The development of history

Jingzhou is named after the winding and towering Jingshan Mountain in the original territory. 1July, 949, the Jingzhou Administrative District Supervision Department was established to administer Jingzhou Town, jiangling county. In the same month, Jiangling Shashi City was established, which is a provincial city. 1955, Shashi was placed under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou institution. 1979, Shashi became the capital city again. 1983, Jingmen county was set aside and changed to Jingmen city, which is a provincial city. 1994, with the approval of the State Council, Jingzhou area and Shashi city were abolished, Shi Jing was merged, and Qianjiang, Xiantao and Tianmen were designated as provincial cities. 1996 was renamed Jingzhou, and jingshan county and Zhongxiang were placed under it. The municipal government is located in Shashi District.

200 1 Jingzhou city governs Jingzhou, Shashi, Gongan, Jianli and Jiangling counties, and Songzi, Shishou and Honghu counties. The whole city has jurisdiction over 103 townships, l2 streets, 42 1 neighborhood committees, 2,927 village committees and 24,476 villagers' groups. The city's land area 14067 square kilometers, of which? The gum area is 558 square kilometers, and the urban built-up area is 53 square kilometers.

By the end of 2004, the whole city had jurisdiction over 12 streets, 88 towns and 14 townships.

Shashi City was originally Shashi Town, jiangling county. Shashi City was established 1949, directly under the provincial administration. 1958 Shashi is led by Jingzhou Society. 1979 Shashi was changed from a province directly under the central government. Jingzhou Special Zone and Jingzhou Region 1949 Established Jingzhou Special Zone to administer jiangling county (Jingzhou) exclusively. Jurisdiction over Jingmen, Jingshan, Zhongxiang, Tianmen, Qianjiang, Gongan, Songzi (in Xinjiangkou Town), Jiangling and other 8 counties. 195 1 year, Mianyang (in Xiantao Town), Jianli and Shishou, which belonged to the former Mianyang Special Zone, were included in Jingzhou Special Zone. Jurisdiction 1 1 county. From 65438 to 0952, Honghu County broke away from Mianyang County and settled in Honghu. Jingzhou area governs 12 counties. 1953, Jingjiang County was divided into three counties: Gongan, Songzi and Shishou, located on the Douhu levee. Jingzhou area governs 13 counties. Jingjiang County was revoked 1955 and merged into Gongan County. Gongan County moved to Douhudi, the former site of Jingjiang County, and the former Gongan County Chengguan was renamed Nanping Town. Jingzhou area governs 12 counties. From 65438 to 0958, Shashi, a city directly under the provincial government, was placed under the leadership of Jingzhou institutions, and Honghu County moved to Xindi Town. 1960 Shayang Town, jiangling county established Shayang City, led by Jingzhou Society. Jurisdiction over 2 cities 12 counties. 196 1 Shayang City was abolished and changed to Shayang Town, which was placed under the leadership of Jingmen County. Jingzhou area governs 1 city and 12 county. 1970 Jingzhou district was renamed Jingzhou district and located in jiangling county. It governs Shashi and Jiangling, Jingmen, Zhongxiang, Jingshan, Jianli, Shishou (Lin Xiu Town), Tianmen, Qianjiang, Mianyang (Xiantao Town), Honghu (Xindi Town), Gongan (Douhu Town), Songzi (Xinjiangkou Town) and other counties 12. 1979 Shashi was changed from a province directly under the central government. Jingmen City consists of Chengguan Town of Jingmen County and its nearby areas, and is led by Jingzhou area. Jingzhou area governs 1 city and 12 county. Biyang District 1949 established Biyang District, located in Biyang County. It has jurisdiction over Mianyang (in Xiantao Town), Hanchuan, Hanyang (in Caidian Town), Jiayu, Puyin, Jianli, Shishou and other 7 counties and Xindi offices. 1950, Xindi office was cancelled and Xindi Town was established, which was under the leadership of Biyang County. 195 1 year, Biyang organization entered Xindi Town, Biyang County. In the same year, Biyang area was abolished, and Biyang, Jianli and Shishou counties were placed under Jingzhou area; Hanchuan and Hanyang counties belong to Xiaogan area; Jiayu and Puyin counties are classified as Daye area. (Excerpted from: Shi Editor-in-Chief, China People and the Evolution of State Administrative Regions (1949- 1979))

1On May 27th, 986, the State Council approved the revocation of Shishou County and the establishment of Shishou City (county level).

