Chibi City, Xianning City, Hubei Province

Chibi Chibi is a county-level city under the administration of Xianning City. It is located in the southeast of Hubei Province and on the South Bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. It is the contact zone between Mufu hills and Jianghan Plain. The geographical coordinates of Chibi City are 113 ° 32 ′ ~ 114 ° 13 ′ E and 29 ° 28 ′ ~ 29 ° 55 ′ n. Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province in the north, and Yueyang, an important town in Northern Hunan in the south, is known as the "south gate of Hubei Province", which is an important part of Wuhan city circle.

Chibi, formerly known as Puqi, originated from the setting up of Puqi County in the second year of Huangwu in the eastern Wu Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms. It got its name because the lake was rich in dandelion (materials for weaving Futon in ancient times) and formed a market. In May 1986, with the approval of the State Council, Puqi county was replaced by Xianning City. In June 1998, it was renamed Chibi City.

Chibi has 15 towns, 4 streets and 2 state-owned forest and tea farms. The city's East-West length is 68.9 km, the north and south is the most wide and the narrowest part is 60 km, 26 km, the total area is 1723 square kilometers, and the registered residence population is 534 thousand and 500 in 2016. In November 2018, it was listed in the "2018 list of China's 100 happy counties". It is a pilot county of national intellectual property project. The annual GDP of Chibi City is 42.441 billion yuan in 2018.

On March 6, 2019, the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of finance, the Ministry of culture and tourism and the State Administration of cultural relics issued the notice of the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of finance, the Ministry of culture and tourism and the State Administration of cultural relics on publishing the list of counties for the protection and utilization of revolutionary cultural relics (the first batch). In May 2020, it will be selected into the demonstration list of new urbanization construction in the county.

Historical evolution

Chibi is a territory of gushaxian county. In 223, the second year of Wu Huangwu in the Three Kingdoms, Sun Quan, king of Wu, set up Puqi Lake (now Xiliang Lake) and got its name. "Pu" is Pucao, and "Qi" is the shore, which means it is located by Pucao lake. "Puqi county annals" written by Kangxi of Qing Dynasty states: "there is Puqi Lake in Shaxian, so it is named after the dandelion produced in the lake." According to the biography of Wu Zhi Lu Dai, "Sun Quan divided Wuchang into two parts, the right part of Dai Du, from Wuchang to Puqi.".

At the beginning of the founding of the county, Puqi county had a large jurisdiction, including Jiayu County, Puqi County, Chongyang County and Tongcheng county. In 742, Tang Tianbao county was divided into tangnian county (Chongyang County and Tongcheng County today), and in 953, wubaoda county was divided into Jiayu county. According to the general annals of Hubei written by Jiaqing of Qing Dynasty, "Puqi county has a clear stream of chunchuan, a beautiful trace of Longtan, mountains and rivers in preparation, and great characters.". It is also called chunchuan.

In Xia and Shang Dynasties (about 21st century BC - 11th century BC), it was Yunmeng zedi in Jingzhou.

The Western Zhou Dynasty and the spring and Autumn period (about the 11th century BC - 476 BC) were the land of Yunmeng in the state of Chu.

During the Warring States period (475-221 BC), xiazhou Prefecture of Chu state.

In the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), it was the land of Nanjun.

In the first five years (206-200 B.C.) of Gaozu in the Western Han Dynasty, it was the South County of Jingzhou. In the sixth year of Gaozu in the Western Han Dynasty and the second year of wuhuangwu in the Three Kingdoms (201-223 BC), it was Shaxian County, Jiangxia County, Jingzhou.

Puqi county was established in 223-280, the second year of Wu Huangwu and the fourth year of Tianji in the Three Kingdoms.

From the first year of Taikang to the fourth year of Jianxing in the Western Jin Dynasty (280-316), it belongs to Changsha County of Jingzhou.

From the first year of Jianwu to the second year of Yuanxi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), it belongs to baling County of Jingzhou

From the first year of Yongchu to the 30th year of Yuanjia (420-453) in the northern and Southern Dynasties, it belongs to baling County of Yingzhou. From the first year of Xiaojian in Liu Song Dynasty to the second year of Zhongxing in Qi Dynasty (454-502), it belongs to Jiangxia County of Yingzhou. The first year of Liang Tianjian and the second year of Taiping (502-557) in the northern and Southern dynasties belong to Shangjun County of Yingzhou. The first year of Chen Yongding in the southern and Northern Dynasties and the third year of Zhenming (557-589) belong to Yingzhou.

Sui kaihuang nine years - Daye fourteen years (589-618 years) belong to Jingzhou Jiangxia county.

From the first year of Wude to the third year of Wude (618-620), it belongs to Jiangxia County of Jiangnan Dao. The fourth year of Wude and the sixth year of Zhenguan (621-632) belong to Ezhou of Jiangnan Dao. Tang Zhenguan seven years - Five Dynasties Wu Tianyou four years (633-907) belong to Jiangnan Road Ezhou.

The first year of Wu Tianbao in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the eighth year of Kaibao in the Southern Tang Dynasty (908-975) belong to Ezhou.

From 976 to 995, the first year of Taiping rejuvenating the state to Zhidao (976-995) belonged to Ezhou, North Jinghu road. From the second year of Zhidao to the second year of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty (996-1127), it belonged to Wuchang army in Hubei road.

From the first year of Jianyan to the second year of Xiangxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), it belonged to Ezhou, Hubei road.

From 1279 to 1368, it belongs to Wuchang Road, Huguang province.

