Xianghua Town is located 55 kilometers southeast of Xichuan County. It is 40km east of dengzhou city and west of Danjiangkou Reservoir, the largest artificial freshwater lake in Asia. It is the birthplace and water source of the Middle Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project, facing Xiangyan Temple, one of the four famous temples in Henan Province. The town has a total area of 3623.9 square kilometers and 87,000 mu of cultivated land. It has jurisdiction over 29 natural villages and 3 12 villagers' groups with a total population of 45,000. Leading industry: Zanthoxylum bungeanum is the largest pepper base in China.