Yibin City is located in the south of Sichuan Basin, with the Yangtze River in the east, Liangshan in the west, Yunnan-Guizhou in the south and Sichuan hinterland in the north. It is called the south of Sichuan. Because Jinsha River and Minjiang River are called Yangtze River at the intersection of Yibin, Yibin is also called "the first city of Yangtze River".

Yibin is one of the earliest and oldest cities in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It is the starting point of the Southern Silk Road and is known as "the half of Gu Rong in the southwest". In the long historical process, Yibin has also formed Bo culture, wine culture, bamboo culture, tea culture and unique folk customs in southern Sichuan, which has produced attractive charm and influence.

Yibin is an important town in southern Sichuan, with both natural and human landscapes. National scenic spots 1 each, and 5 provincial scenic spots. National historical and cultural city 1 seat, 2 provincial-level cultural ancient towns, 3 national key cultural relics protection units and more than 30 provincial-level cultural relics protection units.

topography

The topography of Yibin is generally high in the southwest and low in the northeast. There are many mountains in the west, among which Laojun Mountain, the main peak of Wuzhishan in Pingshan County, has the highest city boundary, with an altitude of 2008.7 meters. The southern part is the poor side belt of Sichuan Basin, that is, the northern slope of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The elevation of Xianfeng Mountain in Xingwen County is 1, 795438+0 meters, and the elevation of Junlian Snow Mountain is 1, 777.2 meters.

The northeast is the rest of Huaying Mountain, and Qixing Mountain, Longtou Mountain and Guandou Mountain near Yibin City are distributed in this area respectively. The southeast side belongs to Dongling Valley in Sichuan Basin, with the lowest city boundary. The Yangtze River bed with an altitude of 236.3 meters near Jinshan Temple in Jiang 'an County is in this area. The northwest side belongs to the mountainous and hilly areas of China in the basin, and most of them belong to Yibin County.

The landform of the city is mainly low-middle hills, with ridges and valleys alternating, narrow and fragmentary flat dams, and the natural profile is "seven mountains, one water and two fields". In cities, 46.6% are low-middle mountains, 45.3% are hills, and only 8. 1% are flat dams.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yibin City