The total area of the city is 29 15 square kilometers, with a total population of 796,000 (data at the end of 2009), mainly Han, Buyi, Miao, Yi and Hui nationalities, and the population of ethnic minorities accounts for 19% of the total population. Xingyi has beautiful mountains and rivers, pleasant climate, outstanding people and unique geographical advantages. This is the hometown of Mr. He, Mr. Wang and General Wang Dianlun. The industrious and brave people of Xingyi, under the leadership of the * * * Production Party, have built Xingyi into an emerging city with a certain scale after 50 years of hard work. There are simple and rich ethnic customs, hospitable children of all ethnic groups and colorful natural landscapes; There are abundant hydropower resources, mineral resources, Chinese herbal medicines and economic forest resources here, which have broad development prospects; There is Feng Wan Lake, with a storage capacity of 654.38+002 million cubic meters and a water surface of 865.438+0.06 square kilometers, which is a tourist virgin land to be developed. The transportation here is convenient, the Nankun Railway runs through the whole territory, and the highways extend in all directions. The communication facilities here are perfect. Nanning-Kunming optical cable and Guixing optical cable provide carriers for city communication, and can communicate with any part of the world without leaving home.