Xiangyang is the second-largest prefecture-level city by population in northwestern Hubei province, China. It was known as Xiangfan from 1950 to 2010. The Han River runs through Xiangyang's centre and divides the city north–south. The city itself is an agglomeration of two once separate cities: Fancheng and Xiangyang (or Xiangcheng ), and was known as Xiangfan before 2010. What remains of old Xiangyang is located south of the Han River and contains one of the oldest still-intact city walls in China, while Fancheng is located to the north of the Han River. Both cities served prominent historical roles in both ancient and pre-modern Chinese history. Today, the city has been a target of government and private investment as the country seeks to urbanize and develop the interior provinces. Its built-up area made up of 3 urban districts had 2,319,640 inhabitants at the 2020 census while the whole municipality contained approximately 5,260,951 people.
21-587: Xiangyang is located at a strategic site on the middle reaches of the Han River , and has witnessed several significant battles in Chinese history. Xiangyang County was first established at the location of modern Xiangcheng in the early Western Han dynasty and the name had been used continuously for more than 2,000 years until the 20th century. In the final years of the Eastern Han dynasty, Xiangyang became
42-470: A few are governed directly by province-level divisions . A county-level city is a "city" ( 市 ; shì ) and "county" ( 县 ; xiàn ) 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
63-643: A key role in Jin's conquest of Wu . In Southern Song dynasty, after the Treaty of Shaoxing , Xiangyang became a garrison city on the northern frontier of Song. During Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty , Xiangyang together with Fancheng formed one of the greatest obstacles against the expansion of Mongol Empire . They were able to resist for six years before finally surrendering in the Siege of Xiangyang . In 1796, Xiangyang
84-470: A major transport hub as Handan , Jiaoliu , and Xiangyu railways intersect in Fancheng. The city's current boundaries were established in 1983 when Xiangyang Prefecture was incorporated into Xiangfan City. The city was renamed to Xiangyang in 2010. Xiangyang has a latitude range of 31° 14'−32° 37' N, or 154 km (96 mi), and longitude range of 110° 45'−113° 43' E, or 220 km (137 mi), and
105-713: A number of chemical fibre enterprises in the city including Birla Jingwei Fibres , a member of the Aditya Birla Group . The city has also invested in many industrial, technology and clean energy parks. With a total planned area of 21.99 square km, Hubei Free Trade Zone at Xiangyang is one of the three Hubei Free Trade Pilot Zones, a national opening-up platform and a new height of leading opening-up, enjoying preferential policies of free trade zone and national high-tech zone and giving priority to high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy autos, big data, cloud computing, business logistics, inspection and testing. Xiangyang
126-1092: A number of towns ( Katoomba , Springwood , etc.). Provinces Autonomous regions Sub-provincial autonomous prefectures Autonomous prefectures Leagues (Aimag) (abolishing) Prefectures Provincial-controlled cities Provincial-controlled counties Autonomous counties County-level cities Districts Ethnic districts Banners (Hoxu) Autonomous banners Shennongjia Forestry District Liuzhi Special District Wolong Special Administrative Region Workers and peasants districts Ethnic townships Towns Subdistricts Subdistrict bureaux Sum Ethnic sum County-controlled districts County-controlled district bureaux (obsolete) Management committees Town-level city Areas Villages · Gaqa · Ranches Village Committees Communities Capital cities New areas Autonomous administrative divisions National Central Cities History: before 1912 , 1912–49 , 1949–present As of 3 April 2023, there are 408 county-level cities in total: A sub-prefectural city
147-575: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . County-level city A county-level municipality ( Chinese : 县级市 ), county-level city or county city , formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: 专辖市 ; 1970–1983: Chinese : 地辖市 ), 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
168-846: Is a railway junction for the Xiangyang-Chongqing (Xiangyu) , Hankou-Danjiangkou (Handan) , and Jiaozuo-Liuzhou (Jiaoliu) Railways . Xiangyang East railway station opened in 2019 and is connected to multiple high-speed lines. Three National Highways including Route 207 pass through the city. The Han River and four other rivers are open to commercial transport year-round. The Xiangyang Liuji Airport has commercial airline services to major cities throughout China including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. With Xiangyang-Ningbo Port International Sea-railway Combined Transportation, "Xiangyang-Wuhan-Europe" Central Europe Freight Trains, three-dimensional international logistics channels have been established. Economic ties with countries and areas along
189-515: Is located on the middle reaches of the Hanshui , a major tributary of the Yangtze River . The urban area, however, has a latitude range of 31° 54'−32° 10' N, or 29 km (18 mi), and longitude range of 112° 00'−112° 14' E, or 21 km (13 mi). It borders Suizhou to the east, Jingmen and Yichang to the south, Shennongjia and Shiyan to the west, and Nanyang ( Henan ) to