On July 3 1987, the State Council approved (Guo Han [1997] 130) the cancellation of Honghu County, the establishment of honghu city (county level), and the administrative area of Honghu County as the administrative area of honghu city.

1 On September 29th, 1994, the State Council approved (Guo Han [1994] No.99): (1) The Jingzhou area, Shashi City and jiangling county City were abolished, and Jingsha City (prefecture level) was established, and the Municipal People's Government was stationed in the newly established Beijing Road, Shashi District. (2) Jingsha newly established Shashi District, Jingzhou District and Jiangling District. Shashi District has jurisdiction over five sub-district offices of Jiefang Road, Chongwen Road, Zhongshan Road, Shengli Road and Chaoyang Road, and four townships of Lixin, Guanju, Lianhe and Luo Chang, and the District People's Government is located in Beijing Road. Jingzhou District has jurisdiction over five towns in jiangling county, namely Jingzhou, Chuandian, Mashan, Libu and Mishi, and two towns in Jinan and Baling Mountain. The District People's Government is located in Jingzhou Town. Jiangling District has jurisdiction over nine towns in jiangling county, namely Hao Xue, Guanyindang, Cenhe, Zishi, Baima Temple, Shagang and Puji, and two townships in Majiacun and Qin, with the district people's government in Hao Xue Town. (3) Jingsha has jurisdiction over Songzi County, Gongan County, Jianli County and jingshan county in the former Jingzhou area, and newly established Shashi District, Jingzhou District and Jiangling District. Xiantao City, Qianjiang City, Tianmen City, Zhongxiang City, Shishou City and honghu city City in the former Jingzhou area are directly under the provincial government.

199565438+On February 29th, the Ministry of Civil Affairs approved (China People's Bank approved [1995] No.86) to cancel Songzi County and establish Songzi City.

1996165438+1October 20th, the State Council approved (Guo Han [1996] No.99), and renamed Jingsha as Jingzhou.

199665438+on February 2nd, the State Council replied (official letter [1996]11) that jingshan county under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou City was placed under the jurisdiction of Jingmen City, and Zhongxiang City under the custody of Jingzhou City was placed under the custody of Jingmen City.

1On July 2, 998, the State Council approved the revocation of Jiangling District of Jingzhou City and the establishment of jiangling county. County People's Government in Haoxue Town.

In 2000, according to the data of the fifth national census, the total population of Jingzhou was 6,279,990. In which: Shashi District 59 1572 Jingzhou District 585578 Gongan County 1009690 Jianli County 1363 132 jiangling county 389653 Shishou City 602649 honghu city 87775 Songzi City 85994 1. Unit: person)

Regional location:

Jingzhou is located in the north latitude11150-114050, and the north latitude is 29 260-31370. Located in the south-central part of Hubei Province, in the hinterland of Jianghan Plain, the Yangtze River traverses the city from west to east, with a total length of 483 kilometers. Jingzhou is connected to Wuhan in the east, Yichang in the west, Changde in Hunan in the south and Jingmen and Bao Fan in the north. The total area is 1.4 1 000 square kilometers, of which the plain lake area accounts for 78.7% and the hilly and low mountainous area accounts for 2 1. 1%. The city has jurisdiction over Jingzhou, Shashi, Jiangling, Gongan and Jianli counties, and Songzi, Shishou and Honghu cities. It has jurisdiction over 1 19 townships, 18 sub-district offices, 3,398 village (neighborhood) committees and 24,835 villagers' groups.

Population and nationality:

Jingzhou is one of the densely populated cities in Hubei Province.

The total population of the city is 642 1 10,000, and the population density is 456 /km2, accounting for 1.7% of the total population of Hubei Province. The urban population of the city exceeds 2 million, accounting for 33.0% of the total population. The central city covers an area of 54 square kilometers and has a population of 750,000.

History and culture:

Jingzhou has a long history and splendid culture, and has been known as the land of culture and land of plenty since ancient times. Jingzhou is one of the first national historical and cultural cities in the State Council. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Jingzhou was the capital of the King of Yue in the 20th generation, which lasted for 4 1 1 year. The ancestors of Chu created Chu culture comparable to that of ancient Greece and Athens. The silk script of the Warring States period, the sword of Gou Jian, the King of Yue, and the whole set of bells unearthed in Jingzhou all reflect the brilliance of Chu culture. Qu Yuan, a great patriotic poet, Chu Zhuangwang, a "blockbuster" politician, and Sun Bin, a famous Chu, all stepped onto the historical stage from Jingzhou. Jingzhou is the birthplace of the culture of the Three Kingdoms. 120 In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, 82 articles were written in Jingzhou. "The well-preserved Jingzhou ancient city wall, with a length of 10.5 km, is known as the' rare wall in South China'". 1992 The site of Wengong in Jigongshan was rated as "the first in China and rare in the world" by the archaeological community. Jingzhou is also the birthplace of dragon boat culture in China. The annual "China Jingzhou International Dragon Boat Festival" has become a unique cultural product of Jingzhou, an important carrier of opening to the outside world and a grand festival for the people of the city.

