Jixi City is located in the southeast of Heilongjiang Province, connected to Boli County and Qitaihe City to the north and east respectively, Muling City to the south, Linkou County to the west, and Russia to the east and southeast. It has a total area of ??22,531 square kilometers, a population of 1.98 million, and 23 ethnic groups including Han, Manchu, Korean, Hui, and Mongolian. It governs three counties (cities) and six districts. Jixi City is the place where the sun rises earliest in the motherland. It has now become a comprehensive city with complete industrial categories, comprehensive economic development and relatively complete urban service functions.
Jixi City is very rich in mineral resources, and 56 mineral species have been discovered. Mainly include coal, graphite, sillimanite, potassium feldspar, marble, gold, platinum, palladium, mineral water, etc. The Jixi coalfield is widely distributed and has a complete range of coal types, including coking coal, gas coal, and fat coal. The total reserves are 8 billion tons, and the annual output of raw coal is 30 million tons. The total graphite reserves are 780 million tons, ranking first in Asia. Annual output is 70,000 tons: sillimanite reserves are 40 million tons, annual output is 3,000 tons: marble reserves are 630 million tons, platinum reserves are 3.29 tons, palladium reserves are 5.66 tons, and gold reserves are more than 5 tons.
Jixi has abundant natural resources and beautiful rivers. The city's total cultivated land area is 554,000 hectares, and wasteland area is 440,000 hectares, accounting for 19.4% of the total land area, of which 220,000 hectares are grassland and swamp areas. Jixi City is located in the Wusuli River water system. Most of the 62 major rivers in the territory are the first, second and third-level tributaries of the Wusuli River, with a total runoff of 8.94 billion cubic meters. There are 569 blistering lakes and swamps. The largest river in the territory is the Muling River, with a length of 502 kilometers. Total groundwater reserves are 98. 400 million cubic meters, the total water resources in the region is 539.3 billion cubic meters, the water surface is 4.34 million acres, and there are 46 small and medium-sized reservoirs. The city's total forest area is 620,000 hectares, with a total standing stock of 45.92 million cubic meters and an annual harvest of 426,000 cubic meters.
Jixi City is relatively rich in wild resources, with hundreds of medicinal materials, 300 species of mountain products, and bracken, wisteria, etc. famous both at home and abroad. There are 39 species of wild animals such as tigers, bears, deers, martens, and roe deer that thrive; 65 species of fish, among which the white fish (white fish) is one of the four famous freshwater fishes in China; more than 180 species of birds, among which the national There are 4 species of first-level protected birds: red-crowned crane, oriental white stork, white-tailed sea eagle, and golden eagle: more than 460 species of plants, including 9 species of national second-level plants: Xingkai pine, Xing'an juniper, wild soybean, etc.
Jixi City is one of the areas with relatively superior agricultural production conditions in Heilongjiang Province, and is also one of the key grain-producing areas in Heilongjiang Province. Jixi is surrounded by mountains and water, with thousands of miles of fertile fields, a mild climate, moderate rainfall, and a long frost-free period. The soil of cultivated land is mainly white soil, river silt soil, paddy soil and meadow soil. The fertile land is rich in rice, wheat, corn, soybeans and vegetables, which is conducive to the development of green agriculture and specialty agriculture. There are 11 large state-owned farms in the city, with an average annual grain output of more than 1.3 million tons. Since the reform and opening up, industrialized management has been promoted through the strategy of "promoting agriculture through science and education", and the pace of development of the secondary and tertiary industries has accelerated. Breeding, focusing on animal husbandry and aquaculture, has become the pillar industry of the rural economy, changing the single role of the rural economy. A traditional pattern dominated by planting. Township enterprises have emerged as a new force and become a new force in the rural economy and a new economic growth point. The proportion of planting and forestry, animal husbandry, sideline production and fishery tends to be reasonable, and the pattern of large-scale agriculture and characteristic agriculture is gradually formed. Jixi City has built 12 green food bases, and 9 varieties and 22 products have obtained green food labels. The output value of green food reaches 600 million yuan.
Jixi City has a good ecological environment, characterized by blue sky, clean land and clear water. It is an emerging tourist city and has the basic conditions for the development of ecological tourism, border tourism and cross-border tourism. In 2002, Jixi City received 1.79 million domestic tourists and 236,000 foreign tourists. The tourism industry has begun to take shape in the development of the national economy.
Jixi City is dotted with tourist attractions, which are majestic, strange and beautiful. It is rich in special tourism resources such as ice and snow, lakes, wetlands, forest ancient tombs and ruins. The most distinctive one is the vast and majestic emerald Yixingkai Lake in the North.
As early as 6,800 years ago, the Sushen people lived on the banks of Xingkai Lake, which is the birthplace of the Jurchens and the Manchus; there is the deep and fast Ussuri River: the only World War II site in the world, known as the "Oriental Maginot" There is the Tiger Head underground military fortress of the "Line of Defense"; there is the world-famous Zhenbao Island where the Sino-Soviet Self-Defense Counterattack took place; there is the Shending Peak, one of the earliest border peaks in the motherland where you can see the sunrise; and there is the Tiger Head Temple, which has gone through hundreds of years of vicissitudes. Touguandi Temple; Thousand-acre Wild Lotus Crescent Lake, "the most beautiful scenery in the East"; Qilin Mountain with beautiful peaks and beautiful scenery; Wolong Lake, Hada River, and Baleng Mountain, which integrate natural and cultural landscapes , Fenghuang Mountain Forest Park, Beidahuang Calligraphy Art Corridor and other tourist attractions: there is the ancient city of Liao and Jin Dynasties.
Jixi City has fresh air, clean water, and elegant environment. In addition, it is close to the Sea of ??Japan. Affected and regulated by the marine climate, the winter is relatively mild and the summer is refreshing. There is no obvious severe cold or heat. It is known as the "Spring City of the North" "The reputation. Its tourist attractions have basically maintained their original natural features and are an ideal place to return to nature for ice and snow tourism. They are the "Pearl of the Orient" on the golden line of tourism in Heilongjiang Province.