Mineral
resources
Here
it is rich in minerals. There are above ten sorts of natural
resources, including coal, pottery clay,oil shale quartz
sand.Bin-chang Coal-mine is the second one in
Shaanxi,province covering an area of 1275 square
kilometres,the known part of the coal is 6.8 billion tons.It has the
characherisitics of large amount, shallow depth,thick coal
layers,and the slow angles, easy opening, low sulphur low
ashes and high heat.It is the best quality of coals used in
chemichal industry and environmentally-friendly. There are 9 units,
of which 12 pairs of producing wells. The general amount of
production is 20 million tons.It was named as the energy base by the
provincal government.
The oil shale minerals are mainly in
Shuibei village, Tandian Town and Xiangmiao Town and Baizigou
Area.Here it has 150 millions tons. And
Shuibei village has the amount of 26 million tons,and its
depth of oil shale reaches 7.5 metres.Proved by Northwest
University, the Earth Fertiliser Department of
Shaanxi Agricilture Insititute Xi’an Hi-tech Physics and
Chemical Centre and Beijing Agricultural Instiute, the oil shale
contains more than 30 elements. It is the premium material for
producing compound feritilisers.In industy the oil shale can be used
to produce petrol and its waste gas can be used to produce
electricity.
The amount of pottery clay can reach 860
million tons,the possibility of useable amount is 680 million
tons.It covers Baijia River, Baizigou,,Wusu in Tiandian Town.It
contains the elements of SiO2,
Al2O3,Fe2O3.Ti02,CaO,MgO,K20,Na2O, and the colours are grey, dark
grey,grey-white Red-iron and it is the best material for
pottery.
The richness of clay quatz sand can be used to make
glass and in archeteture, and also be used in fire-resitant
material.
Agricutural
resouces
Binxian County is one of the best places
for producing fruit in the world.The whole county contains
28,000 hectare of orchards,producing 267,000 tons of fruits.
Large size, high sugar, top quality, long storage are its
characheritics.Red fuji,Qinguan apple are honoured as the Best
Chinese Fruit and won the Gold Medal over the country.Binzhou pear
is famous for its thin peel,sweety and delicious tastes in all over
the country, winning the Gold Medal in China’s International
Agricultural Fair.There is an area of 10,000 hectare dry
fruit and its yearly production is 50,000 tons.They are
jujubes, permisons and walnuts. The permison is delicious, rich in
nutritions and medicine. Grains area covers 30,000 hectare,and its
yearly production is 110,000 tons.Its natural grassland is 24,667
hectare,the area of purple alfalta is planted 10,134
hectare,and its yearly production is 150,000 tons.
Tourim
resources
We have a long
histoty,celebrities, different cultural relics.There are 2 national
important historical sites to be given special portection ,5
provincial and 17 county proctection areas. Inside the museum
are 1500 pieces of relics. We also have Shilang Lake Water-curtain
Cave, Flowered-fruit Hill, the Stone Cave and Tortoise-snake
Hill.The Big Temple is the brightest star on the Silk Road,inside
which is a buddha.It is the biggest buddha in shaanxi province.The
Grand Kaiyuan Tower shows the arts of the working people.The
frescoes in Fenghui Tomb provides research marterial for the Five
Dynasties.There are more than fourty places which can be
developed into tour attractions.