Xiantao City, a county-level administrative region directly under the central government of Hubei Province

Xiantao City is a county-level city directly under the central government of Hubei Province, a central city in the West Wing of Wuhan city circle, an important member of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and the hometown of Asian gymnastics. Xiantao, formerly known as Mianyang, has a history of more than 1500 years and is one of the birthplaces of Jingchu culture. The city covers an area of 2538 square kilometers with a total population of 1.56 million, including 60 square kilometers of built-up area and 500000 urban population. In 2019, the GDP will reach 86.847 billion yuan.

Xiantao is a satellite city of Wuhan. It is adjacent to the Han River in the north, the Yangtze River in the south, Wuhan in the East and Jingzhou and Yichang in the West. It is located at the intersection of Hubei "two rivers" (the Yangtze River and the Han River) economic belt. National Highway 318 and Shanghai Chongqing Expressway run from east to west, while Xuguang Expressway and Wuhan City Circle Expressway run from north to south. Wuhan Xiantao intercity railway has been completed and opened to traffic on December 26, 2020.

Xiantao has always been a place of culture and education. It is a famous hometown of culture and number one scholar. The enrollment rate of Undergraduates in the college entrance examination ranks among the top in the province all the year round. It has become a new generation of Mianyang businessmen represented by Lei Jun, chairman of Xiaomi technology.

Xiantao is a national garden city, a national tourism demonstration area, a national health city, a national new urbanization pilot area, a national smart city, a national top 100 city in comprehensive economic competitiveness, a national top 100 city in investment potential, a national top 100 city in manufacturing industry, a national top 100 city in business environment, a national top 100 County, and a Chinese top 100 city in industry..

In December 2018, Xiantao was listed as one of the 10 large and medium-sized cities in Hubei Province in the population development plan of Hubei Province (2018-2030).

Historical evolution

ancient

Mianyang is an ancient "yunmengze". According to the cultural relics unearthed from Shahu and Yuezhou lakes, there were ancestors who lived on this land in the Neolithic period. It is said that Dayu controlled the flood and divided the world into Kyushu. Mianyang was in Jingzhou, one of the Kyushu.

In Xia and Shang Dynasties, it was Jingzhou.

After the establishment of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Cheng of the Zhou Dynasty granted the title of Chixiong and called it Jingchu in the field of Zinan of Jingshan. In the spring and Autumn period, it was the land of Yun and Zhou. In the 11th year of King Huan of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (701 BC), Yun, Zhou, Sui, Jiao and Liao conquered Chu, which was destroyed by the state of Chu. Therefore, it belonged to Chu and was close to the capital of Chu. King Zhao of the Zhou conquered Chu and died on the river. King Ping of the Chu toured Yunmeng and stayed in Paihu. Qu Yuan met a fisherman and sang the song of Canglang Water.

Qin belongs to Nanjun.

In the sixth year of emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty (201 BC), it was divided into Nanjun county and jingling county and Yundu County in the East. Mianyang is located in Yundu County of Jiangxia County in the northwest and Lingxian County of Nanjun County in the southeast; Han Gaozu cheated you Yunmeng to capture Hanxin; when Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty set up the prefecture above the prefecture, which is divided into 13 states under the world and still belongs to Nanjun of Jingzhou.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Yundu and ZhouLing belonged to Wu. Wei, Shu and Wu fought for Jingzhou. The battle of Chibi took place near the southern part of Mianyang (today's Honghu Lake). Later, most of Jingzhou was owned by Wu, and Nanjun also belonged to it.

After the Jin Dynasty destroyed Wu, it soon entered the era of "Wu Hu and 16 states". With frequent wars in the north, Jingzhou became an important military town in the northern part of the Southern Dynasty. In the Southern Dynasty, there were less land and more people, so Jingzhou was divided into smaller counties for easy management.

