Nanzhang County Tourism Bureau is committed to Nanzhang to become "Central China free travel destination", "Hubei famous county tourism brand."". Located in the northwest of Hubei Province, Han River south, Jingshan mountain east of Nanzhang County, Jingzhou to the east of Wuhan, west of Shennongjia, south of Yichang, north of Xiangyang Three Gorges, Nanyang is located in the Jianghan Plain; the northern margin of the southern margin of the Nanyang basin, the eastern margin of Qinba mountains. Nanzhang is the birthplace of Chu culture, is the source of the story of the Three Kingdoms, the jade is also the hometown, here has bred a history of heshibi.
Nanzhang is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, East and Xiangfan Gurung is south and Three Gorges, adjacent to the West and north of Wudang Mountains and the Shenlong, across the Nanzhang county territory area of 3859 square kilometers, is a subtropical monsoon climate, the total population of 600 thousand. Nanzhang is rich in tourism resources, with more than 100 kinds of Humanities and natural landscape, known as the "golden Nanzhang".
[geographical position]
Northeast of Nanzhang and Xiangyang to the northwest, on the border with Gucheng in the south, Southeast and adjacent to Jingmen Yuanan. The geographical coordinates are 111 degrees, 26 '- 112 degrees, 9', latitude 31, 13 '- 32 degrees 1'. The East is 404 kilometers away from the provincial capital Wuhan, and the northeast is 43 kilometers away from Xiangyang city. Nanzhang is a vast, formerly known as the "eight hundred gold Nanzhang" reputation. County actual circumference of 373 kilometers, east-west distance of 66 kilometers, north-south distance of 81 kilometers. A total area of 3859 square kilometers, equivalent to 386 thousand and 100 hectares. There are "seven points mountain, two water, a sub field" said.
[topography]
Nanzhang is located in Jingshan mountain East Hubei Xishan District, is the transition to the middle reaches of Hanjiang River Plain area. The terrain is high in the West and low in the East, forming a three step ladder. West County is a ladder, Zhongshan area, elevation 800 - 1200 meters, accounting for about 17.6% of the total area of Nanzhang County; County Central for the two steps, low mountains and hills, elevation 300 - 800 meters, accounting for about 52.9% of the total area of Nanzhang County; Shimen, Three River Road, East of yundaishan reservoir three steps, canal network clouds, fertile soil, Nanzhang grain, cotton and oil producing areas, elevation 65 - 300 meters, accounting for about 29.5% of the total area of Nanzhang county. The top three in Jianshan (at the junction with Baokang County) 1570 meters above sea level, the lowest point of the pillar head (border with Yicheng) at an altitude of 65 metres. The county is 101 meters above sea level.
[climate characteristics]
There are obvious regional differences and vertical differences in the climate of Nanzhang. In the eastern part of the spring, 70 days, 90 days in summer, 70 days in autumn and 135 days in winter, there is little difference between the western mountains and the East, but the summer is less and winter is more. The annual average temperature in the East is 15.4 degrees - 15.6 degrees centigrade. The temperature gradually decreased from east to west, Nanzhang Baokang border at 1200 meters above sea level, the average annual temperature of 10.4 C and 11 C. He fan, 830 - 950 mm rainfall area, Low Mountain hilly area of 960 - 1000 mm, mountain 800 meters above sea level is 1000 - 1200 mm.