Traffic conditions:

Jingzhou is an important central city in central and southern Hubei. The first axis (Yangtze River) and the second axis (Beijing-Guangzhou and Liu Jiao Railway) of land development meet here. The 483km golden waterway of the Yangtze River runs through the territory, 207 national highway runs through the north and south, and the 3 18 National Highway and Yihuang Expressway run through the east and west. Shashi Port is an important port in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and Shashi Airport is a national second-class airport, which constitutes a modern transportation network connecting Jingzhou by road, railway, water transport and aviation. Xiang (Fan)-Jing (Zhou), Jing (Zhou)-Chang (De) expressway, especially the Jingzhou Yangtze River Highway Bridge, which was opened to traffic on June 65438+ 10/day, made Jingzhou's geographical and traffic advantages more obvious. Jingzhou is the second largest information hub node and information transmission center in Hubei Province, ranking second in communication technology and equipment, communication capacity, user scale and total business volume. There are two backbone optical cables passing through Jingzhou, the "Information expressway" optical cable trunk line planned by the state, and the city's information and communication industry has reached a considerable scale. Especially after the victory of flood control in 1998, the state invested more than 5.5 billion yuan to implement the reinforcement project of Jingjiang levee and Yangtze River trunk levee. Today, the majestic Li Qian levee has become a beautiful landscape in Jingzhou. With the closure of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, Jingzhou's flood control and security, disaster prevention and mitigation capabilities have been significantly enhanced, and the land threatened by floods in the past will soon become a promising investment hotspot.

Economic development:

Jingzhou is a city full of business opportunities. Since ancient times, Jingzhou has been a place where merchants gather. As early as the Han Dynasty, Jingzhou was one of the top ten commercial cities in China. In modern times, Jingzhou was also the earliest inland port city in China for foreign trade. Nowadays, Jingzhou is located at the forefront of the western development and has a unique geographical advantage. It is the intersection of the country's "four growth poles", about 1000 km away from Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Chongqing. Jingzhou is an important agricultural comprehensive commodity production base and textile chemical base in China, and it is a city full of business opportunities, vitality and hope. After years of construction, Jingzhou's economy has developed by leaps and bounds. At present, Jingzhou has distinctive industrial characteristics, forming five categories, such as machinery, light industry, fuel, textile and electronics, and a number of key enterprises such as Salonda, Tianfa, Axle, Le Kai, Hongcheng and Shendian have emerged. Seven enterprises have achieved listing financing, among which Salonda Group ranks first in the national pesticide industry, Le Kai Science and Technology is the national leading plastic pipe, and Hongcheng Company is a domestic low-pressure large-caliber intelligent valve enterprise. The city's agricultural output value accounts for about 13% of Hubei Province, and the total output of grain, cotton, oilseeds and aquatic products ranks first in Hubei Province. Six national and provincial leading agricultural industrialization enterprises such as Tian Rong, Yin Xin and Jixiang have been built. Jingzhou has a good momentum of opening up and development. There are 474 foreign-funded enterprises in the city, and a number of large multinational companies, such as Philips of the Netherlands, Delphi of the United States, Farefa of France and Meijieshi of Germany, have been successfully introduced to settle in Jingzhou. Jingzhou's commercial and trade circulation is prosperous, and the total retail sales of social goods ranks second in Hubei Province. Blue Star Trade City, a national commodity market, is the largest wholesale market for building decoration materials in Hubei Province, and Hongcheng Commercial Port is an important industrial market in Hubei Province. With the emergence of new ecology such as chain operation, logistics distribution, discount stores and e-commerce, Jingzhou has become an important commodity circulation center in Jianghan Plain in Hubei Province and Dongting Lake Plain in Hunan Province. At the same time, science and technology education in Jingzhou has developed rapidly. The city's high technology involves fine chemicals, electronics, new materials and other fields. It has the richest educational resources in the province except Wuhan. There are 9 universities with more than 30,000 graduate students and undergraduates, which can provide strong support for Jingzhou's economic and social development.