In the second year of Tianjian (503), Emperor Liangwu of the Southern Dynasty divided jingling County into Mianyang county and led Yundu county and Mianyang county. Mianyang county is set up by Yundu (the county government is near the river today). It is located in Zhoucheng County, Lingzhou County, which governs Xintankou; it is located in Yingyang County, which governs huihuai County, which governs Zhanggou.

In the 17th year of Datong in the Western Wei Dynasty (550), ZhouLing and huihuai counties were abolished, and Yundu and Mianyang counties were replaced by Jianxing county. In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Fuzhou was established, Jianxing county was governed by the state, and Mianyang county was established.

In the third year of kaihuang (583), Mianyang county was changed to Fuzhou. In the third year of Daye (607), Fuzhou was changed into Mianyang, Jianxing County into Mianyang County, and Mianyang Prefecture into Mianyang county.

Tang Wude five years (622), changed Mianyang county to Fu Zhou, Zhou Zhi moved to jingling County, Mianyang belongs to Fu Zhou. In the seventh year of Zhenguan (633), Zhouzhi moved back to Mianyang. In the first year of Tianbao (742), the Prefecture was changed to jingling county. In the first year of Qianyuan Dynasty (758), jingling county was abolished, the state was restored, and Mianyang was ruled by the state. In the second year of Baoying (763), the state government moved to jingling, and Mianyang was a county.

In the fourth year of Kaiping of Liang Dynasty (910), baishazheng Academy was set up in southern Mianyang. It belongs to Jiangling mansion. In the fifth year of Tianfu in the later Jin Dynasty (940), it was upgraded to Zhili defense state, leading jingling and Mianyang counties.

In the third year of Qiande of Song Dynasty (965), Baisha Zhengke Academy was changed to Yusha County, belonging to Jiangling Prefecture. In the third year of Zhidao (997), Yusha county was changed to Fuzhou. Baoyuan two years (1039), demoted Mianyang County for the town, is Yusha county. Xining six years (1073), the abolition of the restoration of the state, Jiangling Jianli County, Jiangling County for the town. In the first year of Yuanyou (1086), Fuzhou and Yusha county were established. Mianyang town was still Yusha county. In the third year of Duanping (1236) of the Southern Song Dynasty, Fuzhou was Fuzhou Road, and Yusha was attached to Guo county.

In 1278, Fuzhou road was changed into Mianyang Prefecture, which belongs to Xuanwei Department of Jinghu North Road in Henan Province. It has jurisdiction over jingling and Yusha counties, and Mianyang City is governed by Fu and Yusha counties.

In the first year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1368), Mianyang Prefecture was changed into Huguang province. Nine years (1376), demoted Mianyang Prefecture for the state, state governance Mianyang City. Yusha county was abandoned, and Yusha county was incorporated into the prefecture. Mianyang was Zhili Prefecture, directly under Huguang political department, and lingjingling county (Tianmen). In 1531, Mianyang was changed to chengtianfu. In the first year of Tianqi (1621), Mianyang was reduced to Sanzhou and no collar county.

In 1646, Mianyang Prefecture was changed to Anlu Prefecture. In 1763, it was changed to Hanyang Prefecture. Wenquan county was set up in the south of Mianyang Prefecture, Xindi town in the county, Mianyang Prefecture in the north, and Mianyang City in the state. In 1765, Wenquan county was abandoned and merged into Mianyang.

modern

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Mianyang Prefecture was changed to Mianyang County, belonging to Jianghan Road in Hubei Province.

In 1927, the Taoist system was abolished and directly under Hubei Province.

In 1932, it was the sixth inspection District of Hubei Province. Twenty five years later, it became the fourth administrative supervision district,

In June 1949, Mianyang County People's democratic government was established in PENGCHANG town.

modern

On October 1, 1949, the people's democratic government of Mianyang county was changed into the people's Government of Mianyang county. In the early days of the people's Republic of China, Mianyang special office was set up.

In 1951, Mianyang was subordinate to Jingzhou area, and Honghu county (now Honghu City) was set up in the south of Mianyang.

