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IntroductiontoHanzhongCitySituatedintheSouthwestofShaanxiProvince,HanzhongliesatthefootoftheQinlingMountainsinthenorthandtheBashanMountainsinthesouth.TheHanjiangRiver,thebiggesttributaryoftheYangtzeRiver,runsitswayfromthewesttotheeastofthisfertileland.Historically,HanzhongCitygotitsnameaftertheHanjiangRiverandhasgainedthereputationof“theSmallSouthintheVastNorthwest”.SincethefirstestablishmentofHanzhongCitybytheKingHuiwenin312BC,ithashadahistoryofmorethan2300years.Duringthelonghistory,ithasgonethroughgreatchanges.AfterthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,hereitestablishedtheadministrationPrefectureofSouthernShaanxiin1951.ItchangedtoHanzhongSpecialAdministrationAreain1954.Afterwards,itbecameHanzhongPrefecturein1968andfinallybecameHanzhongCityin1996.Hanzhonggovernsonedistrict,10countiesandoneProvincialEconomicDevelopmentZone.Itcoversanareaof27200squarekilometerswithapopulationof3.82million.Thankstothelonghistoryandsplendidculture,HanzhongwasthecradleforLiuBang,thefirstemperoroftheHanDynasty,toestablishhiskingdom.ItwasthebaseforMr.ZhugeLiang,thePrimeMinisterofShuKingdomandgreatwiseman,tofightagainsttheWeiKingdominthenorth.ItwasalsothebirthplaceofMr.ZhangQian,thefounderoftheSilkRoadandtheplacewhereCaiLun,theinventorofpapermaking,madethefirstpieceofpaperintheworldandwasgrantedthedomain.AllthosefeaturesenableHanzhongtowinthefameoftheNationalRenownedHistoricalandCulturalCityaswellasChina’sBestTouristCity.InHanzhong,thereare131historicalsitesunderspecialprotectionatdifferentlevelssuchastheBaoxiePlankRoadandtheTempleofMarquisWu.TheHanDiaoGuangguang,theHanzhongOpera,andthetraditionalprocessofmakingpaperinYangxianCountyareamong34nationalandprovincialculturalintangibleheritagesinHanzhong..Geographically,blessedwithgoodeco-environment,Hanzhongislocatedbetweenthelatitude32°08′54″-33°53'16andthelongitude105°30'50”-108°16'45.Itisinthetransitionareafromnorthwarmtemperaturezonetosubtropicalclimate.Therefore,thereisneitherhotsummernorseverecoldwinter.Itenjoysabundantrainfallsandmoistclimate.Lyinginthetransitionanddivisionareafromthenorthtothesouth,thismagiclandisfilledwithgreenmountains,cleanwaterandthefragranceofflowersallyeararound.So,itisconsideredasoneoftheplaceswiththebesteco-environmentintheworld.Here,therehavebeenestablishedoneworldmanandnaturebiosphere,6nationalnaturereserves,3nationalwaterconservationsceniczones,4nationalforestparks,twoprovincialforestparksand12nationalagriculturaltouristdemonstrationzones.Thankstothegreatnature,Hanzhongisalandwithrichresources.Becauseofitsabundantplants,mineralandwaterresources,ithasgainedthereputationof“GeneBankofNaturalSpecies”and“ATreasureBasinintheMountsQinglingandBashan”.Itisthehomeofcrestedibises,theeasternpearl.TheGaintPandas,nationaltreasure,enjoytheirlifeinthisparadise;TheGoldenmonkeys,takinsandalotofmanyotherrarespeciesalsofindtheirhomeshere.HerealsohasarichproductofmanypreciousChinesemedicinalherbs,suchastuberofelevatedgastrodia,EucommiaBark,cornelandAmericanginseng.Thereservesofsomemineralssuchasiron,manganese,vanadium,nickel,titanium,gypsum,andasbestos,rankamongthefirstplacesinChina,andHanzhongisoneofthefivebiggestgoldproductionbasesinChina.Hanzhong,alandenjoyedsplendidwaterresources,has567smallandbigriversliketheHanjiangRiverandtheJialingRiverwiththewaterreservesof2.6millionkilowatts.ItisoneoftheplaceswithveryrichwaterresourcesinthenorthwestChina.So,itisgrantedtobeoneofthecentralwaterresourcesareasfor“theWaterDiversionProjectfromSouthtoNorth”.Benefitedformitslonghistoryandgeographicalfeatures,Hanzhongisrichintouristresources.Thewell-knowntouristattractionssuchastheChangqingForestPark,theTempleofMarquisWu,theScenicSpotoftheNanhuLakeandsoon,makeHanzhonganidealdestinationfortravelling.Withitsobviousadvantagesofitsgeographiclocation,HanzhongisthejunctionpointofSichuan,ShaanxiandGansuProvinces,thegatewayfromthenorthtothesouthandoneofthekeytransportationroutesinChina.Alongwiththeimprovementoftransportationconditionsofhighways,railwaysandairplanes,andtheimplementationofthedevelopingstrategyof“ACitywithAPopulationofOneHundredMillion&anAreaofOneHundredSquareKilometersProject”,Hanzhongwillbecomeanimportanttransitionhubtoconnectthenorthandthesouth,theeastandthewest,andanimportantintersectioncityintheWestTriangleZone.SinceChina’simplementationofreformandOpeninguppolicy,especiallyrecentyears,thegovernmentofHanzhongCityhasbeentakingtheopportunitiesfromthestatestrategyofdevelopingChina’swesternregion,ithasspeededupitspathtoadjusteconomicstructure,vigorouslypracticedthestrategyof“Todevelopgreenindustry,tobuildagreenHanzhong”.Therefore,aseriesofkeyenterprisessuchastheHanjiangMachineToolCompany,theShaanxiAircraftManufacture,theHanzhongZincCompany,theHanzhongSteel&IronCompanyhavebeenpositivelydeveloped.Atthesametime,Hanzhonghasalsoattachedimportancetodevelopanagriculturemainstayindustrywithhighqualityofgrainsandedibleoil,livepigs,tea,orangeetc.Theeco-tourismindustryinHanzhonghasbeengreatlyenhancedbasedontheextensivedevelopmentofmajortouristattractions,suchasthefourscenicsports(HuayangC