Xianyang is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province, the birthplace of China and one of the cities in Xi metropolitan area. It borders the provincial capital Xi in the east, Yangling District in the west and Gansu in the northwest. It governs 3 districts, 2 cities and 9 counties, with a total area of 10 196 square kilometers. By the end of 20021,the permanent population of Xianyang was 42 1.30 million.

Xianyang gave birth to China's farming civilization, and Hou Ji, the ancestor of agriculture, taught people to cultivate crops here. Xianyang is a national first-class open city, a national historical and cultural city, a national double-support model city, a national health city, a charming city in China, a geothermal city in China, one of the top ten livable cities in China, the first batch of excellent tourist cities in China, an advanced city in the creation of national spiritual civilization, and a famous health care cultural city in China. 20 17 1 1 month, Xianyang was rated as the fifth national civilized city; 20 18, reconfirmation of national health city.

Terrain and landform of Xianyang

Xianyang terrain is high in the north and low in the south, showing a ladder shape. The elevation of Shimen Peak in Xunyi County in the northeast is1885.3m, which is the highest point in the city. The Qinghe exit of Dacheng Town, Sanyuan County in the southeast is 362 meters above sea level, which is the lowest place in the city. The northern part belongs to the southern edge of the semi-arid gully region of Weibei Loess Plateau, with an altitude of 1000 m to 1800 m and an area of 6,374.2 square kilometers. The Weihe River Basin in the south is a part of Guanzhong Plain, with an area of 2,684.3 square kilometers and flat terrain.

Farming has a long history, and natural vegetation is rarely distributed in the southern plain except for planting tree species. In Weibei Loess Plateau, only Malan and Shimen mountain areas in Xunyi county retain a certain area of natural secondary forests. There are few natural secondary forests left in Huanghua Mountain in the north of Chunhua County, Guishan Mountain in the north of Jingyang County, Beizhongshan Mountain in the north and Hu Aiping Mountain in Yongshou County. Most of the local natural vegetation has been replaced by artificial tree planting, and the forest coverage rate is 17.5%.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xianyang City