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Xiaogan
Xiaogan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China, some northwest of the provincial capital of Wuhan. According to the 2020 census, its population totaled 4,270,371, of whom 988,479 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area of Xiaonan District. The city name Xiaogan, meaning ''Filial Piety Moves Tian'' (), is from the story of Dong Yong (), who sold himself for his father's funeral, in '' The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars''. The Sheshui River originates in Xiaogan's Dawu County. On the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, many in Wuhan eat 'di cai zhu ji dan' () which is supposed to prevent illness in the coming year. This practice is related to a story involving Shennong in Xiaogan. Administrative divisions Since 2000, Xiaogan has been divided into 1 district, 3 county-level cities and 3 counties: * Xiaonan District () * Yingcheng City () * Anlu City () * Hanchuan City () * Xiaochang County () * Dawu County () * Yu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiaogan
Xiaogan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China, some northwest of the provincial capital of Wuhan. According to the 2020 census, its population totaled 4,270,371, of whom 988,479 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area of Xiaonan District. The city name Xiaogan, meaning ''Filial Piety Moves Tian'' (), is from the story of Dong Yong (), who sold himself for his father's funeral, in '' The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars''. The Sheshui River originates in Xiaogan's Dawu County. On the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, many in Wuhan eat 'di cai zhu ji dan' () which is supposed to prevent illness in the coming year. This practice is related to a story involving Shennong in Xiaogan. Administrative divisions Since 2000, Xiaogan has been divided into 1 district, 3 county-level cities and 3 counties: * Xiaonan District () * Yingcheng City () * Anlu City () * Hanchuan City () * Xiaochang County () * Dawu County () * Yu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiaonan District
Xiaonan District () is a district of the city of Xiaogan, Hubei, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xiaogan Xiaogan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China, some northwest of the provincial capital of Wuhan. According to the 2020 census, its population totaled 4,270,371, of whom 988,479 lived in the built ... City. Administrative divisions Four subdistricts: * Shuyuan Subdistrict (), Xinhua Subdistrict (), Guangchang Subdistrict (), Chezhan Subdistrict () Eight towns: * Xinpu (), Xihe (), Yangdian (), Dougang (), Xiaogang (), Maochen (), Sancha (), Zhuzhan () Three townships: * Pengxing Township (), Wolong Township (), Minji Township () Six other areas: * Xiaonan Economic Development Area (), Zhuhu Farm (), Dongshantou Stock Station (), Danyang Management Office (), Xiaotian Management Office (), Huaiyin Management Office () References County-level divisions of Hubei Xiaogan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The provincial capital, Wuhan, serves as a major transportation hub and the political, cultural, and economic hub of central China. Hubei's name is officially abbreviated to "" (), an ancient name associated with the eastern part of the province since the State of E of the Western Zhou dynasty of –771 BCE; a popular name for Hubei is "" () (suggested by that of the powerful State of Chu, which existed in the area during the Eastern Zhou dynasty of 770 – 256 BCE). Hubei borders the provinces of Henan to the north, Anhui to the east, Jiangxi to the southeast, Hunan to the south, Chongqing to the west, and Shaanxi to the northwest. The high-profile Three Gorges Dam is located at Yichang, in the west of the province. Hubei is the 7th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawu County, Hubei
Dawu County () is a county of northeastern Hubei, People's Republic of China, bordering the prefecture-level city of Xinyang in Henan province to the north. It is under the administration of Xiaogan City. Administrative divisions Dawu County comprises 19 township-level divisions including 14 towns, 3 townships and 2 other areas. Towns: * Chengguan (), Yangping (), Fangfan (), Xincheng (), Xiadian (), Liuji (), Hekou (), Sigu (), Lüwang (), Huangzhan (), Xuanhuadian (), Fengdian (), Daxin (), Sanli () Townships: * Gaodian Township (), Pengdian Township (), Dongxin Township () Other areas: *Economic Development District (), High speed Railway New Area () Climate Notable people from Dawu County * Cheng Shicai Cheng Shicai () (August 8, 1912 – November 15, 1990) was a People's Liberation Army lieutenant general. He was born in Xingchong village (杏冲村), Xuanhuadian, Dawu County, Hubei. Cheng joined the Chinese Red Army (predecessor of the People' ... R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Zhen (PRC)
Liu Zhen (; 3 March 1915 – 20 August 1992), or Liu You'an (刘幼安), was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Biography Early life Tang was born into a poor peasant household in Xiaogan County, Hubei Province. As a youth, he joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in 1930. He participated in guerrilla warfare against Nationalist Forces during the 3rd Encirclement Campaign. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in August 1932. In 1933, he was transferred into the 25th Red Army. As the political commissar for the 224th Regiment of the 75th Division of the Army, he participated in the assault of Changlinggang and attacking Taihu County. Following the Long March in November 1933, he was appointed as the joint political commissar (with Han Xianchu) for the 225th Regiment. The regiment scored various victories and Tang suffered multiple wounds during battle. In 1936 he was enrolled into the Counter-Japanese Military and Political University a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunmeng County
