Xiashan Town is located in the middle reaches of Lianjiang River, east longitude 1 16 23', north latitude 28 18', with a total area of 42 square kilometers. It is adjacent to heping town in the east, across the river from Tongmeng Town in the north, Simapu Town in the west, Liangying Town in the southwest and Huanggang Town in the southeast. National Highway 324 of Guangshan Highway runs through Xiashan Center from east to west, with a total length of 6 kilometers.
geographical environment
In the east of Xiashan, from northwest to southeast, there are two peaks, Guishan and Sheshan, with an altitude of 1 13.87 meters and a height of about 48 meters. Stone Mountain (Butterfly Mountain) connecting the river is flat and low, forming a Xiashan market.
Barriers. The southwest of Xiashan is close to Da Nan Shan. Da Nanshan is rich in water resources, and most of the water flows to the southeast, with a large flow gap. Therefore, there are many water-filled islands in the southeast, and there are countless pits in the upper source, which flow to Qiufengling, where the water flow is gentle and the Wang Yang is vast.
After liberation, the people's government stored water here to build the Qiufeng Reservoir. From here, it winds through Gucuo Township into Liangying Town, and branches into several tributaries, one of which flows westward into Simapu Town and Lianjiang River, and the other flows into Xiashan Town, named Xiashanhe. Xiashan River is also called Xiashan Daxi.
From Qigou, it flows into the vicinity of Shangdongpu, Li Antang and Chenhepo, passes through Xiadongpu to Xigang and Liuqian, receives white water to Danggang Town, Qiaodong and other villages, flows through heping town, flows out of the turtle head sea in Lianjiang, flows into Shaxi and Chen Tao in Xigang, and then flows into Liannan and Dongdong from Chenhepo via Goutou and Xigou.