【正文】 today39。s urban area was named shiyan in the qing dynasty because peopledammed the baier river and the zhihe river for irrigation. in 1967, in order tobuild the second automobile factory (now dongfeng motor pany), the state setup the shiyan office in yunxian county. in december 1969, the state councilapproved the establishment of shiyan city (countylevel city), and in 1973, itwas upgraded to a provincial city. in october 1994, the former shiyan city andyunyang district merged to form a new shiyan city. this is the birthplace oftaoism and wudang boxing. wudang taoism has a history of more than onethousand years. wudang ancient buildings have been listed in the world culturalheritage list by the united nations.there are abundant mineral resources, including more than 50 kinds ofproven mineral deposits, such as turquoise, gold, silver, stone coal, rareearth, iron, tin, vanadium, antimony, lead, zinc, marble, asbestos, barite,uranium, potassium, molybdenum and cobalt. the theoretical reserves of waterenergy resources are 5 million kw, of which 340 kw can be developed andutilized。 fangxian county is known as the hometown of yan39。er in china for itsabundant tea and edible fungi and high quality products. there are many kinds ofmedicinal materials, producing more than 2700 kinds of medicinal the 363 key varieties determined by the state, there are about 235 kindsof medicinal materials in our city, known as the natural medicine bank。 shiyanis a shining pearl on the golden tourism line of three gorges shennongjia wudang mountain xi39。an. there are 25 unique scenic spots in six categories allover the city. there are wudang mountain, the holy land of taoism, yunxian apeman site and dinosaur egg fossil group, danjiangkou reservoir, the firstmanmade lake in asia, and the newly developed lake the present skeleton fossilsof ornithopods.shiyan is a tourist attraction. it is a bright pearl on the golden tourismline of three gorges of the yangtze river shennongjia gulongzhong wudangmountain danjiangkou reservoir ancient city xi39。an. there are wudang mountain, ataoist holy land listed in the world cultural heritage list and awarded thetitle of 4a tourist area, danjiangkou reservoir, known as asia39。s firstartificial lake, yunxian ape man site, dinosaur egg fossil group and dinosauregg fossils dinosaur skeleton fossil is a rare dinosaur hometown in the are hot springs, waterfalls, tianchi, canyons, caves, virgin forests andmodern automobile cities. shiyan, a place with no severe cold in winter, nointense heat in summer, no strong wind in four seasons, beautiful mountains andpleasant scenery, is a treasure land of geomantic omen.shiyan is the source of south to north water spanersion. danjiangkoureservoir, located in shiyan, is the water source area and water intake of themiddle route project of south to north water spanersion. the middle route projectof southtonorth water spanersion directly supplies water to beijing, tianjin,hebei and henan provinces, with an annual water spanersion of 13 billion cubicmeters. the construction of the middle route of the south to north waterspanersion project will make shiyan the water capital of the world, tianchi ofasia and bring new development opportunities to shiyan.shiyan is an ecological barrier. because of the intersection of qinling andbashan mountains in shiyan, it forms the geographical boundary of the climatebetween the north and the south of china. therefore, shiyan is an ecologicalregulator and the ecological heart of china.