Jingchuan County, located in the east of Gansu Province, at the junction of Qin and Long, is a typical gully region of the Loess Plateau. It is adjacent to Changwu County in Shaanxi Province in the east, Kongtong District and Chongxin County in Pingliang City in the west, Lingtai County in the south, zhenyuan county in Qingyang City in the north, 420km away from Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, and Xi 2 10km away from Shaanxi Province in the east. The county has jurisdiction over 14 townships (towns), 1 economic development zones, 2 15 administrative villages and 1466 villagers' groups. It is 57 kilometers long from east to west and 36 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 1 409.3 square kilometers and a total population of 345,000, of which the agricultural population is 310.6 million. Superior natural conditions. Jingchuan is a warm temperate and semi-humid area with an altitude of 930- 1460m, an average annual sunshine of 2274 hours, an average annual temperature of 10.4℃, an average annual precipitation of 555mm, a frost-free period of 174 days, a relative humidity of 69% and an annual evaporation of1333. Jingchuan has three tablelands and five rivers winding. The total cultivated land area is 878,000 mu, and the per capita cultivated land is 2.8 mu. The layout of cultivated land is one river, four tablelands and five mountains, which is rich in land resources, providing favorable conditions for the development of rural characteristic industries such as fruits, vegetables, grass and livestock. The location advantage is unique. Jingchuan is located at the crossroads of the ancient Silk Road, the east gate of Gansu, and the back garden of Xi 'an. National Highway 3 12 Class I Highway, Yin Wu Expressway and Xiping Railway under construction cross the whole territory. There are 3 provincial highways in the county, 66 kilometers, and county and township highways16,308.8 kilometers. In recent years, three bridges across the Jinghe River, namely, Wangcun Jinghe Bridge, Anding Bridge and South Grottoes Bridge, have been built one after another, and the north-south passage of the county has been fully opened. The unique location connecting the north and the south and integrating the three provinces provides a broad space for the further opening and development of Jingchuan. The cultural heritage is profound. Jingchuan has a long history, and human beings flourished in the early Paleolithic period. It took more than 265,438+000 years to establish the county. Jingchuan is the hometown of the Queen Mother of the West. There are many tourist attractions and cultural relics in the territory, such as South Grottoes, Wang Mu Palace, Yaochi and Tianjiagou Ecological Scenic Area. Dayun Temple Scenic Area, covering an area of 1 1,000 mu, is under construction. Western Queen Mother Culture and Buddhist Grottoes Culture have exerted great influence at home and abroad. Wang Mu Palace was built in the Yuanfeng period of the Western Han Dynasty, and it is the only place in China to worship the Queen Mother of the West. Known as "the first palace of the Queen Mother of the World", it is striving for a national 4A-level scenic tourist area. Wang Mu Palace Grottoes excavated in Taihe period of Northern Wei Dynasty can be compared with Dunhuang Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes. South Cave Temple is a state-level cultural relic protection unit, and it is also called "Double Pearl of Longshang Grottoes" with Qingyang North Cave Temple, which is the essence of Buddhist grottoes. Dayun Temple in Jingchuan is the largest provider of Buddhist cultural relics. The most complete stupa ever discovered. The gold and silver coffins unearthed in the underground palace of Dayun Temple are the earliest gold coffins in the world, which are 180 years earlier than Famen Temple in Shaanxi Province. Over the past 40 years, gold and silver coffins and 14 Buddhist bone relics have been found many times, causing a strong sensation. This year, Tian Jiagou Ecological Scenic Area, which strives to be a national 4A-level scenic spot, was awarded as a national water conservancy scenic spot, integrating scenic tourism, ecological display and leisure vacation. Unique revolutionary historical sites such as "Red Army Building" and Wu Huanxian Martyrs' Tomb laid the foundation for the creation of red tourism. There are also touching legends, such as Kuafu Day by Day, Liu Yichuan, and Zhou Muwang's Banquet for the Queen Mother of the West, which add magical colors to Jingchuan. According to legend, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty 1 1 visited Jingchuan to pay homage to the Queen Mother of the West, and Li Shangyin lived in Jingchuan, where he wrote many beautiful poems, adding a profound cultural background to Jingchuan.