Yangping Town is the main throat leading to Xiangyang, Yichang and Jingmen, about 60 kilometers away from Yichang Three Gorges, and the provincial second-class highway Huodang Line passes through the territory. Yangping has fertile land, mild climate, abundant rainfall and sunshine. The highest altitude 1325m (Taipingding), the lowest altitude 127m (Wanjiazui riverbed), with an average altitude of 400m, annual sunshine hours 1878 hours, frost-free period of 220-240 days, and west 2 10-220 days. The average annual temperature is 15℃ in the middle and 12.5℃ in the west. It is suitable for the growth of grain, oil and various cash crops, and is rich in high-quality agricultural special products such as rice, tea, fruits, dried fruits and watermelons, and is known as the "granary".

natural resource

Yangping has developed transportation, communication and commerce, and is rich in minerals, hydropower and tourism resources. There are 8 million tons of coal, 25 million tons of silica, 300 cubic meters of calcareous rocks, 49 million tons of kaolin and 550,000 cubic meters of brick clay in the territory. The copper mine is rich in reserves and extremely high in purity. Juhe River is one of the three major rivers in Yuan 'an County, which flows through the whole town 10 villages, and is currently undergoing cascade hydropower development. The tourist attractions in Yangping, such as Gongmahuiting Pavilion, Hongyan Temple Scenic Area, Taipingding Scenic Area, Nanxiangcheng Site, Maduhe han group, are promising in tourism development.