Macheng is located in the northeast of Hubei Province, which is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hubei Province. Sponsored by Huanggang City, it is located at the southern foot of Dabie Mountain on the north bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, at the junction of Hubei, Henan and Anhui provinces. It is a regional central city in Dabie Mountain, a key county and city for high-quality development and a "Top 100 Reserve" county and city determined by Hubei Province.

Macheng territory, in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, belonged to the "whole territory" of a small country controlled by Shang Dynasty. Macheng County was established in the eighteenth year of Emperor Kai of Sui Dynasty (598). 1986 Withdraw the county and set up the city; 199565438+February, land reform city, Macheng belongs to Huanggang city. In 20 18, Macheng was awarded the title of "Millennium Ancient County". It has successively won the titles of "Hometown of Poetry in China", "Couplet Cultural City in China" and "Hometown of Filial Piety and Good Culture in China". Domestic transportation routes include 106 National Highway, Daguang Expressway, Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway, Beijing-Kowloon Railway and Shanghai Railway.

The main landscape of Macheng

1, Guifeng Mountain Scenic Area

Guifeng Mountain Scenic Area, located in the middle of Dabie Mountain, is 2 1 km in Macheng City. The entire Guifeng Mountain consists of peaks such as the glans, the back and the tail of the turtle. Total length 16km, width 7km, highest peak1320 m. 20 14 was rated as a national eco-tourism demonstration zone and a national AAAA-level scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration.

2. Xinghua Village Scenic Area

Xinghua Village Scenic Spot, located next to the ancient town of Qiting in Macheng City, with a planned total area of 9 square kilometers, is a national AAA scenic spot and a famous tourist village in Hubei Province. According to the research of experts and scholars, it is the Xinghua Village written by Du Mu, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, in the poem Qingming.

3. Wunaoshan National Forest Park

Wunaoshan National Forest Park is located in the northwest of Macheng City, 4 kilometers away from the urban area. It is an urban forest park supplemented by leisure, vacation, pilgrimage and root-seeking. It is the holy land of Taoism and Buddhism, the home of birds and the natural oxygen bar. It is a national AAAA scenic spot.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Macheng City