"Where does the name of Jingzhou come from? Shangshu Gong Yu: "Jing and Hengyang are only Jingzhou", which is one of the ancient Kyushu; Named after the winding and towering Jingshan in the original territory. Jing is another name of the ancient state of Chu. Because the State of Chu was established in Jingshan, Jingchu was common in ancient times. Sha, formerly known as Tianjin or Jiangjin, is an important commercial port and wharf in jiangling county.
Jingzhou is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province, which is located in the south-central part of Hubei Province, in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, in the hinterland of Jianghan Plain, with latitude1115-11405 and latitude 29 26-36544. Wuhan in the east, Yichang in the west, Changde in Hunan in the south, Jingmen and Xiangyang in the north; It belongs to subtropical monsoon climate. The city covers a total area of 1.4 1.000 square kilometers, governs 8 counties and 3 functional areas, and has a registered population of 6,476,200 (20 17).
Jingzhou has a long history. Five or six thousand years ago, humans created primitive cultures such as Daxi culture here. Jingzhou is the birthplace of Chu culture, which belonged to Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. 1949 The inspector's office of Jingzhou Administrative Region (Jingzhou Special Zone) was established in July. 1970, Jingzhou area was renamed Jingzhou area. 1994, Beijing Shashi (prefecture level) was established. 1996, Jingsha City was renamed Jingzhou City.
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Baidu encyclopedia-Jingzhou