襄城县位于河南许昌地区西南部，伏牛山余脉东麓，为山前冲积平原。土地肥沃，生产烤烟。明万历年间，开始种植晒烟，至今种烟历史已有四百余年。
      
    1915年引进烤烟，到1932年晒烟被淘汰，烤烟种植遍及全县。由于气候温和，雨量适中，土壤磷、钾含量高，因此烤烟种植面积大，产量高，质量好，享誉中外，其中尤以“里川烟”为最佳。
      
    伏牛山余脉紫云、令武诸山，在县境西南部形成一山间平原，人称“里川”。“里川”所产烟叶，色泽金黄，油份足，气味醇和，烟香浓郁，劲头大，燃烧性好，烟灰洁白，内在化学成分协调，是卷制高档卷烟的原料。建国后，国家确定里川为高级卷烟原料基地。
      
    襄城县是老烟区，毛泽东主席于1958年8月7日到襄城视察烟田，被誉为“烟叶王国”。




    Xiangcheng County is located in Southeastern Xuchang City, which is alluvial plain and has fertile soil. Tobacco is cultivated from Wanli period of Ming Dynasty more than 400 years ago.
      
    Xiangcheng County is an old tobacco producing area which has ever been praised as the Kingdom of Tobaccoes by the ex-president Mao Zedong. It has a very large cultivating area for its advantageous natural conditions: moderate climate, enough rain and fertile soil, so that Xiangcheng flue-cured tobaccoes are high-quality and famous in the world. Among various varieties, tobaccoes produced in Lichuan are the best. Lichuan tobaccoes have golden color, fine quality, moderate thickness, enough oil element, aromatic flavor and pure and mild smell. These characteristics determine them to become materials to produce high-grade cigarettes.