Huaihua, nicknamed "he cheng", is a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province, a national comprehensive transportation hub city, a central city and a node city in Wuling Mountain Economic Cooperation Zone. Geographically, Huaihua borders Guangxi (Guilin and Liuzhou) in the south, Guizhou (Tongren and Qiandongnan) in the west, Shaoyang, Loudi, Yiyang, Changde and Zhangjiajie in Hunan, and Xiangxi Miao and Tujia Autonomous Prefecture.
Huaihua is located between Wuling Mountain and Xuefeng Mountain, and Shui Yuan runs through the whole territory from south to north. Huaihua has complex terrain, criss-crossing mountains and rivers, and scenery everywhere, which can be said to be different. Huaihua's forest coverage rate is as high as 70.83%, which is much higher than the national average (less than 20%) and is one of the nine ecologically sound areas in China.
As of March 20 19, Huaihua City has jurisdiction over Zhong Fang County, Yuanling County, Chenxi County, Xupu County, Mayang Miao Autonomous County, xinhuang dong autonomous county, Zhijiang Dong Autonomous County, Huitong County, Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, hongjiang city, Hecheng District and Hongjiang District. As of 20 17, the total land area is 27,600 square kilometers, including 2,666,438+0,000 hectares of cultivated land.
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Huaihua is an ocean of mountains. Xuefeng Mountain and Wuling Mountain winding like a rainbow, Shan Ye has lush trees and fragrant fruits. The forest is the pillar of the ecosystem, and the mountains support the forest. The forest land area of the city is 30.5 million mu, and 70% of the land is actually a treasure house of green and beautiful scenery.
At present, the stock of standing trees in the city is 86.96 million cubic meters, ranking first in the province; The forest area is 27.6 million mu, the highest in the province; The forest coverage rate is 70.83%, ranking second in the province, and it is a key forest area in southern China.
Huaihua has 6 national forest parks, 2 national nature reserves, 8 national wetland parks, 1 national stone desert park, 17 national ecological construction position. The mountainous area at the junction of Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Hubei, with Huaihua as the main body, is listed as one of the nine ecologically sound areas by the National Outline of Ecological Environmental Protection.
Rich in resources and convenient transportation, it has great advantages in developing economy. Mountain resources are abundant, with 30.5 million mu of forest land in the city, accounting for 73.4% of the total land area. It is an important forest area and timber production base in southern China.
There are many kinds of trees, including more than 740 species of trees, shrubs and woody vines, among which 39 species are under special state protection. There are 72 varieties of fruits, which are fragrant all year round, with an annual output of more than 7 million tons. There are more than 0/700 kinds of medicinal plants in the city, among which the output of Poria cocos and Gastrodia elata ranks first in the province, and the export of Poria cocos accounts for more than 60% of the national export.