Yandian () is a town under the administration of the

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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 ...

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 lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The prov ...

province, China, located northwest of downtown Anlu and just east of

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History

During the

Tang Dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

, famed Chinese poet

Li Bai Li Bai (, 701–762), also pronounced as Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai (), was a Chinese poet, acclaimed from his own time to the present as a brilliant and romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights. He and his friend Du F ...

lived and wrote poems at Bi Mountain (), today Baizhao Mountain () in Yandian. In 2017 fifth periodical awarding of the title, the town of Yandian was given the title "National Civilized Town". Yandian has also received other awards and titles including "China's Most Beautiful Town", "China's Most Unique Town", "National Ecological Town", "Provincial Public Health Town", "Hubei Forestry Town", "Hubei Model Town for New Rural Construction", "Most Attractive Tourist Town in Hubei", "National Civilized Town" "123 Pilot Demonstration Town Industry Amalgamation in Rural Areas in Hubei", and "Tourist Town with Chinese Characteristics" and other honorary titles, was nominated for "Most Beautiful Jingchu Culture Town".

Geography

The town of Yandian is located in the central part of Anlu. It is bounded to the east by the Yun river () and to the west by Baizhao Mountain (). The terrain is higher in the west and lower in the east. There is a belt of mountains, a belt of hills and a belt of flat land. Yandian contains the rich resources of river sand, clay, limestone and other mineral resources.

Administrative divisions

, the town of Yandian had 40 villages under its administration. , it was made up of forty village-level divisions including four

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and thirty-six

villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

. Four communities: *Yuanfan (), Yuzhai (), Songlong (), and Baidian () Thirty-six villages: *Yandian (), Bishan (), Zhouqiao (), Shuizhai (), Shuangling (), Baishu (), Chalu (), Ligang (), Jianshan (), Feigang (), Xiaowan (), Changgang (), Zhouci (), Huangpeng (), Guanyan (), Zhanggang (), Zhouchong (), Liwan (), Tianwan (), Chengxiang (), Gonggang (), Wanqiao (), Wanggang (), Shuangmiao (), Denghe (), Denggang (), Henglu (), Dongqiao (), Shihe (), Zhuluo (), Fengmiao (), Yaozha (), Huangzha (), Dengchong (), Balicun (), and Pengqiao ()

Economy

Yandian's industries include stone processing, pottery/earth building materials, agriculture, and tourist services. Tourist attractions include the Local Culture Historical Street, Model Tang Dynasty Ancient Village with Tang Dynasty flags, Taibai Street with 400 stores, numerous statues of Li Bai and a large 3-D version of Li Bai.

Demographics

Transportation

Seven major roads cross through Yandian including Wuhan-Shiyan Expressway and Railway, Provincial Roads Yanying Highway, Anjing Highway, Datian Highway, and City Roads Ansan Road and Shuiqing Road. In all, there is 118.7 kilometers of highway.

Culture

lived and wrote poems at Bi Mountain (), today Baizhao Mountain (). Bi Mountain () in the poem ''Question and Answer Amongst the Mountains'' () refers to this mountain.

References

Township-level divisions of Hubei {{Hubei-geo-stub