Everything about Jingzhou totally explained
Jingzhou is a city in the
Hubei province of the
People's Republic of China, on the banks of the
Yangtze River (Chang Jiang). Population (municipality): 6.3 million. Urban population: 1.56 million.
Geography
The municipality has an area of 14,067 km². It is higher on the west and lower on the east. It is densely covered by a network of waterways, as well as lakes.
Jingzhou is located on the middle reaches of the Chang Jiang (Trad. Chinese: 長江; Simp. Chinese: 长江), in the
Jianghan Plain.
To its east there's
Wuhan, to its west there are the
Three Gorges, to its south there's
Hunan province and to its north there's
Jingmen city.
Administration
Jingzhou Municipality has jurisdiction over:
History
Jingzhou has been a transportation hub and distribution center of commodities for 6,000 years.
The ancient city of Jingzhou is what is now Jiangling District of Jingzhou City. It is situated in the middle reaches of the Chang Jiang, a strategic place of military importance since ancient times.
Jingzhou was the capital of 20 kings over 411 years of the
State of Chu during the
Spring and Autumn Period and the
Warring States of the
Zhou Dynasty.
The city is said to have been built with earth by
Guan Yu in the
Three Kingdoms period. During the
Southern and Northern Dynasties period, it was the capital of the
Western Liang. In the
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, it was the capital of the
Nanping State.
Sights
Numerous sites have been preserved from the Chu State period, including the ruins of five Chu cities, 73 sites of the Chu Culture and more than 800 large ancient tombs, including those of 18 Chu kings.
There are also historical sites from the
Three Kingdoms period, such as the
Wulin Battlefield (
Battle of Red Cliffs) and
Huarong Path.
The
city walls were rebuilt in
1646 and measure 9 meters in height and 10 meters in depth. The perimeter of the wall extends for 9.3 kilometers. The city walls,
city gates, watchtowers, and battlements have been maintained well. Many of the towers on top of the majestic city gates have been damaged or rebuilt, only leaving the
Chaozong Tower which was rebuilt in
1838 on the
Gongji Gate.
The
Jingzhou museum is well-known, most notably for a well-preserved 2,000-year-old male corpse. Also on display are silk and lacquerware from the Warring States Period.
Demographics
The following
nationalities are represented:
Han,
Hui,
Manchu,
Tujia,
Miao,
Mongols.
Further Information
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