Xian'an () is a

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of the city of

Xianning Xianning () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangxi to the southeast and Hunan to the southwest. It is known as the "City of Osmanthus". Geography and climate Xianning is located i ...

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Xian'an District includes Xianning's central urban area (thus, it usually is not marked separately from Xianning on less detailed maps) and nearby villages.

Administration

Subdistricts: * Wenquan Subdistrict (), Fushan Subdistrict (),

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(), Guihua (), Gaoqiao () The only township is Damu Township () Other Area: Xiangyanghu Dairy Farm ()

Transportation

* Wuhan–Xianning Intercity Railway (Xianning East and Xianning South stations) * Beijing-Guangzhou Railway (Xianning Station) *

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( Xianning North Railway Station)

Sights

At the " Underground Project 131" site, some southeast of Xianning urban area, tourists can visit a system of tunnels that were built in 1969–71 to accommodate national military headquarters in the case of a war, but never used.林彪为毛主席修建的地下避难所“131地下工程”
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References

County-level divisions of Hubei Xianning {{Hubei-geo-stub