Xiangxi Prefecture is located at the junction of the northeast side of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the southwest end of the western Hubei Mountains. Wuling Mountain runs through the whole territory obliquely from northeast to southwest, with low terrain in the southeast and high terrain in the northwest, belonging to the eastern edge of the second ladder that gradually descends from west to east in China. Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in the west, mountains in western Hubei in the north, Xuefeng Mountain as the barrier in the southeast, and Wuling Mountain winding in the territory.
Xiangxi belongs to subtropical monsoon humid climate with obvious continental climate characteristics. Summer half year is controlled by summer monsoon, with abundant precipitation and warm and humid climate, and winter half year is controlled by winter wind, with less precipitation and cold and dry climate. Water and heat in the same season, warm and wet and rainy, warm in winter and cool in summer, four distinct seasons, abundant precipitation and less light and heat; Light and hot water are basically in the same season, with good coordination in the early stage, frequent imbalance in the later stage, diverse climate types and obvious three-dimensional climate.