襄城縣位于河南許昌地區西南部，伏牛山余脈東麓，為山前沖積平原。土地肥沃，生產烤煙。明萬歷年間，開始種植曬煙，至今種煙歷史已有四百余年。
      
    1915年引進烤煙，到1932年曬煙被淘汰，烤煙種植遍及全縣。由于氣候溫和，雨量適中，土壤磷、鉀含量高，因此烤煙種植面積大，產量高，質量好，享譽中外，其中尤以“里川煙”為最佳。
      
    伏牛山余脈紫云、令武諸山，在縣境西南部形成一山間平原，人稱“里川”。“里川”所產煙葉，色澤金黃，油份足，氣味醇和，煙香濃郁，勁頭大，燃燒性好，煙灰潔白，內在化學成分協調，是卷制高檔卷煙的原料。建國后，國家確定里川為高級卷煙原料基地。
      
    襄城縣是老煙區，毛澤東主席于1958年8月7日到襄城視察煙田，被譽為“煙葉王國”。




    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.