The county seat is mountainous, and the climate belongs to Xichang Batang subtropical climate zone, with cool weather, abundant rainfall and unclear four seasons. Rich in products, the main food crops are corn, rice, potatoes, wheat and buckwheat. Native products include apples, peppers, walnuts and raw lacquer. Wild medicinal materials include Gastrodia elata, Fritillaria, Cordyceps, Eucommia ulmoides and so on. 903 species in 162 families. Precious tree species include Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Longnan, Cinnamomum camphora and Nanmu. Precious animals include pandas, tigers, leopards, macaques, roebuck, black bears and so on. The main minerals are coal, iron, lead, zinc, pyrite, dolomite, marble, limestone, crystal stone and peat soil. The proven reserves are 58.44 million tons of coal (mostly anthracite), 65.438+200 million tons of hematite, 6.5438+05 million tons of phosphate rock, 300 million tons of limestone, 6.5438+000 cubic meters of marble, 3 million cubic meters of granite and 6.5438+000 tons of peat. In addition, limonite, lead-zinc ore, crystal stone, silica, basalt, kaolin and seasonality are also abundant. The county has large hydraulic reserves, large water level difference and rich hydraulic resources. The county's theoretical hydraulic reserves are 6410.4 million kilowatts, and the exploitable capacity is10.793 million kilowatts. At present, only 24,000 kilowatts are developed and utilized.
The superior environment, rich products and abundant light, heat and water resources make Yuexi a suitable area for developing agriculture, which provides a prerequisite for Yuexi's industrial development and creates a good internal and external environment for foreign investment.
The infrastructure in western Vietnam is relatively perfect. After the opening of Zhong Mian Highway, the distance from Yuexi to Xichang, the state capital, was shortened to135km, and the mileage of chengdu-kunming railway, China reached 79km. Wujin Road, a provincial highway, runs through the north and south of Yuexi, and railways and highways crisscross, forming a transportation network extending in all directions. Advanced communication means, such as optical fiber program-controlled telephone, mobile communication, wireless paging and Internet, have been opened. Further shortening the time and space distance between the west and the outside world.
Since the reform and opening up, the national economy in western Vietnam has made great progress. In recent years, the county has built a number of projects by means of inline introduction and attracting investment. , and gradually produced good economic and social benefits: the introduction of industrialist Luo Xiaobo investment150 thousand yuan, revitalized the existing assets of electrolytic zinc; Chengdu-kunming railway power transmission line Yuexi 220 kV substation was completed and put into operation; A joint venture with Xichang Electric Power Co., Ltd., with an installed capacity of 2×6300 kW, has been put into operation to generate electricity; Yuexi pipeline gas station imported from Chengdu Juxing High-tech Group Co., Ltd. has been initially built and put into trial operation; Inviting investment to build Yuexi Lingfeng Meat Food Co., Ltd.; Shandong silicon carbide factory was introduced to establish a high energy-consuming enterprise combining electricity and metallurgy, and Chaoyang Food Co., Ltd. was established in cooperation with Sichuan University.