Zhongxiang
Coordinates: 31 ° 15 ' N , 112 ° 37' E
Zhongxiang ( Chinese 鐘祥 市 / 钟祥 市 , Pinyin Zhōngxiáng Shì ) is an independent city that belongs to the administrative area of the independent city of Jingmen , Hubei Province in central China.
Zhongxiang has an area of 4488 km² and 1,032,568 inhabitants (December 31, 2004). The city is nicknamed "City of Longevity" because the residents of Zhongxiang have the highest life expectancy in China (75.9 years), which is mainly due to the good air and water, but also the great respect that old people enjoy here , is attributed.
Administrative structure
At the community level, Zhongxiang is composed of a street district , 15 large communities and a nationality community. These are:
- Yingzhong street district (郢 中 街道), 49 km², 170,991 inhabitants, center, seat of the city government;
- Large community Yangzi (洋 梓 镇), 403 km², 68,341 inhabitants;
- Greater community Changshou (长寿镇), 275 km², 27,535 inhabitants;
- Fengle municipality (丰乐 镇), 162 km², 68,700 inhabitants;
- Large municipality Huji (胡集镇), 393 km², 129,891 inhabitants;
- Greater community Shuanghe (双河镇), 235 square kilometers, 46,220 inhabitants;
- Linkuang municipality (磷矿 镇), 219 km², 47.092 inhabitants;
- Wenji municipality (文集 镇), 128 km², 44,405 inhabitants;
- Lengshui municipality (冷水 镇), 314 km², 47,393 inhabitants;
- Greater community Shipai (石牌镇), 295 square kilometers, 84,296 inhabitants;
- Greater community Jiukou (旧口镇) square kilometers 201, 103,514 inhabitants;
- Greater community Chaihu (柴湖镇), 225 km², 95,663 inhabitants;
- Greater community Changtan (长滩镇), 153 km², 20,338 inhabitants;
- Greater community Dongqiao (东桥镇), 256 km², 24,085 inhabitants;
- Large municipality of Kedian (客店 镇), 293 km², 14,581 inhabitants;
- Greater community Zhangji (张集镇), 289 square kilometers, 22,805 inhabitants;
- Jiuli der Hui municipality (九 里 回族 乡), 99 km², 16,718 inhabitants.
Ethnic breakdown of the population (2000)
At the 2000 census, Zhongxiang had 1,021,998 residents.
| Name of the people | Residents | proportion of |
|---|---|---|
| Han | 1,017,858 | 99.6% |
| Hui | 2304 | 0.23% |
| Tujia | 1348 | 0.13% |
| Miao | 250 | 0.02% |
| Manju | 106 | 0.01% |
| Others | 132 | 0.01% |
Attractions
The Xian tomb from the Ming Dynasty , located on the outskirts, is the burial place of Prince Xingxian and his wife, parents of Emperor Jiajing (reign: 1522–1566). The two were buried together on Mount Songlin near Zhongxiang. The grave with an area of 136 hectares is surrounded by high walls. The Xian Tomb, construction of which began in 1519 and was completed in 1540, is similar to the famous Ming Tombs near Beijing, but is larger in area. It is considered to be the only Ming Tomb ever discovered in southern China and is often referred to as the 15th Ming Tomb.