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Jingmen
Jingmen (simplified Chinese: 荆门; traditional Chinese: 荆門; pinyin: Jīngmén; Wade–Giles: Ching1mên2) is a prefecture-level city in central Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Jingmen is within an area where cotton and oil crops are planted. The population of the prefecture is 2,873,687 (2010 population census). The urban area of Jingmen City has a population of about 400,000.It covers an area of 12,400 square kilometers and has a total population of more than 3 million. The maximum horizontal distance from east to west is 155 kilometers and the maximum vertical distance from north to south is 131 kilometers. Jingmen is so named as in ancient times it was the gateway to Jingzhou, one of the Nine Provinces and means literally Gateway to Jingzhou.
Jingmen is located in the middle of Hubei, overlooking Wuhan in the east, the Three Gorges in the west, Xiaoxiang in the south, and Sichuan and Shaanxi in the north. It is known as the "Gateway to Jingchu".
During the Second World War, the city was occupied by Japanese forces.
Jingmen has a long history. As early as the Neolithic Age, there were human settlements in the three major water systems of Hanjiang, Changhu and Zhanghe.
Dangyang County was established in the Han Dynasty. In the 21st year of Zhenyuan of Tang Dynasty (805), Jingmen County was established and belonged to Jiangling Prefecture. The Jingmen Army was established in the Song Dynasty and became Jingmen Prefecture in the Yuan Dynasty. In the ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1376), it was reduced to Jingmen County and belonged to Jingzhou Prefecture. In the thirteenth year of Hongwu (1380), it was restored to Jingmen Prefecture. In the eleventh year of Jiajing (1532), it belonged to Chengtian Prefecture. In the Qing Dynasty, it was the Zhili Prefecture of Jingmen. In 1912, it was demoted to a county and belonged to Xiangyang Road. In 1932, it belonged to the Seventh Administrative Supervision District. In 1936, it belonged to the Fourth Administrative Supervision District.
Jingmen extends from 111°51′ to 113°29′ east longitude and 30°32′ to 31°36′ north latitude.
Jingmen municipality comprises two districts, two county-level cities, one county and three other non MoCA management areas:
Dongbao District "downtown" is located about 3 hours away from Wuhan by bus or rail. A new train service was introduced from Jingmen to Wuhan in 2004. Jingmen is very close to many great tourist attractions such as Changban Slope of Three Kingdoms fame, the Wudang Mountains, and the Ming Tomb in Zhongxiang (a World Heritage site only an hour away). As it is located in central China, Jingmen is within easy reach of almost anywhere in the country, taking about 18 hours to either Beijing or Guangzhou by train, or two hours by train to Yichang, home of the Gezhouba Dam project and Three Gorges Dam. From here travellers can fly to many destinations.
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Jingmen
Jingmen (simplified Chinese: 荆门; traditional Chinese: 荆門; pinyin: Jīngmén; Wade–Giles: Ching1mên2) is a prefecture-level city in central Hubei province, People's Republic of China. Jingmen is within an area where cotton and oil crops are planted. The population of the prefecture is 2,873,687 (2010 population census). The urban area of Jingmen City has a population of about 400,000.It covers an area of 12,400 square kilometers and has a total population of more than 3 million. The maximum horizontal distance from east to west is 155 kilometers and the maximum vertical distance from north to south is 131 kilometers. Jingmen is so named as in ancient times it was the gateway to Jingzhou, one of the Nine Provinces and means literally Gateway to Jingzhou.
Jingmen is located in the middle of Hubei, overlooking Wuhan in the east, the Three Gorges in the west, Xiaoxiang in the south, and Sichuan and Shaanxi in the north. It is known as the "Gateway to Jingchu".
During the Second World War, the city was occupied by Japanese forces.
Jingmen has a long history. As early as the Neolithic Age, there were human settlements in the three major water systems of Hanjiang, Changhu and Zhanghe.
Dangyang County was established in the Han Dynasty. In the 21st year of Zhenyuan of Tang Dynasty (805), Jingmen County was established and belonged to Jiangling Prefecture. The Jingmen Army was established in the Song Dynasty and became Jingmen Prefecture in the Yuan Dynasty. In the ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1376), it was reduced to Jingmen County and belonged to Jingzhou Prefecture. In the thirteenth year of Hongwu (1380), it was restored to Jingmen Prefecture. In the eleventh year of Jiajing (1532), it belonged to Chengtian Prefecture. In the Qing Dynasty, it was the Zhili Prefecture of Jingmen. In 1912, it was demoted to a county and belonged to Xiangyang Road. In 1932, it belonged to the Seventh Administrative Supervision District. In 1936, it belonged to the Fourth Administrative Supervision District.
Jingmen extends from 111°51′ to 113°29′ east longitude and 30°32′ to 31°36′ north latitude.
Jingmen municipality comprises two districts, two county-level cities, one county and three other non MoCA management areas:
Dongbao District "downtown" is located about 3 hours away from Wuhan by bus or rail. A new train service was introduced from Jingmen to Wuhan in 2004. Jingmen is very close to many great tourist attractions such as Changban Slope of Three Kingdoms fame, the Wudang Mountains, and the Ming Tomb in Zhongxiang (a World Heritage site only an hour away). As it is located in central China, Jingmen is within easy reach of almost anywhere in the country, taking about 18 hours to either Beijing or Guangzhou by train, or two hours by train to Yichang, home of the Gezhouba Dam project and Three Gorges Dam. From here travellers can fly to many destinations.