Hunan Province, located in the middle and lower reaches of the Changjiang River, covers an area of 211,800 square kilometers. The province is called "Xiang"for short , for the Xiang River, the largest in the province , runs across its territory. The population totals about 66 million and there are 13 prefecture-level cities and one Tujia and Miao minority autonomous prefecture. The capital city is Changsha. Hunan is rich in natural resources. The forest coverage rate reaches 52.7 percent. Particularly there exist five world famous living plant fossils:Cathaya Argyrophylla, metasequoia,China cypress, ginko and dove tree. The province excels other eight provinces in south China in water energy reserve. Hunan has long been known as the "home of non-ferrous metals and non-metals" and a glamorous tourist destination. The province boasts 141 varieties of over 160 kinds of minerals so far discovered in the world. Hunan is a major and important agriculture province.The major agricultural products include rice, cotton, ramie, edible tea oil, tea , orange and tangerine. As the new century begins, such high and new- tech industries as electronic and IT, new material, biomedical, advanced manufacturing have become key sectors of development.