Fengtai Agriculture

         Fenqtai County is located in the northwestern part of Anhui Province,at the southern edge of the Huaibei PIains and a1ong  the middIe reaches of the Huai River.As a new-style city of energy industry with an area of 1,100 square kIIometers,it has a toal poulalIon of 700,000 with 110,000 ofthem living in urban areas.Many national Ieaders incIuding Jiang Ze Ming,Li Peng,and Wu Bang Guo have made inspeclion VisiIs to Fengtai CounIy on nume rous occasions and shown their support for the  Counly\'s poIicy of developing coal¡ªfired power generation  industry.

        Fengtai has a long history.It was under the reign of  Zhoulai State du ring the Spring and Autumn Pe riod.1t became Xiacai  County in the Qin Dynasty.In 1732 (the 10th year of the reign of Emperor Yongzhen of the Qing Dynasly)lhe County was renamed Fengtai.As the well-known ancient battleg round of the Feihe River Battle du ring the Three Kingdoms Period,Fengtai enioys rich resou rces for tourism.Its places of historicaI interest and tou rist attractions incIude the Xiashan Mountain Pass-the  first pass between the Yangtze River and the Huai River,the Maoxian Cave-where one of the Province\'s important Taoist  tempIes is,a group of   thousand-year oId ginkgo trees£¬the Pavllion of Mercy for Farmers(built during the Qing Dynasty),Lian

 Po\'s tomb (the Warring States Period),Liu Jinding\'s Dressing Room,Ihe F0untain for Zhao  Kuangyin\'s horse,and the West¡ªTu rnIna Point of the Huai River£®Fengtai County is also famous for lhe flower¡ªdrum opera,a local performIng art,which was once praised by  the late Premier Zhou Enlai as  "Oriental Ballet".

      With a temperate monsoon climate and four clearly differentiated seasons£¬Fengtai enioys an agreeable  natural environment£®The area has an appropriate  amounI of precipitation Of 902£®5 millimeters per year with an average annual  temperatu re of 15£®1 ¡æ  and rate of sunshine of 52%£®Within the region of Fengtai  County lie the Bagong Mounlains and fIows the  huai RiVer£®Fengtai\'s  geographic  location is characterized by its corridor -like position belween East  China and the   heartland of the nation,where the Beijing¡ªShanghai Railway  runs on its east and the Belling¡ªJiuiiang Railway runs on its west,and the Hefei¡ªXuzhou Expressway,the Jiepai-Bengbu Expressway,and the Hefei¡ªHuaibei-Bengbu Expressway  provide it with convenient transportation.

    Fengtai is rich in natural resources,especially in its coal reservesÒ»10 billion tons of coal reserves discovered so  far.There  are seven state-run and locally-operated coaI mines producing a total of 20 million tons of coal each year.The 2.4 mi1lion kilowatt capacity Fengtai power plant is under construction at present£®Fengtai County has a comprehensive industrial system  comprised of over twenty industries,including the chemical industry£¬building materials  industry,ship building industry,food  processing industry,texti1e industry,machine building industry£¬,and distlllery  industry These   industries tu rn out  more than one thusand types of products.Fengtai also has a strong agriculture that produces fine quality grains and vegetables,aquatic

and poultry products,among which are the renowned"Yinfeng"-branded gIutinous rice,"LOngdan"-branded  peanuts,Huai  River king fish,freshwater crab and shrimp£®

    In recent years,Fengtai has experienced rapid economic development and been ranked among the top ten county  economies in Anhui Province and the lop eamer of fiscal revenue among 61 counties in lhe Province for three years  running.Fenatai is a national base for the production of grain commodities.Additionally,it has been designated a NationaI Outslanding County fr Green Spaces,a NatiOnal Outstanding County for Excellence in Scientific and Technological Work,a  National  Outstanding County for Water Conservancy Works,a National outstanding County for Grain  Production,a National  Outslanding County for Science and Technology in Wate r Works,a National Outstanding County for Science and Technology  in Aq riculture,and a City of the Art of   Flwer -Drum Opera. Its economic   development  has promoted its overall development in science and technology,education, culture,medical service and public health,physical culture and sports,transportation, and telecommunications.With the  improvement of  its  urban  infrastructure and functions,the city has taken on a new 1ook and the quality 0f   life has risen considerably for its peopIe.Today,the hard-working and fine   residents of  Fengtai County are making greater efforts and marching forward   riaorously to accomplish more  achievements in the 21st century.