210-491: Is the mainstay industry of Xiangyang followed by machinery manufacture, chemical processing, electronics, and manufacture of construction materials. Agricultural resources are significant with Xiangyang's chief farm products including grain, cotton, vegetable oil crops, tobacco, tea and fruit. As the home of Dongfeng Motors , Xiangyang is a well known automobile hub and partners with foreign manufacturers to produce Nissan and Infiniti models for domestic sales. In addition, there are
231-539: Is used. While the idea of a "city" being a unit consisting of several "towns" is not a common one in English-speaking world , a somewhat similar naming convention is used for local government areas in some parts of Australia. For example, in New South Wales such a unit may often be called a "city" (rather than a traditional "shire"), and consist of "towns". E.g. City of Blue Mountains is made of
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#1732765197880252-581: The Han Chinese , the dominant ethnic group in modern China and the most populous ethnic group in the world. It is also the namesake of the city of Hanzhong on its upper course. The headwaters of the Han flow from Mount Bozhong in southwestern Shaanxi . The stream then travels east across the southern part of that province. Its highland valley—known as the Qinba Laolin —divides and is protected by
273-717: The "Belt and Road" are getting closer and closer. Han River (Hubei) The Han River , also known by its Chinese names Hanshui and Hanjiang , is a major river in Central China . A left tributary of the Yangtze , the longest river in Asia , it has a length of 1,532 km (952 mi) and is the longest tributary of the Yangtze system. The river gave its name to the ancient Chinese Han dynasty , which marked one of ancient China's first golden ages and through it, to
294-596: The Qinling or Qin Mountains to its north and the Dabashan or Daba Mountains to its south. The main cities are Hanzhong in the west and Ankang in the east. It then enters Hubei . It crosses most of Hubei from the northwest to the southeast, flowing into the Yangtze at the provincial capital Wuhan , a city of several million inhabitants. The merging rivers divide the city of Wuhan into three sections: Wuchang in
315-587: The capital of Jing Province (ancient Jingzhou). The warlord Liu Biao governed his territory from here. Under Liu's rule, Xiangyang became a major destination of the northern elite fleeing warfare in the Central Plain . In the Battle of Xiangyang in 191 AD, Sun Jian , a rival warlord and the father of Sun Quan , founder of Eastern Wu , was defeated and killed. The area passed to Liu Bei after Liu Biao's death. Two decades later, Battle of Fancheng , one of
336-643: The most important battles in late Han- Three Kingdoms period, was fought here, resulting in Liu Bei 's loss of Jingzhou. During the early years of Jin dynasty , Xiangyang was on the frontier between Jin and Eastern Wu. Yang Hu , the commander in Xiangyang, was remembered for his policy of "border peace". Cross-border commerce was allowed, and the pressure on the Jin army was greatly relieved. Eventually, Xiangyang accumulated sufficient supplies for 10 years, which played
357-866: The north. Its administrative border has a total length of 1,332.8 km (828.2 mi). Xiangyang has a monsoon -influenced, four season humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ), with cold, damp (but comparatively dry), winters, and hot, humid summers. The prefecture-level city of Xiangyang administers 9 county-level divisions , including 3 districts , 3 county-level cities and 3 counties . These are further divided into 159 township-level divisions , including 106 towns , 29 townships and 24 subdistricts . Xiangyang possesses large water energy resources whilst its mineral deposits include rutile , ilmenite , phosphorus , barite , coal, iron, aluminum, gold, manganese , nitre , and rock salt. The reserves of rutile and ilmenite rank highly in China. Textile production
378-539: The south, Hankou to the northeast of the confluence, and Hanyang to its southwest. The area surrounding the confluence is known as the Jianghan Plain . Apart from a few major basins, such as the area around Hanzhong, the highlands of the Han were covered in primeval forests as late as the 19th century. The Nanshan Forest covered the northern slopes; the Bashan Forest, the southern. Danjiangkou Dam
399-430: 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 have replaced are themselves large administrative units containing towns , villages and farmland. To distinguish a "county-level city" from its actual urban area (the traditional meaning of the word "city"), the term " 市区 " (shìqū) or "urban area",
420-541: Was constructed on the Han River in northern Hubei in 1958. It has been heightened since. The Danjiangkou Reservoir created thereby is now used as part of the South–North Water Transfer Project . The river was previously considered holy by the inhabitants on its banks. It is also considered part of the dividing line between northern and southern China . This article related to a river in China
441-583: Was one of the centers of the White Lotus Rebellion against the Qing dynasty . Here, rebel leader Wang Cong'er successfully organized a rebel army of 50,000 and joined the main rebel forces in Sichuan . The revolt lasted for nearly 10 years and marked a turning point in the history of Qing dynasty. In 1950, Xiangyang and Fancheng were merged to form Xiangfan City. In later 20th century, it became
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