction demonstration cities and counties.
In March 2019, Xianfeng County was included in the first batch of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (Western Hunan and Hubei Area, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou Area).
In February 2018, Xianfeng County was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education nationwide in 2017.
In December 2017, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission named Xianfeng County as the fifth batch of national demonstration areas for national unity and progress.