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Xiaogan
Xiaogan ( zh, s=孝感, p=Xiàogǎn) 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'' ( zh, c=行天, links=no), 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 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiaonan District
Xiaonan District () is a district of the city of Xiaogan, Hubei, China. It is under the administration of Xiaogan Xiaogan ( zh, s=孝感, p=Xiàogǎn) 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 ... City. Administrative divisions The district is divided into 4 subdistricts, 8 towns, 3 townships and 6 township-level areas. Four subdistricts are: Shuyuan Subdistrict (), Xinhua Subdistrict (), Guangchang Subdistrict (), Chezhan Subdistrict (). Eight towns are: Xinpu (), Xihe (), Yangdian (), Dougang (), Xiaogang (), Maochen (), Sancha (), Zhuzhan (). Three townships are: Pengxing Township (), Wolong Township (), Minji Township (). Six other areas: Xiaonan Economic Development Area (), Zhuhu Farm (), Dongshantou Stock Station (), Danyang Management Office (), Xiaotian Management Office (), Huaiy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubei
Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland provinces. Its provincial capital at Wuhan serves as a major political, cultural, and economic hub for the region. Hubei is associated with the historical state of E that existed during the Western Zhou dynasty (771 BCE). Its name means 'north of the lake', referring to Dongting Lake. It borders Henan to the north, Anhui and Jiangxi to the east, Hunan to the south, and Chongqing and Shaanxi to the west. The high-profile Three Gorges Dam is located at Yichang in the west of the province. History The Hubei region was home to sophisticated Neolithic cultures. By the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC), the territory of today's Hubei formed part of the powerful Chu (state), State of Chu. Chu, nominally a tributary state of the Zh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawu County, Hubei
Dawu County () is a county of northeastern Hubei, People's Republic of China, bordering the prefecture-level city of Xinyang in Henan province to the north. It is under the administration of Xiaogan City. Administrative divisions Dawu County comprises 19 township-level divisions The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since 1412, due to mainland China's large population and geographical area. In the People's Republic of China, the constitution provides for three levels of government. Ho ... including 14 towns, 3 townships and 2 other areas. Towns: * Chengguan (), Yangping (), Fangfan (), Xincheng (), Xiadian (), Liuji (), Hekou (), Sigu (), Lüwang (), Huangzhan (), Xuanhuadian (), Fengdian (), Daxin (), Sanli () Townships: * Gaodian Township (), Pengdian Township (), Dongxin Township () Other areas: *Economic Development District (), High speed Railway New Area () Climate Notable people from Dawu County * Cheng Shicai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Zhen (PRC)
Liu Zhen ( zh, c=, s=刘震, t=, p=Liú Zhèn; 3 March 1915 – 20 August 1992), or Liu You'an (刘幼安), was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Biography Early life Tang was born into a poor peasant household in Xiaogan County, Hubei Province. As a youth, he joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in 1930. He participated in guerrilla warfare against Nationalist Forces during the 3rd Encirclement Campaign. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in August 1932. In 1933, he was transferred into the 25th Red Army. As the political commissar for the 224th Regiment of the 75th Division of the Army, he participated in the assault of Changlinggang and attacking Taihu County. Following the Long March in November 1933, he was appointed as the joint political commissar (with Han Xianchu) for the 225th Regiment. The regiment scored various victories and Tang suffered multiple wounds during battle. In 1936 he was enrolled into the Counter-Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuhan
Wuhan; is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of over eleven million, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the List of cities in China by population, eighth-most-populous city in China. It is also one of the nine National central city, national central cities and the second most livable city in China. Wuhan historically served as a busy city port for commerce and trading with some crucial influences on Chinese history. The name "Wuhan" came from the city's historical origin from the conglomeration of Wuchang, Wuhan, Wuchang, Hankou District, Hankou, and Hanyang District, Hanyang, which are collectively known as the "Three Towns of Wuhan" ( zh, s=武汉三镇, labels=no). Wuhan lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain, at the confluence of the Yangtze river and its largest tributary, the Han River (Hubei), Han River, and is known as "Nine Provinces' Thoroughfare" ( zh, labels=no, t= ). Wuhan was the site of the 1911 Wuchang Uprising against the Qing dynasty which Dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiaochang County
