geographical position
Ziyang is located in the central and western Sichuan Basin, the west section of Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway, adjacent to Chengdu, and adjacent to Neijiang, Chongqing, Suining and Meishan. It covers an area of 7,962 square kilometers, with an urban area of 37.5 square kilometers and a total population of 4.88 million. 1Feb. 998, with the approval of the State Council, the administrative division of Neijiang City in Sichuan Province was adjusted and Ziyang District was established. On July 6th, 2000, with the approval of the State Council, Ziyang was established in the land reform city. Ziyang has jurisdiction over Yanjiang District, Anyue County, Lezhi County, and county-level custody of jianyang city. Ziyang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government stationed in Yanjiang District.
Ziyang has outstanding traffic advantages, and the first Tianfu Expressway-Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway passes through the northern suburbs of our city. Chengdu-chongqing railway, 32 1 National Highway (from Guangzhou to Chengdu), 3 19 National Highway (from Xiamen to Chengdu) and 3 18 National Highway (from Shanghai to Lhasa) also pass through the territory, and the highway mileage of the whole city has reached 3,394 kilometers.
The development of history
Ziyang has a long history. The skull fossil of "Ziyang Man" was unearthed in 195 1, indicating that there were human activities in this land as early as 35,000 years ago. Famous figures in history include Changhong, the teacher of Confucius in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Wang Bao, a famous poet in the Western Han Dynasty, a Confucian scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Qin, a famous mathematician in the Song Dynasty, Chen Yi, the founding marshal of New China, and Liu, a famous modern writer.
Lezhi County is located in the middle of Sichuan Basin, with a total area of 1424 square kilometers. The total population is 870,000 (2004). County People's Government in Tianchi Town,
Location: Located in the middle of Sichuan Basin, on the watershed between Tuojiang River and Fujiang River, bordering Suining Central District, Daying County, Zhongjiang County, Jintang County, jianyang city, Yanjiang District and Anyue County of ziyang. It is only130km away from Chengdu, the provincial capital.
Area: county area 1424.5 square kilometers.
Population: The total population is 868,600, of which 788,800 are agricultural.