廣元是(shi)四川與(yu)北方各(ge)省交(jiao)通必(bi)經之道(dao)，川陜甘(gan)毗鄰地區物資(zi)集散(san)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)心，中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國鐵路網次級交(jiao)通樞紐，中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國歷史上唯一女(nv)皇帝武則(ze)天的(de)出生(sheng)地，素有(you)“蜀門重鎮(zhen)”“女(nv)皇故里”之稱(cheng)。廣元名勝古跡眾多(duo)，文(wen)化(hua)(hua)資(zi)源富集，是(shi)三國遺址最多(duo)、最完整的(de)地區之一，也(ye)是(shi)川陜蘇區革(ge)命根據(ju)地，有(you)厚重的(de)蜀道(dao)文(wen)化(hua)(hua)、三國文(wen)化(hua)(hua)、紅軍文(wen)化(hua)(hua)，先后建成中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國低碳生(sheng)態先進城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)、國家(jia)森林(lin)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)、國家(jia)衛(wei)生(sheng)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)、中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國優秀旅游城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)、省級環保模范(fan)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)市(shi)(shi)。