Xiaochang County () is a county of eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xiaogan Xiaogan ( zh, s=孝感, p=Xiàogǎn) 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 ... City. Administrative divisions Xiaochang County is divided into 8 towns, 4 townships and 3 other areas: * Huayuan (), Fengshan (), Zhouxiang (), Xiaohe (), Wangdian (), Weidian (), Baisha (), Zougang () Townships: * Xiaowu Township (), Jidian Township (), Huaxi Township (), Doushan Township () Other Areas: *Xiaochang County Economic Development Area (), Shuangyin Lake Ecology & Culture Tourism & Vacation Area (), Shuangfeng Mountain Tourism & Vacation Area () Climate References Counties of Hubei Xiaogan {{Hubei-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunmeng County
Yunmeng County () is a county in eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by Xiaogan City and is located just outside Xiaogan's urban area. History During the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history (770-476 BCE), Yunmeng County formed part of the Zhou dynasty vassal State of Yun, later annexed by the State of Chu whose kings used the area as a hunting ground. After Chu's defeat at the hands of the State of Qin in 223 BCE, Yunmeng became part of Qin territory. Legend suggests that China's first emperor Qin Shi Huang visited the county in 219 BCE. Yunmeng was the location of the Jiangxia Commandery of the Han dynasty The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ... and the cradle of the Chinese Huang Clan. Administrative divisions Tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanchuan
Hanchuan () is a county-level city in east-central Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xiaogan prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province of China, province and above a Counties of the People's Republic of China, county in China's .... The city's urban area is located on the left bank of the Han River a few tens of kilometres upstream from Wuhan. However, the county-level city as an administrative unit also includes some land on the right bank of the river as well. The city has been served by the Hanchuan railway station on the Wuhan–Yichang railway. Hanchuan is a sister city of Martinez, California, United States. Administrative divisions Two subdistricts:http://cn.bing.com/maps Hanchuan Makou Town Maiwang Town Fenshui Town Huilong Town Xinyan Town Dongzhong icTown Mahe Town Miaotou Town Xijiang To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County-level City
A county-level city () is a County-level divisions of China, county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local ordinance, local law and are usually governed by Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level (2nd), prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by Administrative divisions of China#Provincial level (1st), province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () 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 of China, counties. County-level cities are not "city, cities" in the strictest sense of the word, since they usually contain rural areas many times the size ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yingcheng
Yingcheng () is a county-level city of about 500,000 inhabitants in Xiaogan, eastern Hubei Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland ... province, People's Republic of China. History On December 26, 2019, a minor earthquake struck the area. Township-level divisions Five subdistricts: * Chengzhong Subdistrict (), Chengbei Subdistrict (), Silipeng Subdistrict (), Dongmafang Subdistrict (), Changjiangbu Subdistrict () Ten towns: * Tiandian (), Yanghe (), Sanhe (), Langjun (), Huangtan (), Tian'e (), Yihe (), Chenhe (), Yangling (), Tangchi () Two other areas: * Yingcheng Economic Area (), Nanyuan Farm () Notable people * Li Qing (born 1972), Chinese diver * Yu Linxiang (born 1945), Chinese general * (1884–1942), Chinese politician and diplomat * Yang Deqing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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: * Fucheng Subdistrict (), Nancheng Subdistrict (). Nine towns: * Zhaopeng (), Lidian (), Xundian (), Tangdi (), Leigong (), Wangyizhen (), Yandian (), Bofan (), Fushui () Four townships: * Chendian Township (), Xinzha Township (), Muzi Township (), Jieguan Township () One other area: * Anlu Economic Development Area () History Chinese people republic September 1987: Anlu became a town according to the documents from central government. Location Anlu is at the northeastern part of Hubei province, near Mount Tongbo and Mount Dahong. Route 316, Route 107, Hanshi expressway, and Handan railway goes through the city. Anlu is 80 km from Wuhan. Physiognomy 10.8% lands are high hills. 10% lands are plain. 79.2% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
