The county is located in the Longnan Mountains in the southeastern part of Gansu Province, on the upper reaches of the West Han River in the Jialing River system of the Yangtze River Basin. It borders Tianshui and Xihe to the east, Danchang and Minxian to the west, Wudu to the south, and Wushan and Gangu to the north. border. The county has a total area of ??4299.92 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 2 towns and 34 townships, with a total population of 103,500 households and 501,300 people. Li County is located deep inland and has a typical temperate continental monsoon climate zone. The highest altitude is 3,312 meters and the lowest is 1,080 meters. The average temperature is 9.9°C, the average annual rainfall is 488.2 mm, the annual sunshine is 1,968.1 hours, and the frost-free period is 183 days.
Li County has a long history. This is not only the birthplace of pre-Qin culture, but also the intersection of Yangshao culture on the Yellow River and Bashu culture on the Yangtze River. It is also a battleground for military strategists in history. In this ancient, magical and promising land, there are not only the sites where the Twelve Dukes of the Pre-Qin Dynasty galloped thousands of miles with whips and horses, overlooking the Central Plains, swept across the six countries, and completed their hegemony, but also the site where Zhuge Liang left Qishan six times, marched north, and stationed troops to attack. Wei worked hard to restore the footprints of the Han Dynasty. It is also the hometown of Zhao Yi, a poet of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wang Renyu, a poet of the Five Dynasties, Zhao Shiyan, an important minister of the Yuan Dynasty, and Meng Kexin, the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty. In the long history of more than 6,000 years, it has always shone with the splendor of beautiful people and outstanding people.
Li County has jurisdiction over 2 towns and 34 townships, with an area of ??4,299.92 square kilometers and a total person-day of 503,300. It mainly produces wheat, corn, potatoes, soybeans and other food crops as well as apples, pepper, prickly ash and other economic fruits. It is one of the 32 high-quality fruit base counties in the country. There are 534 kinds of medicinal animals and plants in the territory, and it is known as the "Longnan Medicine Town". The Chinese medicinal materials such as rhubarb, red qi, angelica, dangshen, pinellia and other traditional Chinese medicines known as the "Five Golden Flowers" are famous far and near. In particular, the "Shuanglu Brand" rhubarb is sold at home and abroad, with annual export volume accounting for about half of the country's total. It is called "China Quanhuang" overseas. The county has 759,000 acres of forest area and 1.444 million acres of natural grassland. It has unique conditions for the development of animal husbandry. The long-established Yanguan Mule and Horse Market is famous in the northwest.
Li County governs 4 towns, 24 townships, and 1 ethnic township: Chengguan Town, Yanguan Town, Shiqiao Town, Baihe Town, Kuancuan Township, Yongxing Township, Qishan Township, and Mahe Township, Honghe Township, Yongping Township, Gucheng Township, Yacheng Township, Luoba Township, Qiushan Township, Taoping Township, Shangping Township, Jiangkou Township, Leiwang Township, Longlin Township, Zhongba Township, Baiguanpu Hui Township, Shajin Township, Qiaotou Township, Caoping Township, Leiba Township, Wangba Township, Xiaoliang Township, Sanyu Township, and Tanping Township.
Rich in mineral and hydropower resources. There are many kinds of mineral deposits in the southwest such as lead, zinc, copper, gold, ice continent stone, etc., among which gold reserves are the most abundant, with proven reserves of 27.8 tons and prospective reserves of more than 100 tons; rivers and groundwater resources in the territory are abundant. It is rich and has broad development prospects.
The county seat is 98 kilometers away from Tianshui Railway Station on the Longhai Line and 83 kilometers away from Luomen Railway Station. The roads are in good condition, communication facilities are complete, and various telecommunications services are complete.
Li County has a long history, rich cultural landscape and unique tourism industry.
Li County was established in the ninth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty. It was the birthplace of the Qin people in the late Yin Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty; the important excavation of pre-Qin culture will attract many tourists to visit the ancient times with endless appeal