Yunmeng County () is a county in eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by Xiaogan City and is located just outside Xiaogan's urban area. History During the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history (770-476 BCE), Yunmeng County formed part of the Zhou Dynasty vassal State of Yun, later annexed by the State of Chu whose kings used the area as a hunting ground. After Chu's defeat at the hands of the State of Qin in 223 BCE, Yunmeng became part of Qin territory. Legend suggests that China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang visited the county in 219 BCE. Yunmeng was the location of the Jiangxia Commandery of the Han Dynasty and the cradle of the Chinese Huang Clan. Administrative divisions Towns:http://cn.bing.com/maps Yunmeng County Yitang Town Zengdian Town Wupu Town Wuluo Town Daoqiao Town Geputan Town Hujindian Town Qingminghe Town * Chengguan (), Yitang (), Zengdian (), Wupu (), Wuluo (), Xiaxindian (), Daoqiao (), Geputan (), Hujindia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiaochang County
Xiaochang County () is a county of eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xiaogan Xiaogan () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China, some northwest of the provincial capital of Wuhan. According to the 2020 census, its population totaled 4,270,371, of whom 988,479 lived in the built ... City. Administrative divisions Xiaochang County is divided into 8 towns, 4 townships and 3 other areas: * Huayuan (), Fengshan (), Zhouxiang (), Xiaohe (), Wangdian (), Weidian (), Baisha (), Zougang () Townships: * Xiaowu Township (), Jidian Township (), Huaxi Township (), Doushan Township () Other Areas: *Xiaochang County Economic Development Area (), Shuangyin Lake Ecology & Culture Tourism & Vacation Area (), Shuangfeng Mountain Tourism & Vacation Area () References Counties of Hubei Xiaogan {{Hubei-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County-level City
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judicial but no legislative rights over their own local law and are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity and a county which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated counties. County-level cities are not "cities" in the strictest sense of the word, since they usually contain rural areas many times the size of their urban, built-up area. This is because the counties that county-level cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuhan
Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei Province in the People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the ninth-most populous Chinese city and one of the nine National Central Cities of China. The name "Wuhan" came from the city's historical origin from the conglomeration of Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, which are collectively known as the "Three Towns of Wuhan" (). Wuhan lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain, at the confluence of the Yangtze river and its largest tributary, the Han River, and is known as "Nine Provinces' Thoroughfare" (). Wuhan has historically served as a busy city port for commerce and trading. Other historical events taking place in Wuhan include the Wuchang Uprising of 1911, which led to the end of 2,000 years of dynastic rule. Wuhan was briefly the capital of China in 1927 under the left wing of the Kuomintang (KMT) government. The city later serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanchuan
Hanchuan () is a county-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xiaogan prefecture-level city. The city's urban area is located on the left bank of the Han River a few tens of kilometres upstream from Wuhan. However, the county-level city as an administrative unit also includes some land on the right bank of the river as well. Transport The city has been served by the Hanchuan railway station on the Wuhan–Yichang railway. Sister city Hanchuan is a sister city of Martinez, California, United States. Administrative divisions Two subdistricts:http://cn.bing.com/maps Hanchuan Makou Town Maiwang Town Fenshui Town Huilong Town Xinyan Town Dongzhong icTown Mahe Town Miaotou Town Xijiang Town Nanhe Town Ma'an Town Litan Town Hanji Town * Xiannüshan Subdistrict () and Diaodong Subdistrict () Fourteen towns: * Makou (), Maiwang (), Chenghuang (), Fenshui (), Chenhu (), Tian'erhe (), Huilong (), Xinyan (), To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anlu
Anlu () is a county-level city in east-central Hubei province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xiaogan. The siege of De'an took place here during the Song-Jin Wars. Administrative divisions Two subdistricts: *Fucheng Subdistrict (), Nancheng Subdistrict (). Nine towns: * Zhaopeng (), Lidian (), Xundian (), Tangdi (), Leigong (), Wangyizhen (), Yandian (), Bofan Bofan () (also Beifan Town) is a town in northeastern Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the la ... (), Fushui () Four townships: * Chendian Township (), Xinzha Township (), Muzi Township (), Jieguan Township () One other area: * Anlu Economic Development Area () History Chinese people republic September 1987: Anlu became a town according to the documents from central government. Location Anlu is at the northeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yingcheng
Yingcheng () is a county-level city of about 600,000 inhabitants in Xiaogan, eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. History On December 26, 2019, a minor earthquake struck the area. Township-level divisions Five subdistricts: * Chengzhong Subdistrict (), Chengbei Subdistrict (), Silipeng Subdistrict (), Dongmafang Subdistrict (), Changjiangbu Subdistrict () Ten towns: * Tiandian (), Yanghe (), Sanhe (), Langjun (), Huangtan (), Tian'e (), Yihe (), Chenhe (), Yangling (), Tangchi () Two other areas: * Yingcheng Economic Area (), Nanyuan Farm () Notable people * Li Qing (born 1972), Chinese diver * Yu Linxiang (born 1945), Chinese general * (1884–1942), Chinese politician and diplomat * Yang Deqing Yang Deqing (; born September 1942) is a retired general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People' ... (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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