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In 845 BC Marquis Wen 文侯 Huang Meng 黃孟 (aka Huang Zhang 黃璋) moved the capital of the State of Huang from Yicheng to Huangchuan (present-day Huangchuan, Henan). Huang Xi's descendants ruled State of Huang until 648 BC when it was destroyed by the State of Chu. The Marquis of Huang, Marquis Mu 穆侯 Huang Qisheng 黃企生, fled to the state of Qi. The people of Huang were forced to relocate to Chu. They settled in the region of present-day Hubei province, in a region known as the Jiangxia Prefecture 江夏郡 during the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). There are many places in this region today that were named after Huang e.g. Huanggang, Huangpi, Huangmei, Huangshi, Huang'an (now Hong'an), Huangzhou etc. A large number of the people of Huang were also relocated to regions south of the Yangtze River.
Huangzhou was previously a separate city which administered a
urban district
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of Huanggang
Huanggang is a prefecture-level city in easternmost Hubei, Hubei Province, China. It is situated to the north of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and is bounded in the north by the Dabie Mountains and is named after Mount Huanggang, Huang ...
, 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, China.
History
In 845 BC Marquis Wen 文侯 Huang Meng 黃孟 (aka Huang Zhang 黃璋) moved the capital of the State of Huang from Yicheng to Huangchuan (present-day Huangchuan, Henan). Huang Xi's descendants ruled State of Huang until 648 BC when it was destroyed by the State of Chu. The Marquis of Huang, Marquis Mu 穆侯 Huang Qisheng 黃企生, fled to the state of Qi. The people of Huang were forced to relocate to Chu. They settled in the region of present-day Hubei province, in a region known as the Jiangxia Prefecture 江夏郡 during the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). There are many places in this region today that were named after Huang e.g. Huanggang, Huangpi, Huangmei, Huangshi, Huang'an (now Hong'an), Huangzhou etc. A large number of the people of Huang were also relocated to regions south of the Yangtze River.
Huangzhou was previously a separate city which administered a prefecture
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in its own right. Huanggang Middle School
Huangzhou District is an urban district of Huanggang, Hubei province, China.
History
In 845 BC Marquis Wen 文侯 Huang Meng 黃孟 (aka Huang Zhang 黃璋) moved the capital of the State of Huang from Yicheng to Huangchuan (present-day Huang ...
and the campuses of Huanggang Normal University are located in Huangzhou.
Geography
Administrative Divisions
Huangzhou District administers 5 subdistricts, 3 towns and 1 township: ;Subdistricts: *Chibi Subdistrict
Chibi most often refers to:
* Chibi (style), a super-deformed diminutive style of Japanese-influenced art, typically with big heads and small bodies.
*Chibi, Hubei (赤壁 lit. Red Cliff), a county-level city in southeastern Hubei, China.
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* Donghu Subdistrict Donghu may refer to:
*Donghu District (东湖区), in Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
* Donghu Subdistrict, Beijing (东湖街道), in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
* Donghu Station (Taipei Metro)
*Donghu people, historical name for the Proto-Mongolic ...
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* Yuwang Subdistrict
Emperor Yuwang (帝榆罔), surname Jiang (姜), was the eighth and the last legendary Yan Emperor during the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
History
According to the ''Records of Emperors and Kings'' by Huangfu Mi, he was the last ...
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* Nanhu Subdistrict ()
* Xihu Subdistrict
Xihu Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan, China. It was formed in 1998. The subdistrict has an area of about with a population of about 46,000. The subdistrict has eight communities and two villages under its jur ...
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;Towns:
* Lukou Town ()
* Ducheng Town ()
* Chencelou Town ()
;Township:
* Taodian Township ()
;Other Area:
* (火车站经济开发区)
References
Huanggang County-level divisions of Hubei {{Hubei-geo-stub