Fengxiang County is a county administered by Baoji

Baoji

Baoji is a prefecture-level city in Shaanxi province, China.-Geography:The prefecture-level city of Baoji has a population of 3,716,731 according to the 2010 Chinese census, inhabiting an area of . The city itself has a population of approximately 800,000. Surrounded on three sides by hills,...

 City, western Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China. The county covers an area of 1179 square kilometres (455.2 sq mi) and as of 2004 had a population of 510,000. The Fengxiang’s government's seat is in Chengguan Town (城关镇).

History

The city of Yōng (州) located in Fengxiang County, was once the capital of the ancient State of Qin

Qin (state)

The State of Qin was a Chinese feudal state that existed during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of Chinese history...

 during the Zhou Dynasty

Zhou Dynasty

The Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...

 (1046–256 BCE). As Yong's population expanded over time, the surrounding area became Yong County (雍县). During the Tang Dynasty

Tang Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...

 (618–907 CE), a prefectural seat of government was established and renamed Fengxiang County, although people continued to use the old name.

Geography

The county is between 1,000–1,600 metres above sea level. It is located in a sub-humid climate to temperate zones. The annual average temperature is 11.4 degrees Celsius, with a low of −2.2 degrees Celsius in January, and a high in July of 24.7 degrees Celsius, with 625 mm in precipitation. Sunlight remains until 21:00 hours, and it has a frost-free period of 209 days. Its soil is small oil-based, and in the vast region of the south, there is deep soil, with good cultivation for major grain and cotton production. The hilly area north of the mountains to the river contains more than 1,000 river valleys with silt soil .

Agriculture

The county has an agricultural land area of 50,374 hectares, with a forest area of 5.5 hectares, producing 195,361 tons of food, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery output valued at 738.64 million yuan. Main food crops include wheat, with Shaanxi Province is one of the main producing areas; sorghum, corn and beans are followed followed by other economic crops such as cotton, pepper and tobacco. Farmers in the county has an output of 1,301 yuan per capita net.

Economy

The county produces a GDP 1.48251 billion yuan, with total retail sales of 385.41 million yuan, the balance of savings deposits of urban and rural residents of 1.04604 billion yuan. It has a financial income of 43.43 million yuan, with 72.85 million yuan in financial expenditure. Industries include farming machinery manufacturing, breweries, cement, ceramics, chemicals, machine brick, sugar, flour, and food processing. Natural resources include mines, and mineral resources are limestone, fire-resistant stone, calcite, iron, lignite, and so on. The highway network includes 863 km of roads.

Culture and tourism

The county's specialty, Xifeng Jiu, is well-known at home and abroad. Other handicraft include woodcut New Year pictures, clay sculptures, paper cuttings, fireworks paper guns, lacquer, Fung grass, straw hats, and others. Main tourist attractions include East Lake Park, Gu Cheng, Yin Fung Chi which was built in the Song Dynasty, Weeping Willow Lake in Xiangying, beautiful, the tomb of Qin Mugong south of the mound, and three Yong City Qindou sites, all provincial-level key heritage conservation units.

External links

• http://www.fengxiang.gov.cn/ (Fengxiang county government website)
• http://fengxiang.mofcom.gov.cn/ (Fengxiang MOFCOM)
• The Yongcheng Site of Qin is located in the south of Fengxiang County, Shaanxi Province