Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture situates at the Southwest of Sichuan province. Liangshan is rich in light and heat, with abundant rain; the feature of three-dimensional climate here is remarkable, and the agriculture and biological resources are full of features, which is called the Gene bank of various animals and plants.
The tobacco planted in Liangshan can compare with the world’s best in America. As a result, Liangshan is a important base to produce, store and export excellent tobacco leaves. In Lianshan tobacco production base, there have 9 counties and cities involve into this tobacco planting industry, and the tobacco planting area is 430,000 mu. In 2008, tobacco production in Liangshan is 2.38 million dan, the income of tobacco growers is RMB 1.8 billion yuan, with a taxe of RMB 1.25 billion yuan.