The county north, south and west of the mountains screen, Jinjiang River through the west and east, gently open, the formation of the southwest mountains, the northeast hills and the central valley of the hills flat, so that the county geomorphology constitutes the south and northwest of the three sides of the high, the middle of the low, towards the east of the sloping openings, slightly similar to the "dustpan" shape. The highest altitude of 1405 meters, the lowest 130 meters. Hills are the main, flat, granite, mountains and plains. Plain distribution in the Jinjiang River (Chenshui) and its tributaries on both sides of the sunny, fertile soil, abundant production of rice, the county's main grain-producing areas. Hills are widely distributed, crisscrossed between townships, layers of terraces, Chatung everywhere. Heights distributed in the plains and hills of the intersection of the zone, divided into scattered, steamed buns, suitable for planting oranges, peaches and plums and oilseed rape, wheat. The mountain plains are distributed in the south, west and north of the edge of the peaks, rolling, densely wooded.
Qingliang Mountain is located in Huaihua, Tongren, Jishou southwest of the center of gravity of the triangle position, belongs to the Wuling Mountains, an altitude of 510 meters, Qingliang Mountain Mountain stacked barriers, steep slopes, narrow valley deep streams, the mountain spring ding dong, gurgling water, high forests, pine sheer, there are all kinds of mountain treasures and strange fruits, there are stalactites peculiar, intriguing dinosaur caves have a very high quality, containing a variety of microelements dinosaur springs, but also a long history, Buddha God worship. There is a long history, the Buddha God pilgrimage Migongfeng Qingliang Temple.
Mayang territory of 287 small and large mountain streams and rivers, densely covered throughout the county, converging Jinjiang River. The Jinjiang River runs across the west and east, flows through 13 townships, and injects into Yuan Shui at Chenxi County, and in the 70s, large and small boats from Gaochun went up to Tongren in Guizhou Province, and then went down to Chenxi, and reached Yuanling and Changde along Yuan Shui, which is the main artery of traffic in Mayang, and is also the main transportation route along the Xiangqian-Guizhou border.
Yuan Shui
The tributary of Yuan River. Also known as Jinshui, Jinjiang, Mayang River, one of the five streams in ancient Wuling. The source of Guizhou Province, Jiangkou County, the western foot of the Fanjingshan Prince stone, through the Jiangkou, Tongren to the Wenchangge into Hunan Province, Mayang County, twisting northeast to Mayang County, turn east to Taiping Xikou, and southeast flow northeast flow through the Maehe Bay into the Chenxi County, after the town of Tamwan to the Chenxi County City, the river into the Yuanjiang River small road junction. It is 295 kilometers long. Hunan is 145 kilometers long, with a watershed area of 7,536 square kilometers. The annual spared flow is 180.3 cubic meters per second. Riverbed specific drop 0.55‰. The section from Wenchangge to Baliqiao in Hunan territory has a river width of 180 meters on average. The riverbed is pebbles and rocks, of which there are many dangerous beaches, especially the big broken beach is the most dangerous. The following section from Bali Bridge to Gaochun via Jinhe Town is mostly pebble beach, with many dams and shallow streams. The main tributaries in Hunan are Slippery Rock River, Hualuo River, Cormorant River and Longmen River. Which is also known as Yao Li River, the source of Phoenix County, Huangheying, in Mayang Miao Autonomous County, the town of Gao Village, South Yao Li Village, people chenshui, 73 kilometers long, an average width of about 25 meters, with a watershed area of 699 square kilometers, the average annual flow of 21.72 cubic meters / second. Riverbed specific drop 3.47‰. Midstream cut-off built Huangtu Creek medium-sized reservoir; Longmen Creek, the source of Huaihua City, Fo Tanchong, in Chenxi County, Wang Jiazhou north into the Chenshui, 51 kilometers long, with a watershed area of 351 square kilometers, the average annual flow of 1.83 cubic meters / second, the riverbed specific drop of 2.11 ‰, the middle of the swimming pool on the east side of the built Changtianwan medium-sized reservoir.
Mayang County has a wealth of natural resources can be developed and utilized, has been identified underground mineral deposits have 34 mining sites, including Lujiaping Township, Jiuquwan around the copper ore distribution, pure quality, high rate of copper, a long history of mining.
The county is rich in water resources, the territory of 98 large and small streams, major rivers, streams 6, of which the largest Jinjiang River (ancient name of the Cinnabar River), and the Qin-Han period of the "five streams" one of the county has been built 12 hydroelectric power stations, the annual power generation of 120 million kilowatt-hours.
Melon development has reached a certain scale, in 2000, the county citrus, seedless watermelon planting area of 6.8 thousand hectares, with a total output of 70,000 tons, of which "Mayang" brand touch citrus, rock candy citrus sells well in the country.