Gaoyan Township is located in the southwest of Chengkou County, 5 kilometers away from the county, with the main urban and rural roads crossing it. It has high mountains and steep slopes, with prominent three-dimensional landforms. The township covers an area of 136 square kilometers, with an average elevation of 900 meters and a total of 33,894 acres of arable land. The forest area is 52,138.5 acres, 50,596.5 acres of shrubland, 552 acres of open woodland, 47,058 acres of barren land, 40,155 acres of its own natural forests, and 34,200 acres of barren mountain afforestation. It has 14 administrative districts and 93 agricultural cooperatives. The total existing population is 15,292, with 4,099 households. The total labor resources of the township are 6228 people. The township is rich in mineral resources (manganese ore is the first in the country), convenient transportation, good information, beautiful mountains, fertile land and rich materials, and pure folk customs.