Wangcang landform is complex. The relative altitude is 380-228 1 m, and the county seat is 458 meters above sea level. There are mountains, hills and dams in the territory, the terrain is high in the north and slow in the south, and the abdomen is low and flat, forming an east-west trough belt across the whole territory; In the north, Gucheng Mountain, Guangtou Mountain, Wuyun Mountain, Hanwang Mountain, Laojun Mountain and Oujiaping are the main peaks, which constitute the main part of the western section of Micang Mountain. The mountains in the south are abrupt, with ravines and valleys; Abdominal hills and dams alternate, and streams and rivers crisscross.
Wangcang has a mild climate. The whole county belongs to subtropical humid monsoon climate, with obvious vertical climate, large annual temperature difference and small monthly temperature difference, with four distinct seasons, annual average temperature 16.2℃, annual average sunshine 1352.52 hours, annual average rainfall1/42 mm, and annual average frost-free period of 266 days.
Wangcang has a long history. As early as the Neolithic Age, ancestors lived and multiplied here, and it has been 1580 years since the county was founded in China. Since ancient times, talented people have come forth in large numbers. During the Second Revolutionary Civil War, the Red Army entered Sichuan. Wangcang is the political, economic, military and cultural center in the late Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet area. Xu and Li Xiannian, proletarian revolutionaries of the older generation, used to strategize and fight bloody battles here. At that time, there were only 65,438+10,000 people in Wangcang, and120,000 people participated in the Red Army. 1933, in the red land of Wangcang, our army's first women's armed force with the largest organizational system-the Red Army Women's Independent Division, the earliest sailors' organizational system-the sailors' company directly under the General Command of the Red Fourth Army, and the largest Red Scout Corps-the Young International Pioneer Division was born. Wangcang made great contributions to the China Revolution. The former site of the famous Wooden Door Conference and the historical relics exhibition hall of the Red Army City have now become important patriotic education positions.
Wangcang is rich in resources.
(1) Mineral resources: There are more than 70 proven minerals, including coal, iron, limestone and granite. Non-metallic minerals include coal, natural gas, graphite, asbestos, muscovite, potash feldspar, granite and marble. Among them, coal reserves are 460 million tons, granite 1 100 million cubic meters, marble 1 100 million cubic meters, limestone is more than 34 billion tons, and iron ore 1 100 million tons. The mineral resources in this county are not only large in reserves and high in grade, but also concentrated in distribution, which is easy for large-scale development.
⑵ Plant resources: There are 4,940 species of plants in China, including 408 species of shrubs, 0/7 species of economic trees and 0/500 species of medicinal materials (3 18 species can be purchased). Precious medicinal materials include gastrodia elata, musk, bear bile and so on. Eucommia ulmoides Oliv The quality and quantity of Cortex Phellodendri and Cortex Magnolia Officinalis are very high, and they are named as "Hometown of Eucommia ulmoides". In China "by the State Forestry Administration in 1998. The county's forest coverage rate is 53.98%, the original ecological vegetation area is 320 square kilometers, and the original Cyclobalanopsis forest is more than 7,000 hectares. It is the origin and modern distribution center of Cyclobalanopsis plants in the world.
⑶ Animal resources: There are 307 species of animals in China, and 50 species (46 species of wild mammals) have great development value. Bear, golden cat, leopard, clouded leopard, forest musk deer, macaque, civet, impala, giant salamander, golden pheasant with red belly, white-tailed pheasant, golden pheasant with red belly, etc. 14 belong to the second and third class of national protected animals, and the fog frog is endemic to China. (4) Hydropower resources: the county is rich in hydropower resources. There are 8 major rivers in China, with a hydropower reserve of more than 450,000 kilowatts and an exploitable output of 65,438+10,000 kilowatts. There are 3 1 artificial small reservoirs and 1408 ponds on the surface. Donghe River, Xihe River, Huangyang River, Baishui River, Lijiahe River and their tributaries belong to Jialing River system, while Sanjiang River, Qingjiang River, Zhaiba River, Luoping River and their tributaries belong to Qujiang River system.
(5) Rich tourism resources: Gucheng Mountain Scenic Area (located in Micangshan National Nature Reserve, Sichuan), which enjoys the reputation of "fairyland", is a rare geological wonder of Longtanzi in the world, and is known as Luting Hot Spring, one of the "four famous springs in Sichuan", with an area of more than 20,000 square meters of Jiachuan dinosaur fossils; It has magnificent Shu-Han culture, magical folk culture, rich Red Army culture and other cultural landscapes, especially the famous "Wooden Gate Military Conference" site, well-preserved Red Army City historical relics exhibition hall, Red Army stone carvings all over urban and rural areas and other red tourist landscapes.