Brief introduction of Mayang Miao Autonomous County
Mayang Miao Autonomous County is a county under the jurisdiction of Huaihua City, Hunan Province, located in the west of Hunan Province and the northwest of Huaihua City. Located in Mayang River Basin, it is adjacent to Chenxi County in the east, Hecheng District and Zhijiang County in the south, tongren city in Guizhou Province in the west and luxi county and Fenghuang County in the north. Total area 156 1 km2. The population is about 400,000 (20 13). The county has jurisdiction over 6 towns, 17 townships, and the county government is located in Gaocun Town. 20 15 mayang county, after the adjustment of township division, governs 1 1 township 7 towns. 1 The terrain of the whole county is slightly like a basket, which is high in the south, west and north, low in the middle and inclined to the east. There are many peaks and numerous streams in the territory. Mineral deposits include copper, lead, iron, zinc, stone coal, limestone and so on. The main crop is rice, and there are citrus, sun-cured tobacco, peanuts, tung oil, tea oil, watermelon, soybeans, kiwifruit and so on. Liu Jiao Railway, National Highway 209 and Provincial Highway 308 pass through the territory. Mayang Miao nationality has a unique custom, and it is the place with the most complete preservation of cultural relics and the richest intangible culture in Panhu, China. China Pan Hu Cultural Folk Village was named "Pan Hu Cultural Research Base" by Hunan Miao Society. Mayang is known as "the hometown of China Sugar Orange", "the hometown of longevity in China" and "the hometown of folk culture and art in China".