Yuci is one of the top ten counties and cities in Shanxi Province, a national ecological demonstration zone, a national advanced cultural zone and the hometown of Shanxi merchants culture in China. Its profound cultural heritage, beautiful natural scenery and prosperous science, education and cultural undertakings rank first in the city in all economic indicators all the year round. It is the bridgehead and general engine of 108 comprehensive development corridor and urban modernization development.
The terrain in the territory is generally high in the east and low in the west, with an altitude of 768 ~ 18 14m. From the eastern bedrock mountainous area to the plain area, it can be divided into three types according to the altitude, namely, middle-low rocky mountainous area, loess hilly and gully area and Pingchuan area, accounting for 35.65438 0%, 40.6% and 24.3% of the total area of the whole area respectively.
Soil: The zonal soil in China is mainly cinnamon soil. It is distributed in the vast area with an altitude of 790 ~ 1800 meters in the whole region. From high to low, it is mountain leaching cinnamon soil, mountain cinnamon soil, cinnamon soil and light cinnamon soil. Yuci subsoil is located in the first terrace of Fenhe River and the terrace of Xiaohe River, with an altitude of 760-800 meters. Its soil types include semi-hydrated fertile soil, light meadow soil, salinized light meadow soil, meadow saline soil and many other soil types.
Climate: Yuci's climate is a typical warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate, which belongs to temperate continental dry climate.
There are 12 rivers in China, namely Xiaohe River, Tuhe River, Longmen River, Geta River, Mama River, Jianhe River, Heihe River, Bailong River, Quanzi River, Hekou River and Jinshui River. Xiaohe is the main tributary of Fenhe River, Tuhai River is the first tributary of Xiaohe River, and the rest are seasonal rivers.
Shehuo Festival is a traditional folk festival with historical continuity, and Lantern Festival is a fixed date for making Shehuo every year. Yuci social fire originated in Qin and Han Dynasties, developed in Tang Dynasty, prevailed in Song Dynasty, and was rich in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a history of more than 2,500 years. During the festival, the main streets and squares in cities and rural areas will be decorated with colorful buildings and lanterns, and various street performances will be performed.
During the day, there are mainly iron bars, back sticks, digging sticks, dry boats, stilts, dragon dances, lion dances, sedan chairs, folk music parties and gongs and drums competitions. In the evening, there are lanterns, flourishing fires, frame fires, fireworks, Jinju Opera, Yangko and so on.