The whole town is dominated by mountains, with an average elevation of 5 18 meters. The seat of the town government is 580 meters above sea level, and the biggest peak is Mo Yunduo, which is 2070 meters above sea level. The larger peaks are Tongshan, Zoumaya and Yangling, with altitudes of 1354m, 16 1m and 150 1m respectively. Guanhe River enters from Sandao River in Huangsha Village, flows through Huangsha Village, Sanwan Village, Tanggu Village, Yangmaigou Village, Beiwan Village, Sangping Village, Ling Gang Village, Yuhuanggua Village and Shihuiling Village from northwest to southeast, and enters Shijiehe Town from southeast. The territory is 22 kilometers long, and its main tributaries are Dongwangou River, Xiwanggou River, Baogou River, Gui Bao Gouhe River and Zhangzhuang River.
The climate in Sang Ping Town is humid, cool and humid, with an annual average temperature of 65438 03.9℃, an annual average precipitation of 732mm and a frost-free period of 227 days.
The town is located in the northern mountainous area with beautiful scenery and pleasant scenery. The forestland area is 343,000 mu, the per capita forestland 15 mu or more, the forest coverage rate is 96.6%, and the timber volume is 500,000 cubic meters. There are more than 300 kinds of trees, including chestnut, oak, Qinggang Tree, pine, elm, catalpa bungeana, sumac, poplar, peach, walnut, mulberry, linden, maple, holly and dogwood. Rare tree species include aesculus, bauhinia, ginkgo, Eucommia ulmoides, acacia and so on. Wild animals such as leopard, camphor tree, grass deer, wild deer, antelope, wild boar, fox, squirrel, starling, flying owl, oriole, golden pheasant, wild duck, carving, turtledove, cuckoo, owl, lark, woodpecker, wild boar, giant salamander and so on. Agricultural and sideline products mainly include sweet potato meat, mushrooms, fungus and so on.
The town is rich in mineral resources, mainly marble, andalusite, granite, sepiolite, limestone, gold, copper and iron. Andalusite mine is 4,500 tons a year, and marble mine is 200,000 cubic meters a year. The town has the largest snow white marble mine in the province, which has the characteristics of excellent texture, pure white color, compact structure, hard texture, high compressive strength, low water absorption, excellent wear resistance, strong corrosion resistance, good frost resistance, durability and good decoration. Reserves1.500 million cubic meters.
The town is rich in tourism resources, which mainly include Lianhuashan Temple, Liuyangshan, Gezidong, Shenxian Cave and Tongshan.
The town and mountain are secluded, and there have been traffic competitions since ancient times. Matuo Road in Lingbao, the Xixia formed in the Western Han Dynasty, is an important passage to the north of Xixia Mountain. 1939 in April, Xiping Garden Pass-Huangsha Highway was completed, with a total length of about 40 kilometers, which is an important passage between Xiping, Zhaigen and Sang Ping. From 1963 to 1965, Matuo Road from Shuanglong to Huangsha became a highway (provincial highway 33 1), connecting Nanyang and Sanmenxia traffic lines in the north and south of Funiu Mountain. 1975 to 1983, rural roads such as Angel-Hengling, Ling Gang-NiuMao Ping, Dongwangou-Baituman were built, and all 20 villages in the town were connected by cars. 198 1 year, Sang Ping Zhenguan River Highway Bridge was completed, which strengthened the ties between people on both sides of Guanhe River. 1990, Huangsha Guanhe Highway Bridge and Sanwan Guanhe Railway Bridge were successively erected, and Ling Gang Guanhe Bridge, Beiwan Guanhe Bridge, Shihuiling Guanhe Bridge and Tanggu Guanhe Bridge were successively erected. In 2005, the construction of village-to-village highway project was started, and all 20 villages realized village-to-village highway. The Sanmenxia-Xichuan Expressway under construction passes through the territory.
The folk culture of the town is rich and colorful, and the traditional culture includes drama, lion dance, roller boating, folk music, waist drum and yangko. The lion dance in Sangping Town is rough and bold, with strong local characteristics. You can perform on the table of 13 and climb the ladder of 1 1 meter. Famous for hundreds of miles. Every year, he participated in the folk culture and art exhibition organized by the county during the Lantern Festival, participated in the Baiquan National Medicine Exchange Conference in Xinxiang, danced in southwest Henan and performed in Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou, Shenyang, Fujian and other places.
The town has simple folk customs and profound cultural heritage. Most of the population moved in from other places, especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and some customs and habits still maintained the legacy of Jiangnan people. Town * * * has 1 15 surnames, and the top ten are Yu, Yang, Wang, Zhang, Li, Zhou, Ying, Liu, Zhu and Xu. Sang Ping Town is full of talents, and the celebrities mainly include: Yang, director of Henan Post Bureau; Fei Chunbao, Chairman of Beijing San Dargy Mechanical Engineering Company and National May 1st Labor Model; Yang Zhonghua, Party Secretary of Zhengzhou University School of New Materials; Director of Local Taxation Bureau of Yudongdong New District; Xin Yang, Deputy General Manager of China Railway 23rd Bureau; Yuan Honggang, deputy commander of Changchun 16 Group Army; Xu Zhun, a cadre and writer of the Political Department of the Armed Police Headquarters; Yu Zexi, Deputy Director of Beijing Railway Bureau; Wang Xiaohu, Vice President of Zhengzhou Construction Bank; Ayla Zhang, Secretary of the Party Branch of Drama College of Jinan Art College; Yu Zehou, executive deputy head of Wolong District, Nanyang City; Zhang Xueting, Deputy Director of Xixia County People's Congress; Ye Fengchun, Chairman of Xixia Coconut Wind Spring Leaf Honey Wine Co., Ltd.; Yu Shihu, Chairman of Xixia Domar Non-staple Food Department Store Co., Ltd., etc.
Sang Ping market town consists of Ling Gang New Community, Beiwan New Community and Sang Ping Central Business District, with a total area of 2.5 square kilometers and a permanent population of nearly 5,000. People's Road, Jianshe Road, Sanguanmiao Street and other 6 streets. In recent years, the southern part of the market town is being vigorously developed and constructed, and all the streets are hardened and green. There are many high-rise buildings on both sides of the street, and the market town meets on the second, fifth and eighth day of each month. April 15 and October 15 of the lunar calendar are traditional material exchange meetings and important distribution centers for local products in the northern mountainous areas of Xixia. The town has complete service facilities such as electricity, communication, education, culture, medical care and health care, and developed commerce and trade.