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 () * Yunmeng County ()

Climate

Food

*Xiaogan Rice wine (孝感米酒)

Notable people from Xiaogan

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' ...

* Liu Zhen

Sister cities

* Brest, Belarus

References

External links

Xiaogan Government WebsiteInternational Students Study in Xiaogan
Cities in Hubei Prefecture-level divisions of Hubei Wuhan urban agglomeration {{Hubei-geo-stub