On May 27, 1986, with the approval of the State Council, Mianyang county was abolished and Xiantao City was established.

In October 1994, Xiantao City was approved by the people's Government of Hubei Province as a city directly under the provincial administration.

Since the second year of Liang Tianjian, Xiantao (Mianyang) has been a county (prefecture, road, government and special office) for 898 years from Sui, Tang, song, yuan, Ming, Qing and Republic of China to 1951.

The ancient Mianyang area is broad. In the third year of the great cause of Sui Dynasty, Mianyang County started from Hankou in the East, including Jianli in the west, the Yangtze River in the South and jingling in the north, which is equivalent to Xiantao, Hanyang, Hanchuan, Tianmen, Jianli, Honghu and Qianjiang in the East. In 1951, Honghu county was set up in the south of Mianyang; Jianli County was set up in the west of Honghu; Tianmen and Hanchuan counties were set up in the north of Hanjiang River from Duoxiang through Chenhu, zhangchikou, yuhuangguan to Maiwang; maozui District in the south of Hanjiang River was set up in Mianyang county. So far, it is bounded by the South Branch of Jinghe River to the east of Honghu in the southeast, the mainstream of Jinghe River to the east of Honghu and Jianli in the southwest, Tianmen and Hanchuan in the north, Hanjiang River in the East, Hanyang in the East and Qianjiang in the West.

administrative division

Xiantao City has 3 streets and 15 towns: Ganhe street, longhuashan street, Shazui street, Zhengchang Town, maozui Town, Jihe Town, sanfutan Town, Huchang Town, changxikou Town, Xiliuhe Town, PENGCHANG Town, Shahu Town, yanglinwei Town, Zhanggou Town, Guohe Town, Miancheng Hui town, tonghaikou town and Chenchang town. In addition, it has jurisdiction over 1 High-tech Industrial Development Zone, 2 farms, 1 Industrial Park and 1 scenic spot: Xiantao Industrial Park, Jiuheyuan original seed farm, Shahu original seed farm, Wuhu fishing farm, zhaoxiyuan forest farm, livestock breeding farm and Paihu scenic spot. There are 624 villagers' committees and 65 residents' committees. Xiantao Municipal People's government is located at No.1 Mianyang Avenue.

geographical environment

Location context

Xiantao City is located in Jianghan Plain in central and southern Hubei Province, between 112 ° 55 ′～ 113 ° 49 ′ E and 30 ° 04 ′～ 30 ° 32 ′ n, adjacent to Hannan District, Caidian District and Hanchuan City in the East, Qianjiang City in the west, Dongjing River in the south, Honghu City and Jianli City across the river, Hanjiang River in the north, Tianmen City and Hanchuan City in a strip of water. The East-West end is 78 kilometers long and the South-North end is 35 kilometers wide, with a total area of 2538 square kilometers.

topographic features

Most of the geological structure of Xiantao City is Cenozoic quaternary Holocene loose accumulation, only in the south of Shahu there is quaternary late Pleistocene loose accumulation. The city is an alluvial plain, high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with flat terrain and little fluctuation. Bawutai of Zhengchang in the northwest is the highest, with an altitude of 34.50 meters (Wusong base, the same below); Wuhu in the southeast is the lowest, with an altitude of 21.50 meters. The whole terrain is about 1 / 7000 slope. The plain and water area in the area generally form a pattern of "eight areas, half beaches and half waters".

climate

Xiantao City belongs to subtropical monsoon climate zone, with mild climate, abundant rainfall, sufficient sunshine, four distinct seasons and long frost free period. The annual average sunshine hours is 2002.6 hours, sunshine rate is about 46%, annual average temperature is 16.3 ℃, and frost free period is generally 256 days.

The division of four seasons is based on the average temperature below 10 ℃ in winter, higher than 22 ℃ in summer and between 10-22 ℃ in winter

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