Enshi is the abbreviation of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, located in the southwest of Hubei Province, at the junction of Hubei, Hunan and Chongqing provinces. It borders Qianjiang District of Chongqing in the west, Wanzhou District of Chongqing in the north, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province in the south, Shennongjia Forest Area and Yichang City in the east.
Introduction of Enshi
Enshi Prefecture has a forest coverage rate of nearly 70% and enjoys the titles of "Linhai in Western Hubei", "Chinese Medicine Library", "Tobacco Kingdom" and "Selenium Capital of the World". Quanzhou is an important clean energy base in Central China, with theoretical reserves of hydropower resources of 6 million kilowatts, exploitable capacity of 5 million kilowatts and wind power resources of 3 million kilowatts.
Exi Iron Mine in Enshi Prefecture is one of the four largest iron mines in China, with proven reserves of 654.38+300 million tons. The proven reserves of natural gas are 654.38+050 billion cubic meters. Enshi also has the largest independent selenium deposit in the world. Enshi enjoys the national western development plan and policy, and is one of the three prefecture-level administrative regions that enjoy relevant policies.
Enshi prefecture has a humid climate in subtropical monsoon mountainous areas; The altitude difference is large, the microclimate characteristics are obvious, and the vertical difference is prominent. "Four seasons in one mountain, ten miles in different days"; The annual average temperature 16.2℃ and the annual average precipitation 1600 mm are located between two "stoves" in Wuhan and Chongqing, making it one of the most suitable areas for human habitation.
What scenic spots are there in Enshi
Enshi Prefecture is dominated by mountainous areas, with developed karst landforms and numerous caves. Natural scenery is known as "majestic, strange, beautiful, secluded and dangerous". Natural landscapes include Xingdou Mountain, a national nature reserve located at the junction of Enshi, Lichuan and Xianfeng, Qizimei Mountain, a national nature reserve located at the junction of Xuanen, Hefeng, Enshi and Sangzhi in Hunan, and Pingba Mountain in Xianfeng County. Tenglong Cave, Fobaoshan Grand Canyon, Yulong Cave and Shuilian Cave in Lichuan, Shennongxi in Badong, Shilin and Shuibuya in Pigeon River, Suobuya Stone Forest, Grand Canyon and Longdong River Scenic Spot in Enshi, Yesanhe and Huanghe Bridge Scenic Spot in Jianshi County, Xianfo Temple Scenic Spot and Maodong Scenic Spot in Laifeng, Mulinzi, a provincial nature reserve in Hefeng, etc.