Shangluo is known as "eight mountains, one water and one field" because of its complex landform structure. There are six mountains in the territory, Qinling, Mangling, Liu Ling, Stork Ridge, Xinkailing and Yunling, with rolling mountains. The vast majority of people live in mountainous areas, where there are many forests and less arable land, accounting for only one tenth of the land, but Shangluo people have survived through generations of efforts.
Once a friend from the Central Plains went to Shangluo, and he was very surprised to see that people in Shangluo Mountain area had cultivated a place as big as a roadside table at the foot of the mountain to grow food. In the plain area, a population of arable land may hit two or three acres, and more may be more than ten acres. In many places in Shangluo mountain area, the per capita arable land is only one or two points, and the total number of five or six people in the family is less than one acre. Moreover, the soil in mountainous areas is not as thick as the plain, and the yield is not as good as the plain. However, Shangluo people, through intensive cultivation, strictly calculating the growth cycle of plants and planting multi-season crops, made the only land produce more food and feed the population.
Now the price of food is low, and the number of people growing food in mountainous areas is gradually decreasing. Many areas began to grow medicinal materials and become rich through pioneering and innovation.
It is easy to build roads in plain areas, but difficult to build roads in Shangluo. Many people in mountainous areas live halfway up the mountain, and there are several mountains between villages. Building roads and winding mountain roads are very physical, but Shangluo people have worked hard for generations, and now rural roads are very convenient. In order to change the face of their hometown, Shangluo people paid many, many times more than those in the plains outside. Although Shangluo's overall economy is relatively backward in Shaanxi now, Shangluo people have a starting point on the spot and the conditions are even more difficult. The present achievement is really the result of hard work and struggle.
We went to two scenic spots in Zhen 'an County, Shangluo City, one is Tayun Mountain Scenic Area and the other is Xinglong Temple Scenic Area. I feel that Zhen' an has vigorously developed tourism and won the hearts of the people; The service attitude of the staff in the scenic spot is excellent, including the enthusiasm of the police, the certification of farmhouse music in place, the enthusiasm of the host, the large amount of food and the reasonable price. I feel that Zhen 'an people are honest and kind, and have changed a lot.