Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, prefecture-level city, also known as Ferry, Steel City, is located in southwest China, Sichuan and Yunnan combined, is located in the southernmost tip of Sichuan Province, east and north of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, Haili, Dechang, Yanyuan 3 counties border, the west and south of the Yunnan Province and the Ninglang, Huaping, Yongren 3 counties border, is located in the south of the central section of the Rift Valley of the western Panzi, is a leaching, denuding the middle hills, the Shan Yuan canyon landforms, the summer season is long, the seasons are not clearly defined, and dry, rainy season distinct, the city's total area of 7440 square kilometers. The city has a total area of 7,440 square kilometers, while the dry and rainy seasons are distinct. As of October 2022, the city has three districts and two counties. As of the end of 2022, Panzhihua had a resident population of 1.216 million. On February 5, 1965, the central government officially approved the establishment of Panzhihua Special Zone. Panzhihua is the only city named after a flower in China, enjoying the reputation of "flower is a city, city is a flower"; it is the first city on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, where the Jinsha River and Yalong River converge; it is the gateway to the south of Sichuan, and the nearest point of Sichuan to South and Southeast Asia; and it is the only sub-tropical fruit production base of Sichuan, with an abundance of mangos, loquats, lotus buds, pomegranates, strawberries and other fruits, and is also the only production base for subtropical fruits. , lotus fog, pomegranate, strawberries, cherries and other specialty fruits; within the city, there are tourist attractions such as Gesala Ecological Tourism Zone and Ertan National Forest Park.In October 2017, it was named a national garden city by the Ministry of Housing and Construction.In November 2018, it was selected as one of the top 100 Chinese cities in the Comprehensive Well-being Index. In 2023, Panzhihua City's gross domestic product (GDP) was 130.380 billion yuan, an increase of 6.5% over the previous year at comparable prices.