The first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty and the third year of Xuantong in Qing Dynasty (1368-1911) belong to Wuchang Prefecture of Hubei Province.

The first five years of the Republic of China (1912-1916) belong to Jianghan Road, Hubei Province.

From 1917 to 1931, it belonged to Hubei Province.

From 1932 to 1949, it was the first administrative supervision district in Hubei Province.

From 1949 to 1950, it belonged to Mianyang special region of Hubei Province.

From 1951 to 1952, it belonged to Daye District of Hubei Province

From 1952 to 1959, it belonged to Xiaogan District of Hubei Province.

In October 1958, Puqi and Xianning first joined Puqi County, which belongs to Xiaogan District of Hubei Province. They separated in March 1959.

In May 1960, Puqi and Xianning joined Xianning County for the second time, belonging to Wuhan City, Hubei Province. They separated in December 1961.

From 1962 to 1965, it belonged to Xiaogan District of Hubei Province.

From 1965 to 1969, it belonged to Xianning District of Hubei Province. It belongs to Xianning area of Hubei Province from 1970 to 1986.

On May 27, 1986, the State Council approved the abolition of Puqi county and the establishment of Puqi City as a county-level city.

On June 11, 1998, the Ministry of Civil Affairs approved the renaming of Puqi City to Chibi City.

In 1998, it was managed by Xianning City.

administrative division

Division evolution

The administrative divisions of Chibi City can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. From Song Dynasty to Yuan Dynasty, it was the system of Xiang and Li; from Ming Dynasty to Ming Dynasty, it was the system of Du and Li; from Qing Dynasty to the 21st year of the Republic of China (1932), it was the system of Xiang and Tuan; from then on, it was the system of Xiang, Bao and Jia; after 1950, it was the system of village and group; after 1952, it was the system of Xiang and Zu (she); after 1958, it was the system of she and Tuan. After 1949, district offices were set up as county-level agencies to manage several townships or communes.

In 1975, the district was withdrawn and the community was merged. In 1984, the district was restored. The District, town, and township (town) were under the jurisdiction of the township (town), and the township (town) was under the jurisdiction of the village.

In 1987, nine towns, one Township, three offices, one Agricultural Development Zone, three state-owned agriculture, forestry, tea and farm, 152 villagers' committees and 1682 villagers' groups were established.

In 1996, Puqi City governed 4 streets and 15 towns: Chimagang street, chunchuan street, Fenghuangshan street, Jingquan street, Xindian Town, Zhaoliqiao Town, Yangloudong Town, chaanling Town, zhonghuopu Town, guantangyi Town, Suiyang Town, quankou Town, Shenshan Town, Yangjialing Town, Huanglong Town, Chebu Town, yujiaqiao Town, Chibi town and liushanhu town. There are 1 farm, 1 forest farm and 1 tea farm in the territory. The municipal government is in Puqi.

In February 2002, huanggaihu farm was transferred to Chibi City for management. In 2003, yujiaqiao changed town to township. In December 2004, Chibi City set up huanggaihu management area, and implemented "two brands, one team" with huanggaihu farm.

In 2004, the number of organized villages in Chibi City decreased from 263 to 150, with a decrease of 113; the number of village groups decreased from 2409 to 1449, with a decrease of 960. At the end of 2004, Chibi City had jurisdiction over 3 streets, 9 towns, 1 Township, 27 neighborhood committees and 149 village committees.

In 2005, zhoulangzui town was abolished and zhoulangzui Hui town was established. At the end of 2005, Chibi City had jurisdiction over three streets, nine towns and one township. There are 26 neighborhood committees and 140 village committees.

Zoning details

By the end of 2016, Chibi had jurisdiction over three streets, nine towns and one township. The city government is located in Chimagang street.

geographical environment

Location context

Chibi City is located in the southeast of Hubei Province. It borders Xian'an District in the East, Chongyang County in the south, Linxiang City in Hunan Province across Panhe River in the west, Jiayu County in the northeast and Honghu City across the Yangtze River in the northwest. Its geographical location is between 29 ° 28 ′ - 29 ° 55 N and 113 ° 32 ′ - 114 ° 13 ′ e, with a total area of 1723 square kilometers, known as "south gate of Hubei".

topographic features

The terrain of Chibi City gradually inclines from south to north. In the south, there are low mountains with an altitude of about 500 meters. The highest is guanyinjian in Zheping village, Zhaoliqiao Town, with an altitude of 852 meters. The central part is hilly area. In the northern part of the Yangtze River, there is an alluvial plain about 50 meters above sea level, and the lowest is Nie Jiaquan (19.3 meters above sea level) in Shenshan town.

The terrain of Chibi City is relatively high from southwest to Southeast, and slightly low from northwest to northeast, forming a slope from south to north. Mountains, hills, hills, plains and lakes are arranged in turn, forming Six Mountains, two rivers and two fields. In the south is a group of low mountains with an altitude of about 500 meters. The peaks of laoyajian, fengdajian and jinzishan in Yaogu mountains meander from west to East, forming a natural boundary with Linxiang County, Chongyang County and Xian'an County in Hunan Province. There are more than 100 hills in the territory, the highest of which is Zheping guanyinjian in Zhaoliqiao, with an altitude of 852 meters. Along the central Beijing Guangzhou railway is a hillock area with an altitude of about 200 meters. The north part of Binjiang Lake area is about 50 meters alluvial plain, and the lowest part is Nie Jiaquan, Xiliang Lake Township, with an altitude of only 1

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