Guiyang County is located in the southeast of Hunan Province, adjacent to Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, bordering 9 counties and cities of Yongzhou, Hengyang and Chenzhou, and governing 39 townships. With a total area of 2,973 square kilometers and a population of 760,000, it is the largest and most populous county in Chenzhou.
In ancient times, Guiyang was called "the famous area of southern Chu, the ancient county of early Han Dynasty". It has a history of more than 2000 years since the county was founded in the late Qin and early Han dynasties. Today, the county seat has always been the seat of the county, prison, army, road, government and state, the political, economic and cultural center of southern Hunan, and also a battleground for military strategists in past dynasties. "The screen of Sanxiang, the key of Guangdong and Guangxi". The dangerous geographical location once made the Qin Emperor send troops to Wuling Town, and the beautiful scenery made Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Changling, Liu Yuxi and other literati linger and sing. On Jiuding Mountain, Shun Di visited the South to stay in the sacred site, and the giant Buddha at the top of Jianxian Village lay on his back to watch the vicissitudes of life; Fuling River is picturesque, and there are many historical sites in Dongtaling.
Guiyang is rich in mineral resources and is known as the hometown of eight treasures and nonferrous metals. As early as the Han dynasty, there was a golden official here, and in the Tang dynasty, it was the important town for the court to cast money. "Twenty-eight copper mines cast money, with the word' Gui' on the back." At the peak of the early Song Dynasty, "the whole country was smelted in Hunan, with Guiyang accounting for three tenths". At present, there are more than 20 varieties and ore belts of non-ferrous metals in China, such as lead, zinc, manganese, gold, silver, copper and tin, among which the reserves of lead, zinc, copper and tin rank among the top in the country; There are many kinds of nonmetallic minerals such as graphite and coal 10, among which industrial reserve has more than 30 million tons of graphite, accounting for one-third of the total national output, and its products are exported to many countries and regions overseas 10.
Guiyang has superior natural conditions and great potential for agricultural development. Flue-cured tobacco, ginkgo biloba, wood, bamboo, camellia oleifera, tung oil, turpentine, konjac, fruit, tea, medicinal materials, bamboo shoots and other agricultural (forest) by-products and local products enjoy a high reputation in domestic and foreign markets. Among them, the yield of flue-cured tobacco ranks third in the country, and its quality is excellent, and Guiyang is also known as the "flue-cured tobacco kingdom".
Zhong Ling is beautiful and talented. The people here are hospitable, strong-willed, brave in hardship and willing to contribute. Su Dan, a native of Guiyang in the Western Han Dynasty, remembered the sufferings of the people and left an eternal story of "Orange Wenjingquan". Cai Lun, a native of Guiyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, invented papermaking, which made a great contribution to the history of Chinese civilization. Zhao Zilong, a famous soldier of the Three Kingdoms, outwitted Guiyang and was appointed as the prefect of the county, and his exploits made future generations admire him. Ouyang Hai, a great proletarian soldier, gave his life for the fire truck and built an immortal monument with his flesh and blood.
200211The Central Civilization Office confirmed the list of cities nominated by national civilized cities in the creation cycle of 20021-2023, and Guiyang County was on the list.
In June 2020, Guiyang County was included in the second batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization counties (Long March District (Red Army)).
In March 2020, CCID released the Top 100 Counties in Central China in 20 19, and Guiyang County ranked 40th.
In February, 2020 13, Guiyang County was identified as the national "safe agricultural machinery" demonstration county in 20 19.
From 2065438 to March 2009, Guiyang County was included in the list of the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics protection and utilization counties (Hunan and Jiangxi areas).
201August 16, Guiyang county won the honor of advanced unit in the fourth batch of national legal county establishment activities.
20 17 12 3 1, Guiyang county is listed as a demonstration county with the most investment potential in China.
20 17, 171October 27th, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development named Guiyang County as the national garden county in 20 17.
On February 2, 20 17, Guiyang county was included in the list of counties (cities, districts) with basically balanced development of compulsory education in China in 20 16.