Yunmeng County () is a county in eastern

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, People's Republic of China. It is administered by

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 and is located just outside Xiaogan's urban area.

History

During the

Spring and Autumn period The Spring and Autumn period was a period in Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BC (or according to some authorities until 403 BC) which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou period. The period's name derives fr ...

of Chinese history (770-476 BCE), Yunmeng County formed part of the

Zhou Dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...

vassal State of Yun, later annexed by the

State of Chu Chu, or Ch'u in Wade–Giles romanization, (, Hanyu Pinyin: Chǔ, Old Chinese: ''*s-r̥aʔ'') was a Zhou dynasty vassal state. Their first ruler was King Wu of Chu in the early 8th century BCE. Chu was located in the south of the Zhou hea ...

whose kings used the area as a hunting ground. After Chu's defeat at the hands of the

State of Qin Qin () was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Traditionally dated to 897 BC, it took its origin in a reconquest of western lands previously lost to the Rong; its position at the western edge of Chinese civilization permitted ex ...

in 223 BCE, Yunmeng became part of Qin territory. Legend suggests that China's first emperor

Qin Shi Huang Qin Shi Huang (, ; 259–210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of a unified China. Rather than maintain the title of "king" ( ''wáng'') borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he ruled as the First Emperor ( ...

visited the county in 219 BCE. Yunmeng was the location of the

Jiangxia Commandery Jiangxia Commandery ( zh, 江夏郡) was a Chinese commandery that existed from Han dynasty to Tang dynasty. Its territories were located in present-day eastern Hubei province. History Jiangxia Commandery was established during the reign of Empero ...

of the

Han Dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

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 (), Hujindian () Townships: * Daodian Township (), Shahe Township (), Qingminghe Township () Other area: * Yunmeng County Economic Development Area ()

Climate

Culture

Yumian (), is a local specialty noodle made with flour and fish from the Fu River in Yunmeng. Yunmeng Yumian was awarded silver medal of The first Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915.

Notable people

Dou Ziwen DOU or Dou may refer to: * Dou (surname) (窦/竇), a Chinese surname ** Empress Dou (disambiguation), Chinese empresses surnamed Dou * Degree of unsaturation, in chemistry * Dhammakaya Open University, near Bangkok, Thailand * Gerrit Dou (1613– ...

() *

Huang Xiang Huang Xiang (; born on December 26, 1941) is a 20th-century Chinese poet and calligrapher who came to prominence following China's Cultural Revolution.Ald, Masha. January 10, 2010. Artist of the Week-Huang Xiang and William Rock. Retrieved Septemb ...

() *

Zhao Fu Zhao Fu (趙旉; 23 July 1127 – 28 July 1129) was the only son of Emperor Gaozong. He died at the age of two. After his death, his father had no direct male descendants and had to pass the throne to his adopted son. Life On March 26, 1129, ...

() * Zou Guanguang () * Xu Zhaochun () *

Wu Luzhen Wu may refer to: States and regions on modern China's territory *Wu (state) (; och, *, italic=yes, links=no), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period 771–476 BCE ** Suzhou or Wu (), its eponymous capital ** Wu County (), a former county ...

()

External links

Official website of the Yunmeng County Government

References

Counties of Hubei Xiaogan {{Hubei-geo-stub