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Overview of Weixin County, Yunnan Province, China

Weixin County is located in the northeastern part of China's Yunnan Province, belonging to Zhaotong City, and is situated in the combined part of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces, which is known as the "Three Provinces of the Chicken Song". The county covers an area of 1,416 square kilometers, with a population of about 420,000, mainly Han Chinese, Miao, Yi and other ethnic minorities. It has a subtropical monsoon climate with an average annual temperature of 13.3℃ and a forest coverage rate of over 48%.

History and Red Culture

Weixin is an important place for the Red Army's Long March. In 1935, the Zhaxi Conference was held here, which was known as "Red Zhaxi". The existing Zaxi Conference Memorial Hall, Zaxi Red Army Martyrs' Mausoleum and other revolutionary sites have been listed as national patriotic education demonstration bases. There are also historical and cultural relics such as Guandou Mountain Stone Sculpture Group and Tiantai Mountain Cave in the territory.

Economy and Products

Agriculture is dominated by corn, rice, roasted tobacco and Chinese herbs, with specialties such as black goats, asparagus and bamboo shoots. Industry is based on coal, hydropower and building materials, and in recent years, it has been vigorously developing cultural and tourism industries. In terms of transportation, there are Chenggui High Speed Railway Weixin Station and Yibi Highway, and Yibin Airport is 120 kilometers away.

Tourism resources

There are natural landscapes such as the national AAAA level Zaxi Red Tourism Scenic Spot, Daxue Mountain Primitive Forest, and Tiantai Mountain Cave Complex. The Miao Flower Mountain Festival, Yi Torch Festival and other ethnic festivals are unique, and the handicrafts of Miao embroidery and batik are very popular among tourists. 2021 was selected as "China's most beautiful counties list".