湘西土家族苗族自治州是湖南省边远山区。西南连接云贵高原,西北紧靠川、鄂群山,东南有雪峰山脉为屏障,境内为武陵山脉横亘。全区万山耸立,深谷纵壑,地形崎岖,高低悬殊,湖南四大水系之一的澧水由此发源,酉水、武水(峒河)由西向东汇入沅江。气候温和,雨量充沛。土壤肥沃,冬无骤寒,夏无酷暑,属明显亚热带季风性湿 Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is a remote mountainous region in Hunan Province. The Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau is connected to the southwest, close to Chuan and Egushan in the northwest, and the Xuefeng Mountain Range in the southeast as the barrier, and the Wuling Mountain Range in the territory. The Wanshan Mountains of the whole area are towering, with deep valleys, rugged terrain, and high and low disparities. The muddy water from one of the four major river systems in Hunan originated from this area, and the Lushui and Wushui (Lu River) flows from west to east into the Lancang River. Mild climate, abundant rainfall. Fertile soil, no chills in winter, no heat in summer, is a subtropical monsoon wet